SHILLONG: people in the North East are more prone to obesity and cancer due to food habits and lifestyle and people in the region need to do regular physical while now there is a concerted efforts to make people aware about the benefits of physiotherapy which can be beneficial in treatment of many sickness.
It has been observed by the Indian Association of Physiotherapists, Meghalaya Branch that will also observe WORLD Physiotherapy Day on September 8 by conducting various programmes.
Indian Association of Physiotherapists, Meghalaya Branch, Secretary, Dr Bidhan C Sharma said that they would organise a physiotherapy free camp with bone mineral density test on September 7 at Shillong Civil Hospital
On August 8, walkathon will also be held in Shillong besides a workshop to create awareness on the lifestyle disease and the effects of exercise on such diseases.
The theme of this year’s celebration is: Physiotherapy for fit India, Exercise is the best medicine.
