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In the month of September 2012 HelpAge India Shimla Elder’s Helpline, Physiotherapy Centers, SaGP,School Action for Value Education (SAVE activities), MEU- DST Solan, Short Stay Home, and Lehcentre have done following activities:-ELDER’S HELPLINESHIMLA1800-180-1253 (Toll Free) Enabling elders to fight for their rights. Rehabilitation at Old Age Homes. For serious cases of harassment and minorcrimes, police intervention and legal proceedingsarranged. Advocacy and awareness building to help eldersfight against crime and violence. Counseling:-Trauma, Individual and Family. Active & Reflective Listening: Sharing concerns oflonely older persons with difficulties.A helpline is an emergency phone servicewhich links services and resources to olderpersons in need of care and protection. It hasproved to be a very effective tool in empowermentof the poor & needy. The HelpAge India helplineaims to respond to calls from older persons indistress, offering immediate assistance and linkingthem to resources for solution of their problems onlong term basis.Objectives:-To provide social, economical, legal and financialcounseling to senior citizens as and whenrequired.The services & activities of Shimla EldersHelpline:- HelpAge India Special Ambulance services toelders through Shimla Sanatorium Hospital. Special discounts on treatment for Senior Citizensat various Private/charitable clinics and hospitalsin Shimla. Special rebates on medicines for Senior Citizens atvarious chemists stores. Providing Ambulance services to senior citizens atsubsidised rates in collaboration with local NGO’sand hospital. Rendering all possible timely support tothe elders who are harassed and are in distress. All efforts for reconciliation and reunion.In the month of September, 2012 Shimla Elder’sHelpline has received total 31 calls with differentproblems and enquiry about different informationthrough our Helpline. Out of these calls we receivedmost of the calls regarding information about ShelterAssistance, Legal Assistance, Health services andPhysiotherapy service by HelpAge India in HimachalPradesh.Helpline Case StudyOm Prakash Joshi aged 80years. Besically he is from Jammu andKasmir. He ran from his home forbecoming an actor in the film industrywhen he was 10 year old. ButSituation forced him to work for his2
ead and butter and then he settledShimla city of Himachal Praddesh. Hewas residing in Tutti Kandi for past65yrs. He is living alone their as hehas no one to take care for him andnot having anyone to call as family. Heworked as a pujaari inn a tample nearbusstand, constructed by his own. Inthese days, He living in a rain shalternear Boileuganj Barrier. Counsellorwent to the spot and made an enquiry.We collected information about himand write a letter to the Director ofSocial welfare Board for providing aplace for him at nearest Old Agehome.But when we approached himfor medical test for the purpose of hisshifting into the oldage home he wasnot found their and ran to anotherplace.Physio Care inHimachal Pradeshpain, shoulder pain and other musculoskeletal conditions,paralysis and other neurological conditions which arecommon in geriatrics can be managed by physiotherapy.However, proper knowledge and awareness related diseasesor degenerative diseases may minimize the time ofoccurrence and elderly can live a meaningful and happy life.Awareness and proper knowledge may also minimize thedisability and dependency of the elderly.HelpAge India Physiotherapy ServicesAgeing is a universal phenomenon and a natural biologicalprocess of life cycle. Old age is not a disease, but a little careand caution will prevent or delay many disabilities. Withproper care everyone can enjoy long, healthy ageing.The aim and objectives of the HelpAge India Physiotherapycare project is to provide preventive health care and tomaintain the fitness level in a healthy individual, Treatdiseased or disadvantaged individual (e.g. paralytic patient)and Treat conditions that cause disability (muscular skeletaldiseases back pain arthritis, etc.)Our vision is to rehabilitate senior citizen to near normalcondition and motivate them to lead an independent andmeaningful life.Physiotherapy Case Studies in themonth of September, 2012Physiotherapy Case Studies ASH Centre NewShimlaCase Study ASH Centre New ShimlaPhysiotherapy is the treatment with physical modalitieslike heat, cold, mille ampere electric current and withtherapeutic exercises for physical wellbeing. Physiotherapycare is fundamental to ageing care. The physiologicalchanges result in reduction of muscle power and tone,reduced range in motion and bone density. Symptomsinclude general weakness, faulty body postures, anddecrease in cardiopulmonary endurance and reducedexercise tolerance. Apart from these, conditions like back3Name : Mr. P.C NegiAge/Sex : 58/FDiagnosis: Post stoke hemiplegic
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