Chennai-based Rela Hospital launches clinic for Parkinson’s patients
IMT News Desk
The clinic will evaluate and provide advanced care like image-guided programming for optimal results after DBS, Botulinum toxin, and Apomorphine therapy Rela Hospital in Chennai has inaugurated a Movement Disorder & DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) Troubleshooting Clinic for Parkinson’s patients. The clinic will evaluate and provide advanced care like image-guided programming for optimal results after DBS, Botulinum toxin, and Apomorphine therapy for those in need.Prof Mohamed Rela, CMS, Rela Hospital presided over the inaugural function while Sri Sannyasi Shiva Rishi, Founder, Satyananda Yoga Centre, took part as the Guest of Honour. Pavan Kumar Reddy IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tambaram, and Pugazh, an actor and comedian were the chief guests.Prof Rela, said, “We have an exclusive Movement and Mobility department in our hospital which is run by a team of specialists. We provide all advanced treatments including the implantation of DBS. The newly-opened DBS troubleshooting clinic will help us enhance our care. At Rela, we also integrate yoga asanas in the treatment that gives excellent medical outcomes for our patients.”Dr Shankar Balakrishnan, Clinical Lead, Department of Intervention Neurology, Rela Hospital, said that early diagnosis and treatment are important for better medical outcomes in Parkinson’s patients. “Although most people with Parkinson’s first develop the disease around age 60 or older, about 5 per cent to 10 per cent experience its onset before the age of 50. Some cases of Parkinson’s disease appear to be hereditary, and a few cases can be traced to the environment. We should pay special attention to the people who are in the at-risk age group for the four main symptoms: 1) tremor in hands, arms, legs, jaw, or head; 2) muscle stiffness, where muscle remains contracted for a long time, 3) slowness of movement, and 4) impaired balance and coordination, sometimes leading to falls.”
