27th October 2017: World Occupational Therapy Day Presentation to Inform, Inspire and Influence Fellow Humans on Health. Educating Them on Importance of "Prevention is Better Than Cure" and "Health is Wealth"

1. Punita V. Solanki, MSc (OT), ADCR (Mumbai)
www.orthorehab.in
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Preventive-Health
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2. Punita V. Solanki, MSc (OT), ADCR (Mumbai)
www.orthorehab.in
Inform, Inspire, Influence
HOW?
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Preventive-Health
Education
Messages
Consult an Occupational Therapist
Specialized in Musculoskeletal Care and Hand Therapy to
Resolve Your Questions?
Prevention is Better than Cure!

3. Contents
Expert-Opinion Infographics and Messages on
Preventive-Health Education
⎈ Back-Care in Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSDs)
⎈ Upper Limb Care in Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSDs)
⎈ Hand-Care in Post-Traumatic Stiffness
⎈ Hip and Knee-Care in Arthritis
⎈ Ankle and Foot Care in Congenital Anomalies and Sports Injuries
⎈ Overall Body-Care for Well-being
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4. Back-Care in Work-Related
Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSDs)
Scenario 1
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5. Optimal Posture at Workstation
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DSE: Display Screen Equipment
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6. Setting-Up Optimal Workstation
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DSE: Display Screen Equipment
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7. Back-Care at Work
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Message: Always maintain erect/reclined and supported back posture
whilst sitting and erect posture whilst standing, climbing, descending,
jogging, running, lifting, carrying or pushing!
Scientific Reasoning: Minimizes compressive loads on the discs
between the back bones, thereby preventing wear and tear and
maintaining healthy and sturdy backbone!

8. Upper Limb Care in Work-Related
Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSDs)
Scenario 2
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9. Arm and Hand Care at Work
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10. Arm and Hand Care at Work
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Message: Always maintain optimal arm and hand posture whilst
working, preferably in front of the body within the visibility zone
Scientific Reasoning: Minimizes strains on the arm and hand joints,
thereby preventing wear and tear and maintaining healthy, sturdy and
skillful arms and hands!
Minimizes the prolonged effects of gravitational forces and thus the
muscular efforts required to perform the job!
Most Preferred Zone of Work: A

11. Hand-Care in Post-Traumatic Stiffness
Scenario 3
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12. Hand Care
Messages: Stiff hand
⎈ Be gentle to stretch, be caring to support, be perseverant to get back
to normalcy, you are dealing with a human hand and not an object!
⎈ Aim to march forward, one little step ahead - is the key to true
rehabilitation. Remember! Haste and undue force are unproductive - a
loss of effort! Leaving a discouraged therapist and a distressed patient!
⎈ Work the hardest and most sincerely in the initial and intermediate
recovery period or else you will lose the golden opportunity to recover
the best and fastest!
⎈ Always work under the supervision of an expert hand therapist!
Scientific Reasoning: In the initial recovery period joints are supple
and joint ligaments are in optimal length in functional position
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13. Hip and Knee-Care in Arthritis
Scenario 4
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14. Hip and Knee Care
Message: Avoid ground level activities, prolonged sustained postures,
awkward postures, and repetitive activities.
Scientific Reasoning: Minimizes excessive joint reaction forces, and
thus wear and tear, and arthritic changes of hip and knee joints.
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15. Hip and Knee Care
Message: Avoid walking and exercising on hard ground surfaces.
Scientific Reasoning: Minimizes ground reaction forces as offered on
hard ground surfaces. Best surfaces to walk and exercise are grass, wet
sand and soft-firm playground, which offers equal and opposite ground
reaction forces to joint reaction forces, thus preventing wear and tear
and arthritic changes!
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16. Hip and Knee Care
Message: Maintain optimal and functional postures of legs whilst
sitting, standing, walking, running etc.
Scientific Reasoning: Minimizes effects of gravitational forces and thus
muscle effort by working in functional postures.
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17. Ankle and Foot Care in Congenital
Anomalies and Sports Injuries
Scenario 5
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18. Ankle and Foot Care
Messages:
⎈ Get your child’s feet evaluated at birth by a pediatric orthopedic
surgeon for optimal guidance.
⎈ Take optimal care of child’s feet as advised by the pediatric physician
and orthopedic surgeon, from birth to growth spurt/adolescence.
Scientific Reasoning: Primary prevention works the best when the feet
are supple at birth. Optimal and less invasive interventions may work
the best, if required, in the early phase of life.
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19. Ankle and Foot Care
Messages:
⎈ Avoid sports injuries by optimal foot care exercises, optimal sports
techniques, optimal environment, and best foot wear or sports specific
shoes.
⎈ Consult ankle and foot specialist physician, orthopedic surgeon,
podiatrist, physical and occupational therapist, coach and fitness expert
for the best care and information.
Scientific Reasoning: Primary prevention works the best when the feet
are normal and functional. Prevention of injuries is better than care.
Aids in maintaining sports specific goals life long.
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20. Overall Body-Care for Well-being
Scenario 6
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21. Health is Wealth
Messages:
⎈ Well-being: overall care of the body, optimal functioning and health
including physical, mental/intellectual, emotional, social, occupational,
spiritual, environmental and financial is must!
⎈ Body when works in synchrony, work-output is the best!
⎈ Maintain a balanced schedule of healthy and adequate diet, healthy
work routines, regular exercises, meditation/spiritual activities,
adequate rest and sleep and leisure activities.
Scientific Reasoning: Body is a complex structure which cannot be
divided into components, rather all aspects work together for optimal
outcome and well-being!
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22. Take-Home Message
Summary
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23. Inform, Inspire and Influence!
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27th October 2017, Friday: Happy World Occupational Therapy Day
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⎈ Gather information and inspiration from an occupational
therapist and other healthcare professionals (physician, surgeon,
physiotherapist, orthotist, prosthetist, dietitian, social-worker,
fitness-consultant, and others, as required) expert in your health
condition and thus influence your health and fitness, speedy and timely
recovery when needed, and optimize your occupational goals of life!
⎈ For more information visit:
 www.orthorehab.in
 www.aiota.org
 www.wfot.org
Lets all celebrate “World Occupational Therapy Day” by aiming at
integrated, interdisciplinary team-work and client-centered approach
towards health for one and all!

24. Prevention is Better than Cure!
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27th October 2017, Friday: Happy World Occupational Therapy Day
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