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MND or Motor Neuron Diseases are fatal and neurodegenerative. Motor neurons are the nerve cells controlling the muscles for body movement. They play a vital role in carrying the signals from the brain to the muscles for performing particular action. If the neurons do not function properly, the patients feel severe problems even in the simple movements like walking, standing, speaking, and turning. This medical condition leads to MND. The researchers are studying the impact of different therapeutic approaches on the treatment of this disease. Stem cells have become a potential cure though they affect Motor Neuron Disease treatment cost quite significantly.

The Types of Motor Neuron Disease:

The treatment of this disease begins by ascertaining the type of MND affecting a patient. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS is a condition affecting lower and upper Motor Neurons. On the other hand, Progressive Muscular Atrophy or PMA affects lower neurons in the spinal cord while Progressive Bulbar Palsy or PBP affect lower neurons of the brain stem. Apart from these, Primary Lateral Sclerosis or PLS is a condition affecting only the lower neurons.

It is difficult to ascertain the cause of MND. When the cells in the brain stem get dysfunctional, the motor neurons get damaged and affect the movement of a patient’s body.

Progression Made By Stem Cell Therapy in MND Treatment:

An intensive research has been made to ascertain the effectiveness of stem cell therapy in treatment of motor neuron diseases. This therapy focuses on the changes occurring simultaneously in the body. It helps in finding a treatment that can repair the damaged neurons and reverse the impact of disablement. In this regard, treatment using autologous bone marrow-derived Mesenchymal stem cells may prove effective for neuroprotection, immunomodulation, and neuroregeneration.

MND is a disease caused when the cells in the nervous system are severely damaged. It is quite a challenge to access these cells. The researchers are trying to transform the skin cells into iPS or induced pluripotent stem cells that are artificially reprogrammed. They used these cells for generating motor neurons and understanding human cells in an effective manner. Motor neuron disease treatment cost using stem cells may be high. But, if this treatment becomes successful, it will be a breakthrough in the field of medicine.

However, there are some challenges as well in this process. The circuits within the nervous system are complex and they have been refined for enabling control over movements after years of research. When new cells are transplanted into these circuits, it is hard to predict their behaviour because they still need to learn their part in the system.

Mostly, the studies related to the use of MSCs for treatment of motor neuron diseases are focused on the ability of these cells to cause regeneration of motor neurons.

Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones and providing Metabolic Bone Disease Treatment needs experience and expertise which we have both at Primus Hospital. The people who are suffering from osteoporosis have bones that are weak and break easily. In the case of a broken bone, the day to day activities of an individual gets really affected. Such a kind of disorder can really ruin your life as there are severe pain and disability. It would be harder to do the regular task.

The osteoporosis can affect almost all the bones of the body and are mostly seen affecting the most common part that is the hip, wrist and spine also called vertebrae. All the Vertebrae support the body, helping you to stand and sit up. In most of the cases, the osteoporosis in the vertebrae lead to fracture and affects day-to-day activities like climbing stairs, lifting objects or bending forward.

Bone shows constant changes which is carried out by special cells called the osteoclasts. These osteoclasts have a primary function to remove bone. These bones also have a cell called osteoblasts. which are used for bone-forming cells. In normal human being having normal bone, one could observe a balance between the actions of these two cells. In osteoporotic bone, the osteoblasts procedure is faster as faster than the osteoblasts can form new bone. The result is a net bone loss.

At Primus Hospital, we provide treatment for Osteoporosis in India. Some of the most commonly recommended testing procedure by our orthopedic surgeons includes the Bone mineral density testing which is a safe and painless procedure for the patient. Moreover, it provides the exact measure of the density of the bones. The machines which perform this test are known as bone densitometers. The test is also known as “DEXA" or "DXA" test (Dual Energy R-Ray Absorptiometry).

Some of the commonly observed symptoms in case of osteoporosis include
• Sloping Shoulders
• Curve in the back
• Height Loss
• Back Pain
• Hunched Posture
• Protruding Abdomen

Primus Hospital has the world Best Joint Replacement Surgery in India and has achieved an absolute fame not only for the expertise in knee replacement but also has achieved several milestones in the hip and other replacement procedure in India. All our specialist have massive expertise in providing complete patient care while performing all involved surgical and non surgical procedures with complete precision.

At Primus Hospital, the doctors generally assess the overall health and anesthesia risks before the procedure. We are the Best Hospital in Delhi and our doctors will first check the full medical history, a physical examination, blood tests, X-rays and other imaging tests if needed before they decide to do the final surgery.

Primus Hospital provides the ultimate in state-of-the-art quality orthopedic care. We have performed countless adult (advance) knee and hip joint replacement operation with a 1005 success rate. We have the most advanced techniques and technologies available, to reduce hospitalization and assure speed recovery in case of any bone or joint related problem.

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MND or Motor Neuron Diseases are fatal and neurodegenerative. Motor neurons are the nerve cells controlling the muscles for body movement. They play a vital role in carrying the signals from the brain to the muscles for performing particular action. If the neurons do not function properly, the patients feel severe problems even in the simple movements like walking, standing, speaking, and turning. This medical condition leads to MND. The researchers are studying the impact of different therapeutic approaches on the treatment of this disease. Stem cells have become a potential cure though they affect Motor Neuron Disease treatment cost quite significantly.

The Types of Motor Neuron Disease:

The treatment of this disease begins by ascertaining the type of MND affecting a patient. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS is a condition affecting lower and upper Motor Neurons. On the other hand, Progressive Muscular Atrophy or PMA affects lower neurons in the spinal cord while Progressive Bulbar Palsy or PBP affect lower neurons of the brain stem. Apart from these, Primary Lateral Sclerosis or PLS is a condition affecting only the lower neurons.

It is difficult to ascertain the cause of MND. When the cells in the brain stem get dysfunctional, the motor neurons get damaged and affect the movement of a patient’s body.

Progression Made By Stem Cell Therapy in MND Treatment:

An intensive research has been made to ascertain the effectiveness of stem cell therapy in treatment of motor neuron diseases. This therapy focuses on the changes occurring simultaneously in the body. It helps in finding a treatment that can repair the damaged neurons and reverse the impact of disablement. In this regard, treatment using autologous bone marrow-derived Mesenchymal stem cells may prove effective for neuroprotection, immunomodulation, and neuroregeneration.

MND is a disease caused when the cells in the nervous system are severely damaged. It is quite a challenge to access these cells. The researchers are trying to transform the skin cells into iPS or induced pluripotent stem cells that are artificially reprogrammed. They used these cells for generating motor neurons and understanding human cells in an effective manner. Motor neuron disease treatment cost using stem cells may be high. But, if this treatment becomes successful, it will be a breakthrough in the field of medicine.

However, there are some challenges as well in this process. The circuits within the nervous system are complex and they have been refined for enabling control over movements after years of research. When new cells are transplanted into these circuits, it is hard to predict their behaviour because they still need to learn their part in the system.

Mostly, the studies related to the use of MSCs for treatment of motor neuron diseases are focused on the ability of these cells to cause regeneration of motor neurons.

In this blog, I'll be sharing posts related to water pollution in India. I'll be sharing issues and also on basic to advanced solutions for reducing and stopping it. I welcome you to comment with anything of value. I wish that all of us realize that water pollution harms us, our family and friends, and our society and world at large. What's the point of earning money that will mostly go to curing diseases and that one wouldn't even be well enough to enjoy any of the remaining money? I wish that we can do much better than how things are in India and that if you wonder that why we Indians haven't been able to have things much better then I also wonder about our elders for the same, however, I also think that just by saying that they were/are useless or not good enough wouldn't help. We've to make the issue of water pollution a critical issue in our lives since water is critical for our lives without which we can't even live and that if we're drinking polluted water then seriously how well are we living? Can we think of the Indian street dogs who drink just whatever that they get? We're humans who're capable in general and that we can at least significantly reduce the issue of water pollution by all of us working together intelligently, smartly, and with common sense.

Health Issues faced by BPO Employees - Health Fitness India

From http://www.trikal.org/ictbm11/pdf/OB/D1241-done.pdf

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Some of the health issues faced by BPO employees are:

Tension

Sleeplessness

Headaches

Eye-strain

Repetitive strain injury (RSI)

Voice loss, hearing problems and burn-out.

· Sleeping Disorders

One major severe ailment afflicting people working in Indian call centers is the sleeping disorder. Not only the freshers, even the experienced managers are unable to escape it. Some call centers are looking at devising innovative mechanisms like flexible shifts with sleeping arrangements in the office premises.

· Digestive System Related Problems

Working long hours and odd hours without any sleep, and eating food supplied by external caterers every day, has led to employees suffering from digestive disorders. Especially for the large number of girls working in the industry, the problem is even more severe. Many call centers are now taking additional care to ensure their caterers supply hygienic food; besides stipulating strict conditions to maintain the quality of the food they serve.

· Depression

The gradual realization that there are limited scopes in developing a career owing to fewer growth opportunities is increasing the frustration levels in the BPO industry. Coupled with growing mental fatigue and increasingly punishing physical environments, depression is the obvious end result. Some call centers have now devised different stress management programs mainly to counter depression.

· Eyesight Problems

Globally call center employees are considered a high risk group for eye related problems. While the quality of monitors might impact these disorders, sitting continually without adequate breaks seems to be the truerer reason. While this is already a problem in the IT industry, which some companies have overcome by use of anti-glare monitors.

· Hearing Ailments

A call center job invokes taking calls throughout the shift, sitting with headphones. While quality of headphones does make a difference, it would not be appropriate to say that good quality of headphones can solve this problem; it is more to do with giving rest between calls.

Cultural Shifts

Though on one side we learn to become as professional as western world executives some other disturbing issues are arising. One such serious issue is the personal habits that have undergone a considerable change.

The personal habits, discipline and behavioral issues and detachment with family have been discussed below.

· Personal Habits

The young executives tend to develop certain bad habits such as alcohol, smoking etc. It is not uncommon to find women smoking and drinking alcohol in the BPO setup which is definitely a social stigma in the Indian societies. There are increased concerns about the habits of the employees among the parents, who are not finding it easy to talk to them about their habits, which in no way are welcomed by the Indian families.

Solving such issues lies majorly in the hands of the employees and their employers. Employees can be made to attend counseling sessions of professional counselors. Conducting group counseling, workshops, educative film shows, in order to create awareness on effects of bad habits. Such actions will enable individuals to realize the importance of good habits and they could seek one-to-one counseling sessions.

· Discipline and Behavioral Issues

Call centers provide excellent working environment, free food and transportation. There is always a situation where individual or group of youngsters tend to commit mistakes and abuse the freedom. The most common behavior cited is misuse of food, behave erratically in vans, and smoke in public places, misuse of telephones and other resources of the company. The supervisors themselves reel under the pressure of performance and achieving targets. Hence do not give their time for finding solutions. The professional counselor can play a major role in educating the youngsters on discipline; provide advice to erring executives.

Unacceptable behaviors cause disturbance to others and affects the overall productivity. Continuous education and counseling will help to mitigate such problems and it is possible to change the behavior by adopting a positive approach.

· Detachment from the Family

Since the daytime is spent in sleep and recreational activities with friends. The employees are hardly able to give time for their families. Problems become more pronounced when they get married. Additional responsibilities of running a family demands more time and hence eventually people quit the industry. Most of the employees work on Indian holidays too, which causes frustration. Some employees even feel the need for inclusion in the family and the society. Hence it is important for family members to render support for their young sons and daughters and to help them with the stress that they are undergoing.

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Kindly note that minor health problems unchecked and not cared for can lead to major health problems. In this regard, all BPO employees should regularly visit doctors for general checkup and more as required.

I think that Genetics, Lifestyle and Environment determine a lot about how healthy and fit a life we would live. Research shows that the majority of people do not do the recommended levels of activity which has been putting people at a risk of a range of diseases. Activity has also been shown to reduce the chance of illnesses such as heart diseases, diabetes and some cancers. It can also help improve mental health. In this regard, I wish that the BPO employees do the best that they can to have the best health and fitness as possible while working in the BPO sector. I also wish that the Health and Fitness India network would be of value to them in this regard including towards uplifting the health and fitness of the masses.

I also think that the employers would do better with healthier and fitter employees and so the BPO employers should try to provide whatever that they can to their employees for their health and fitness.

Best,
Shakti

Read the Ergonomics and Exercise Article for Wellness of professionals at workplace (offices etc.)