This document discusses the importance of health promotion and the role of physiotherapists. It defines health and explains that health promotion aims to help people change their lifestyles to achieve optimal health. Health promotion is important for prevention, reducing treatment costs, coping with population growth, and adapting to changing life demands. As experts in movement and communication, physiotherapists are well-suited to lead health promotion efforts through activities like awareness, motivation, education, and periodic assessment. Common diseases and conditions that can be prevented or managed through lifestyle changes are also outlined.

1. Subhanjan Das

2. What is health?
Health can be defined as a state of complete physical
mental social and spiritual well being and not just
absence of disease or infirmity

3. What is health promotion?
"the science and art of helping people change their
lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health”

4. Why health promotion is
important?
1. Prevention is
better than cure

5. Why health promotion is
important?
2. Increasing cost of treatment

6. Why health promotion is
important?
3. Population explosion: existing system is unable to
cope with the no. of patients

7. Why health promotion is
important?
4.Changing demands of life

8. Role of physiotherapist
 physiotherapists are uniquely qualified to assume
leadership positions in interprofessional teams in
efforts to promote health, because:
1. Understanding & knowledge of the wide array of
subjects involved
2. Amount of time spent with the patient
3. Trust of the patient/ population
4. Effective communication skills: enable individuals
and communities to make informed choices

9. Means
Awareness
Communication
Motivation
Training
Supervision
Periodic assessment
feedback

10. Preventable/ controllable diseases
Obesity
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Intermittent claudication
Bronchial asthma
Osteoporosis
Back/neck pain
Certain cancers
Certain infections

11. Obesity
 Created by positive
energy balance.
 Treated by creating a
negative energy balance

12. Reduce energy intake: diet
modification

13.  Increase energy output: exercise and physical activity

14. Diabetes Mellitus
 Increased blood sugar due to reduction of insulin
production or sensitivity.

15. Diabetes Mellitus
 Physical activity increases insulin effectiveness

16. Diabetes Mellitus
Reduction of stress reduces sugar level

17. Diabetes Mellitus

18. Hypertension
Healthy diet

19. Hypertension
Regular aerobic exercise

20. Hypertension
Reduction of stress

21. Hypertension
Quit smoking

22. Cut down alcohol

23. Intermittent claudication
 Leg pain due to arterial insufficiency in walking

24. Quit smoking

25. Intermittent claudication
 Exercise to develop vasculature

26. Bronchial asthma
 Avoid allergen exposure
 Regular breathing exercise
 Aerobic exercise
 Avoid stress

27. osteoporosis
 Regular exercise
 Proper diet
 precautions

28. Back/neck pain
 Posture
 Ergonomics
 Regular physical activity

29. Cancers
Avoid the risk factors
Healthy habits

30. infections
 Hygiene & health habits