Successful Spine & Knee Care camp in association with Vissco
GSBS Medical Trust conducted a first-of-its-kind Spine & Knee Care camp on 19th March, 2023 at its Mahim centre – J. N. Wadia Dispensary. It was sponsored by Ms. Bharathi S. Kamath in memory of Late Shri V. S. Kamath.
Though the expected number of registrations was 40 for this camp, 61 registrations were received from which 54 people showed up for the camp. Most participants were above the age of 50.
The doctors present for the camp were 3 orthopaedic surgeons viz. Dr. Shreya Joshi, Dr. Vinod Vaishnav and Dr. Sachin Jain, 5 physiotherapists viz. Dr. Vimal Telang, Dr. Pooja Sapte, Dr. Komal Patil, Dr. Vidhi Dave and Dr. Aparna Shanbhag, and 1 dietician Ms. Suha Warekar.
The camp was conducted in batches of 12 individuals each. It started with creation of case files for these individuals i.e. measuring their weight, height, blood pressure etc.
This was followed by counselling sessions by each of the physiotherapists which included physical demonstrations of appropriate sitting, sleeping postures and exercises.
Next, dietician Suha Warekar presented a session for all batches on the importance of diet, vitamins such as Vitamin K and other nutrients such as Phosphorus, needed for good bone & muscle health.
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Sachin Jain presented a detailed session on knee care:
A BMD (Bone Mineral Density) test was conducted for all patients followed by one-on-one consultation by orthopaedic surgeons and physiotherapists. Therapeutic exercises were also suggested by the physiotherapists to individual patients, based on their test report.
The Vissco team conducted a foot analysis for all participants present using their foot scanner which provided the details about their foot arch type (high, medium, low). The participants were suggested appropriate foot soles by the team.
Overall, the camp received an overwhelming response and thus was a huge success. We are glad that so many persons could benefit from this camp and we hope to conduct more such camps in the future.
Physiotherapists – Spine & Knee Care Camp, GSBS Medical Trust