- Student centric activities such as video-making and quiz competitions were organized to bring out their latent talents and use them for reaching out to the masses
- The World Physiotherapy materials – information sheets, banners, leaflets and posters – were prepared in Gujarati and distributed among the CHARUSAT’s teaching and non- teaching staff as well as the local community for dissemination of the benefits of physiotherapy.
NE HEALTH BUREAU
CHANGA, SEP 19
Ashok & Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy (ARIP), a constituent institute of Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT), celebrated World Physiotherapy Day on 8th September, 2022 with a difference.
To drive home the message of health among the masses, various outreach activities were conducted by ARIP faculty and students in accordance with the World Physiotherapy’s theme of “Osteoarthritis and the role of Physiotherapists”.
Student centric activities such as video-making and quiz competitions were organized to bring out their latent talents and use them for reaching out to the masses. Ten patient education videos were prepared by under-graduate and post-graduate students both in English and Gujarati languages. Out of 10 videos three were selected for their best content and quality and awarded with cash prizes. Total 9 teams and 36 students participated in the quiz competition. After the elimination round, three teams reached the finale and among them two teams were adjudged as winners.
The World Physiotherapy materials – information sheets, banners, leaflets and posters – were prepared in Gujarati and distributed among the CHARUSAT’s teaching and non- teaching staff as well as the local community for dissemination of the benefits of physiotherapy.
According to ARIP Principal Dr M Balaganapathy, various awareness and screening sessions were arranged at various outreach centres of ARIP. Awareness talk, fun games, roleplay and osteoarthritis screening were organised at Mitra Rehabilitation Cenre in Mogri, Kasor village, Mahagujarat Physiotherapy centre and Ayurvedic centre in Nadiad and Gangswaroop Maniben Lakwa Kendra at Demol.
An awareness session and special screening of osteoarthritis for the CHARUSAT university teaching and non-teaching staff was also organized with the support of around 200-250 students along with the faculty members of ARIP.
The event was financially supported by the management of CHARUSAT.
The Principal expressed his gratitude to the students and the faculty for their excellent planning and flawless execution. But for the unstinted support of CHARUSAT management it would not be possible to hold such community outreach programmes, Dr Balaganapathy added.
