ACTIVITIES BY DR JOHN EBNEZAR, VICE PRESIDENT, INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT’S THEME, BETTER PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
FREE ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH CHECK UP AND PATIENT AWARENESS CAMPS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION
1. DR SHANTARAM SHETTY ,PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION AND DR ASHOK JOHARI,PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION,RELEASING THE BOOKS OF DR JOHN EBNEZAR AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION IN BHUBANESHWAR ON 24.11.09
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2. DELIVERING A GUEST LECTURE ON OSTEOPOROSIS AT IOACON IN BHUBANASHEWAR
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3. CONDUCTED A FREE ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH CHECK UP CAMP AND PATIENT AWARENESS PROGRAM ABOUT OSTEOPOROSIS AT CSI CHURCH CAMPUS, JP NAGAR, BANGALORE ON November 29TH 2009. ABOUT 30 PATIENTS WERE EXAMINED AND HEALTH TALK ON OSTEOPOROSIS WAS DELIVERED TO THE AUDIENCE.
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4. ON EVE OF THE WORLD DISABLED DAY FREE MUSIC COMPETITION AND ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH TALKS FOR CHILDREN ESPECIALLY ABOUT NUTRITION, RICKETS AND TRAUMA WAS HELD AS A PART OF THE WORLD DISABLED DAY ON 6/12/09 AT VASAVI SCHOOL, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE. ABOUT 55 CHILDREN FROM VARIOUS SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN BANGALORE ATTENDED THE COURSE.
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5. Delivered a guest lecture on the annual conference of the Bangalore Society of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Bangalore Medical College on 6th December 2009
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6. CONDUCTED A FREE ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH CHECK UP CAMP AND PATIENT AWARENESS PROGRAM ABOUT COMMON ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS AT BANGALORE ON DECEMBER 13TH 2009 AT BOMANNAHALLI, A BANGALORE SUBURBAN AREA. MORE THAN 120 PATIENTS WERE EXAMINED AND FREE MEDICINES AND BOOKLETS WERE DISTRIBUTED WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL MLA SHRI SATISH REDDY.
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7. FELICITATION TO DR JOHN EBNEZAR BY THE BANGALORE ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY FOR BECOMING THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION
8. CONDUCTED A FREE ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH CHECK UP CAMP AND PATIENT AWARENESS PROGRAM ABOUT COMMON ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS AT PARIMALA HEALTH CARE SERVICES, BILEKAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE ON MARCH 7TH 2010. ABOUT 69 PATIENTS WERE EXAMINED AND FREE BLOOD SUGAR AND DENSITOMETRY CAMP WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE HELP OF ABBOT INDIA PHARMACEUTICALS.
9. CONDUCTED A FREE ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH CHECK UP CAMP AND PATIENT AWARENESS PROGRAM ON DIABETES AND ARTHRITIS, ON 11 TH MARCH 2010. ABOUT 129 PATIENTS WERE EXAMINED. THIS PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE HELP OF BHARATH SEVAK SAMAJ AT ULSOOR, BANGALORE.
10. CONDUCTED A FREE ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH CHECK UP CAMP AND PATIENT AWARENESS PROGRAM ON DISABILITY AND DEFORMITIES, ON 11 TH APRIL 2010. AT RURAL PART OF KARNATAKA AT KOPPAL DISTRICT. ABOUT 97 PATIENTS WITH VARIOUS ORTHOPEDIC DEFORMITIES WERE EXAMINED. THIS PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE HELP OF BANGALORE ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY, BANGALORE.
11. HEALTH AWARENESS LECTURE SERIES ON TUBERCULOSIS SPINE AT BANGALORE HOMEOPATHIC FORUM ON JULY 4TH 2010
12. CONDUCTED DOCTOR’S DAY CELBRATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE VAIDYA KALA RANGA ON JULY 4TH 2010 AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF WORLD CULTURE,BANGALORE
13. FREE CAMP AT PARIMALA HEALTH CARE SERVICES,BANGALORE ON 3RD JULY 2010
14. CONDUCTED AN HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM ON ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND IMPORTANCE OF THE GOLDEN HOUR TREATMENT FOR BSS CENTERES OF KARNATAKA AT PARIMALA HEALTH CARE SERVICES,BANGALORE ON 15 TH JULY 2010
15. 1st POST GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE
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CONDUCTED POST GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE AT BANGALORE MEDICAL COLLEGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BANGALORE ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY WAS CONDUCTED ON APRIL 3RD AND 4TH APRIL 2010 . ABOUT 67 PG STUDENTS FROM BANGALORE, MYSORE AND COIMBATORE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM AND THE COURSE WAS A GRAND SUCCESS.
16. MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION DR ASHOK JOHARI AT MUMBAI ON 13TH JUNR 2010
17. FACULTY AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERFENCE OF SPINE AT MUMBAI ON 11TH AND 12TH JUNE 2010
18. IOA INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE
CONDUCTED A COURSE ON ACETABULAR FRACTURES AT MS RAMIAHA MEDICAL COLLEGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BANGALORE ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY WAS CONDUCTED ON 10TH AND 11TH JULY 2010 . ABOUT 70 PG STUDENTS ATTENDED THE PROGRAM AND THE COURSE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
19. 2nd POST GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE
CONDUCTED POST GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE AT MS RAMIAHA MEDICAL COLLEGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BANGALORE ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY WAS CONDUCTED ON 18TH AND 19TH SEPTEMBER 2010 . ABOUT 70 PG STUDENTS ATTENDED THE PROGRAM AND THE COURSE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
20. 3RD POST GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE
ATTENDED POST GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE AT JN MEDICAL COLLEGE, BELGAUM ON 17TH JULY 2010 . ABOUT 80 PG STUDENTS ATTENDED THE PROGRAM AND THE COURSE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
21. PARTICIPATED IN AN ARTHRITIS AWARENESS WALKATHON AT BANGALORE ON OCTOBER 11TH 2010
22. ON EVE OF THE WORLD DISABLED DAY FREE MUSIC COMPETITION AND ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH TALKS FOR CHILDREN ESPECIALLY ABOUT NUTRITION, RICKETS AND TRAUMA WAS HELD AS A PART OF THE WORLD DISABLED DAY ON 4/12/10 AT CHAMRAJPET, BANGALORE. ABOUT 65 CHILDREN FROM VARIOUS SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN BANGALORE ATTENDED THE COURSE.
23. DR ASHOK JOHARI PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION RELEASING A BOOK OF DR JOHN EBNEZAR DURING THE INAUGURAL FUNCTION AT JAIPUR ON 11TH DECEMBER 2010
24. PARTICIPATED IN YOGA AWARENESS CAMP AND PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES ON THE ROLE OF YOGA IN THE TREATMENT OF COMMON ORTHOPEDIC DISORDERS AT JAIPUR ON 13TH DECEMBER 2010
25. FOUNDER PRESIDENT OF THE ORTHOPEDIC AUTHOR’S ASSOCIATION, PRESIDING OVER A MEETING OF EMINENT ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS AT JAIPUR ON DECEMBER 2010
26. CONDUCTED THE FIRST EVER YOGA CME ON OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE IN THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION ON 13TH DECEMBER AT JAIPUR
27. CONDUCTED THE FIRST EVER YOGA WORKSHOP IN THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION ON 13TH DECEMBER AT JAIPUR
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28. PATIENT AWARENESS BOOKS
SUBMITTED TO DR JOHARI BOOKS ON PUBLIC AWARENESS OF 9 COMMON ORTHOPEDIC DISORDERS NAMELY:
1. LOW BACKACHE
2. OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE
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4. NECK PAIN
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5. SHOULDER PAIN
6. ELBOW PAIN
7. WRIST PAIN
8. HAND PAIN
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9. FOOT PAIN
10. Common Orthopedic Problems
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29. ONLINE EDUCATION MATERIAL AUTHORED BY DR JOHN EBNEZAR ON THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION OFFICAL WEBSITE
NOTICE
INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION IS A 10,000 MEMBER STRONG FAMILY OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS OF INDIA AND ABROAD. IN THE LINES OF THE AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION’S PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES, IOA HAS ALSO COME OUT WITH ITS OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES ON ITS OFFICIAL WEBSITE, www.ioaindia.org IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMON PUBLIC.
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ALL THE ABOVE IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS HAVED BEEN AUTHORED BY THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER and the author of 30 books in orthopedics, DR JOHN EBNEZAR, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION. THIS IS DONE BY HIM TO ENABLE THE READERS TO EDUCATE THE SOCIETY ABOUT THE ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS IN THE RIGHT WAY RATHER THAN GAIN UNSOLICITED IMPROPER INFROMATION FROM THE INTERNET WHICH MAY ACTUALLY HARM THE PUBLIC.
The common issues
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IT IS A MATTER OF GREAT PRIDE AND PRIVILEGE FOR US TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOBLE VENTURE OF THE INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION.
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Ankle Sprain
Backward bend of the Knee
Bow Legs
Calcaneal Spurs
High Arch Foot
Knock Knee
Plantar Fascitis
Rarer problems of the Knee
Sweeling Around the Knee
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
Colles Fracture
Dequervain's Disease
Frozen Shoulder
Ganglion
Chondromalacia
Club foot
Flat Feet
Hallux Valgus
Knee Ligament Injuries
Morton's Neuroma
Quadriceps Contracture
Recurrent dislocation of the patella
Repetitive or computer related injuries
Rotator cuff problems
Shoulder Dislocation
Student's Elbow
Supracondylar fracture of humerus