Community Health Camp at Laxmi Narayan Mandir
Manav Rachna organized a community health camp at Laxmi Narayan Mandir, Sector 16, Faridabad to bring the medical facilities under one roof for population, who are deprived of these. A total of 50 patients was screened & advised. They were mostly found to be suffering from osteoarthritis, Shoulder pain, cervical pain, Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, etc.
Regular exercise, ergonomic advice, and lifestyle modification were emphasized upon to halt and alter the deterioration level of the patients.
The Nutrition counseling was also given as per the special requirement for patients of old age, joint pain, Body composition profile and according to the disease condition. They were advised on the importance of healthy nutrition & active lifestyle. Special diet recommendations for obesity, hypertension & diabetes were also conducted.
The health camp was led by Dr. Shweta Sharma (PT) and Ms. Divya Puri from the Department of Physiotherapy and Nutrition respectively. The team consisted of 5 students from Department of Physiotherapy and 5 from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.