Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 24: Taking a step further to aware the common people about the effects of cardiovascular diseases, Dr. Sushil Sharma (HoD Cardiology GMCH Jammu) held a day long camp at Shree Atam Vallabh Jain Clinic at Talab Tillo in Jammu City today.
Accompanied by a team of young doctors, paramedics and volunteers, Dr. Sharma examined people of the area for prevalence of cardiac diseases and other health ailments .More than 200 people were screened, evaluated, diagnosed and free medicines were given as per the requirements.
Dr Sushil said that the stress is a reaction of the organism to a stressor with various negative health consequences. Stress may cause myocardial ischemia, rhythm disturbances, platelets stimulation, increased blood viscosity through hemoconcentration as well as endothelial dysfunction and coronary vasoconstriction in the presence of arteriosclerosis of the coronary arteries.
Psychosocial risk factor may also lead to the development and to clinical consequences of arteriosclerosis. Living a stressful life can cause people to adopt poor habits and eating badly, which in turn are risk factors for CVD. The five most important psychosocial risk factors are depression, anxiety, personality factors, social isolation and chronic life stress,” he added.
While interacting with the people, he stated that when they are exposed to long periods of stress, their body gives warning signals that something is wrong. “These physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral warnings signs should not be ignored. They tell that you need to slow down. If you continue to be stressed and you don’t give your body a break, you are likely to develop health problems like heart disease or you could also worsen an existing illness. All Indians, and particularly those groups that are most affected by stress – which include women ,younger adults and those with lower incomes need to address this issue sooner than later in order to better their health and well being”, Dr Sharma said.
Dr Sushil exhorted that there are many stressful situations – at work, at home, on the road and in public places. “We may feel stress because of poor communication, too much work and everyday hassles like standing in line. Emergency stress stoppers help you deal with stress on the spot. You may need different stress stoppers for different situations,” he asserted.
There are many healthier ways to manage stress – get moving, engage socially, alter the situation, adapt the stressor, accept the things you can’t change, make time for fun and relaxation, adopt a healthy lifestyle. Any technique is effective. Management of stress requires staying positive, meditation, exercise and unplug for sometime from the situation, listen to music or read a book. Various stress management intervention program have proven to be effective. Cardiac rehabilitation program in conjunction with psychosocial interventions has shown to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the HoD Cardiology said.
Others who were part of this humane effort included Dr. Mohi Kalsotra, Dr. Dhaneshwar Kapoor Dr Achint Singh. Paramedics and Volunteers, who were part of the team, included Kamal Kishore, Kashmiri Lal, Sanjay Sharma, Nitesh Mahajan, Gautam Malhotra, Harvinder Singh, Lokesh Manni, Gourav Sharma , Aman Gupta, Rajeev Vohra and Vikas Kumar.
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