October 14, 2023 10:34 PM |
Updated: October 14, 2023 22:36
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Nature and clouds provide an amazing natural feel, fresh air free from pollution, birds chirping flying to and fro, crossing from house to house, paddy fields appear in the countryside. The presentation of nature that amazes the eye is not enough for rural areas. Health services are still a challenge for this area, the unequal distribution of health services makes it difficult for people to get appropriate personal care. This opens up opportunities for physiotherapy services which in fact focus on physical treatment and rehabilitation.
Rural communities tend to have dangerous working conditions with long hours and tend to have additional activities to fill free time. This job faces risks in operating heavy machines and equipment, lifting loads, and less ergonomic body postures. excessive noise and vibration, chemicals and other organic dust. The groups most affected are the elderly, women and children. Not a few people in the elderly group have health problems, many of them have joint disease/arthritis and hypertension. World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 20 percent of joint disease patients are aged 55 years. Meanwhile, the prevalence of hypertension in the elderly is 45.6 percent of patients aged 55 years and over. However, due to the remoteness of rural areas, they often lack access to the health services, information and training needed to adequately address health hazards.
To reduce further problems related to this, physiotherapy plays an important role in providing education and physical therapy treatment to the community. Physiotherapists can open services/clinics in rural areas, because there are very few or even no physiotherapy services in villages. Many people have to go to cities that are not close to get this physiotherapy service. Therefore, let’s go to remote areas of the country to introduce our role according to their problems. Make physiotherapy services one of their treatment options for functional limitations.
2023-10-14 15:34:23
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