HEALTH NEWS
Physiotherapy can prevent unnecessary surgeries
Nearly 400 physiotherapists from different parts of the world took part in “Physiocon” recently, which was inaugurated by Dr N R Biswas, the director of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS).
During the meet, a senior therapist at the physiotherapy department of th IGIMS recalled a case and said that the physiotherapy can prevent unnecessary surgeries and also help reduce the cost of treatment considerably.
Another doctor spoke about the new guidelines f physiotherapy in case of a stroke. The doctor added that on an average three patients are paralysed due to stroke every minute and every district is supoosed to have a stroke unit that comprises a physician, a physiotherapist and a nurse.