
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 14: The Ramakrishna Mission Medical Centre, Udheywala, Jammu, organized a free Mega Orthopedic and Physiotherapy Camp here today.
Held at the Medical Centre premises, the camp received an overwhelming response from individuals suffering from orthopedic, muscular, and mobility-related ailments. Patients experiencing problems associated with bones, joints, spine, muscles, and general movement difficulties turned up in large numbers to avail the free services.
The camp offered comprehensive diagnostic support, medical counseling, and physiotherapy demonstrations for a wide range of conditions, including chronic back pain, arthritis, joint stiffness, fractures, and post-joint replacement care. Participants were provided physiotherapy guidance tailored to their specific problems and were also given complimentary access to therapeutic equipment such as a full body massage chair, leg massager, and laser therapy devices.
A team of expert doctors included Dr RC Sharma (MS Orthopaedics), Dr Anita Gupta (BPT, MAIOTA Physiotherapy), and Dr. Mallika Bharati (BPT Physiotherapy) provided their services.
A detailed full body health check-up (fasting) was also made available, covering essential tests such as CBC, Lipid Profile, Urine Examination, TFT, LFT, KFT, and Vitamin D levels, free diagnostic tests, including Bone Marrow Density, Uric acid, and blood sugar examinations, were further extended to all patients attending the camp.
A total of 202 patients benefited from the services provided by 13 dedicated doctors during the one-day camp.
Swami Yajnadharananda, Secretary of Ramakrishna Mission, Jammu, emphasized that the organization’s activities are rooted in the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna Dev, Maa Sarada, and Swami Vivekananda, who taught that service to humanity is a form of divine worship.