Ahmedabad 19th February, 2023: The 60th National Conference of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists will be held in Ahmedabad. The conference will take place on February 11 and 12, and more than 2,000 speakers and delegates from India and around the world will attend.
The importance of physiotherapists is receiving much-needed global attention due to the rise in lifestyle disorders. Therefore, specialists here on Thursday predict that physiotherapy would be the cornerstone of India’s healthcare system in this century.
They were addressing attendees at the opening ceremony of the ‘Indian Association of Physiotherapists’ 60th Diamond Jubilee National Conference, which will take place in Ahmedabad on February 11 and 12. The two-day conference will feature more than 2,000 participants from around the nation and the globe.
Workout for Fit India is the conference’s theme, which was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Fit India initiative. In addition, on February 11, the prime minister will give a video connection address at the conference’s opening session.
“We are honored to host the Indian Association of Physiotherapists 60th Diamond Jubilee National Conference in Ahmedabad. We are excited to welcome visitors from India and other nations to the conference because it marks a significant turning point for the Association. According to Dr. Sanjiv Jha, president of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interact with some of the most prominent figures in the physiotherapy industry.“
Bhupendra Patel, the chief minister of Gujarat, will be the principal guest, and guests of honor will include Minister of State for the Home, Harsh Sanghavi, and Minister of Cooperation, Jagdish Vishwakarma.
Out of 100 primary school students, 12 to 15 of them, according to well-known physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani of Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital, “are in urgent need of physiotherapy to get numerous pain-related disorders recognized and treated at an initial stage.” The IAP has raised this important health concern to the Central Government and persuaded it to appoint one physiotherapist to each school to remedy the problem, Dr. Irani remarked after elaborating at length on it. The children have problems with poor sitting posture, carrying large backpacks, and lack of mobility. Due to the epidemic, the conversation on this crucial subject was put on hold. We will now pursue this aggressively. The kids will benefit from this by becoming more active and developing into healthy citizens.
Dr. Sanjiv Jha responded to a question on the hiring of physiotherapists in PHCs by saying, “We have been pushing this also with all parties and expect to have it done soon.”
Dr. Jha continued by saying that seniors who seek the advise of physiotherapists early on can prevent 98 percent of knee or arthritic surgeries.
The secretary of IAP and Apollo Hospital’s Dr. K. M. Annamalai stated, “Human beings suffer from 12 major diseases from birth to death. Of which two indirectly and ten directly are linked to lifestyle illnesses. The physiotherapists are here to save humanity. Physiotherapy will therefore be the cornerstone of Indian healthcare in this century. We can avoid financial hardship if we avoid sitting down for extended periods of time and engage in some type of physical activity.
Physiotherapy is essential to the recovery from all types of orthopaedic diseases, according to Dr. Vikram Shah of Shalby Hospital, who expressed his joy at being a part of the conference.
Jonathan Kruger, CEO of the World Confederation of Physiotherapy, also discussed the best ways to practise physiotherapy.
Among the renowned guests at the conference will be Emma Stroke, President of the World Confederation of Physiotherapy, who will discuss their vision and mission for physiotherapy. The worldwide office bearers will be attending their first physiotherapy conference in India at this time.
At the conference, both national and international speakers will impart their knowledge and experiences. At the conference, which will also feature activities including workshops on improvements in physiotherapy techniques, quizzes, discussions, and other programmes, about 400 scientific and research papers will also be presented.
Among the international speakers at the conference are Dr. Theodoros Papasavas from Qatar, Dr. Elena Marques from Spain, Dr. Hady Etef, Dr. Arun Samuel, and Dr. Carol Clarke from the UK, Dr. Anil Bhave and Dr. Smita Mehta from the US, Prof Jenny Mcgilney from Australia, and Dr. Omar Abbas.
