Physiotherapists are much needed in the field of medical and health as they can, in some cases treat patients in a non-surgical way, but awareness about physiotherapy is need of the hour.

Physiotherapy is a non-surgical way of pain relief, where various techniques are employed to provide instant or gradual relief to the patients by total rehabilitation of body tissues and strengthening the muscles and joints. Physiotherapy is useful in treating hemophiliac and diabetic patients, for whom surgery may not be viable.

As the globe celebrates, World Physical Therapy Day or World Physiotherapist day on September 8, physiotherapists have once again stressed on importance of age old exercise. On the occasion of day, a health camp will be held at State Capital on Sunday under the agesis of Dhanvantary Physiotherapy Clinic, Bokaro Steel City.

Consultant physiotherapist of Dhanvantary Physiotherapy Clinic, Sachin Kumar said, “Physiotherapy is an important exercise which an individual has to perform to remain fit.  There are many diseases which can be treated by performing physiotherapy exercises.” Dr Sachin further said there are many diseases in orthopedic and neuro which can be treated with physiotherapy rather than going for surgery. According to Dr Sachin,, many premier medical institutions such as Christian Medical College (Vellore) first ask patients to perform physiotherapy exercises than going for surgery if the diseases is not treated.

However, Dr Sachin claimed that the irony is that many hospitals and doctors suggest physiotherapy exercises after surgery.

Dr Sachin is a trained physiotherapist practicing the medical science for more than nineteen years in Bokaro. After completing the physiotherapy course from Indian Institute of Health Education and Research in Patna he has been providing physiotherapist to people, stressed on setting up physiotherapy colleges in Jharkhand.

He said, “In Jharkhand there is no physiotherapy colleges and in absence of any reputed institutions, students/candidates to learn physiotherapy are left with no other alternative but to move to other States for getting course.”

As per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, physiotherapists are health care professionals with a significant role in health promotion and treatment of injury and diseases.

They combine their in-depth knowledge of the body and how it works with specialized hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose and treat symptoms of illness, injury or disability.