Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 20: Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, leading healthcare service provider of North India, today tied up with K C Mediplex , B C Road in Jammu to extend its healthcare services here.
Dr Ramneek Mahajan, Director Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement at Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, will be conducting the Joint Replacement OPD in Jammu on every second Saturday of the month.
Informing this during a press conference, here today, Dr Ramneek Mahajan and Dr Shalu Mengi, Director – K C Mediplex, announced Max Healthcare’s endeavour to extend its expertise in musculoskeletal sciences to the residents of Jammu, hence eliminating the need to travel to the metro cities for availing basic consultation.
“Ortho pains are often neglected by people until it becomes a huge concern causing distress. The young workers of today’s generation lead a sedentary lifestyle- they spend long hours sitting in the same position, mostly in a wrong posture, at their office and do not realize the importance of motion for the joints of the body. As a result, relatively younger people are developing joint disorders and knee pains. There are several factors that cause knee pain like osteoporosis characterized by extremely thin and weak bones, injuries, age-related wear and tear and osteoarthritis, ” explained Dr Ramneek Mahajan.
He further added, “We would like to take this opportunity to sensitize the society about the increasing orthopaedic problems in India. With the changing lifestyle in the country, the age groups suffering from bone diseases are getting younger. Both men and women lose their bone density by 0.3 to 0.5 percent after the age of 35. Late night shifts, smoking, long hours in front of the computer and irregular eating habits are making orthopaedic problems a lifestyle disease. Increase in alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking (which are high calcium stealers) run a higher risk of acquiring bone diseases. Through the upcoming camp, we hope to spread awareness about the importance of early detection in orthopaedic diseases”.
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