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Pediatric Orthopedics Spina Bifida Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Paediatric & Adult Spine Clinic


Happy to announce that the Spine Clinic for Children and Adults will be functioning on all days except Thursday at Palakkad District Cooperative Hospital & Research Centre, Palakkad, Kerala.

This will cater to all variety of Spine diseases in Children and Adults.

Common diseases like Disc Problems, Infections of Spine ( Septic Spondylitis ) , Tuberculous Spondylitis, Scoliosis, Spina Bifida are treated here.

I am available for consultation on all days except Thursday from 10am to 4:30 pm. Please contact Palakkad District Cooperative Hospital for details and appointment.

Please find the location of the Hospital here

Paediatric and Adult Spine Clinic, Palakkad, Kerala
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#ArztForACause Art to raise health awareness


I am writing to this now after I had composed an artwork. It had been brewing for about a week since my friend forwarded me an appeal for medical/financial help by a patient with #AnkylosingSpondylitis a medical disease which causes destruction of joints and loss of movement at spine and hips.

This particular patient was bedridden for past several years and last few months have been extremely troubling

He lives in a small tin roof hut built by kind neighbours with his young family. He himself is in prime of hia youth abd his ilness had crept in on him and progresses considerably. Without medical and financial help he is not taking any, and cannot afford any. As a result his joints have become immobile and he requires somebody to come to turn him around in bed or prop him up. The pain while moving is excruciating he says.

He has been fighting it out though and making paper Ballpen abd Umbrella for a living. There are some steady clients but past few months have been terrible. He has been unable to send his products due to lockdown since courier and speed post services also have been stopped due to #COVID.

I had bought a small number of pens under my personal capacity to encourage this chap and give him a morale boost.

Today I decided to doodle it for #ArztForACause project and raise awareness about Ankylosing Spondylitis a medical condition where joints lose mobility and spine hunches forwards and bend over acutely; so acutely that one cannot even look up

What I’ve attached below if the drawing I made just now.

Paper Coffee cup – digitally retouched
Paper roll, handmade Paper Pen
Same ☕ cup without digital retouching

About Ankylosing Spondylitis

It’s a medical condition where there is an inflammatory process in the tissues and joints.

This inflammation is relentless, progresses fast and is an extremely painful process.

Usually this disease affects spine and other major joints like Hip Joints causing pain, inflammation and stiffness. Overtime the joint itself ‘fuses’ much like how a metal hinge can we welded and rendered immobile.

This happens frequently in spine and hips. As a result the patient becomes completely immobile at those joints and cannot move about.

The entire process starts around the twenties and progresses fast and by late thirties or forties patient is bedridden.

There are basic medications and some expensive injections called ‘biologicals’ which can ease or slow down the process but none can stop it. Supervised Yoga or exercises have be extremely gentle as risk of fracture of spine is very high. Deep breathing exercises for chest is very important as all the ribs tend to join at the breastbone instead of staying flexible. When ribs fuse with breastbone the chest wall becomes rigid and doesn’t expand when patient breaths. As a result he has to use his diaphragm muscle and abdomen muscles to breath.

Early intervention is paramount along with physical therapy and supervised exercises.

Consult your Doctor to know more about Ankylosing Spondylitis if you’ve symptoms of back or upper back pain, tightness in chest, early morning pain, pain while sleeping and joint pains with swelling.

Some patients also have symptoms of irritable bowel, inflammation inside their eyes which causes them to water and many other symptoms.

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Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery Cerebral-palsy Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spina Bifida Spine & Scoliosis Surgery Sports Injury

Comprehensive Pediatric Orthopedic, Cerebral Palsy and Spine Rehabilitation Centre and Palakkad, Kerala – Inauguration


Extremely happy to announce that we will be inaugurating our new comprehensive Spine & Pediatric Ortho Therapy centre at Palakkad.

Please find the invitation attached.

The rehab centre is fully equipped for Spine rehab, Pediatric Orthopedic rehabilitation with special focus of Pediatric Sports Injuries, Cerebral Palsy and Spine disorders.

Please find attached below the invitation for the event tomorrow, 04/01/2020 along with the services available there.

Malayalam Invitation Note and Brochures

Paediatric Orthopedic and Spine Clinic Announcement

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Cerebral-palsy Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spina Bifida Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

International Day of Persons with Disability programme at ICCONS, Shoranur


Disability Day programmes we are organising at #ICCONS, #Shoranur, #Kerala

We are covering all levels and types of disabilities with medical camps, parent awareness and other community programmes designed to raise awareness, promote inclusiveness and improve accessibility to services.

This year we have an elaborate programme with Pediatric Orthopedic disability, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Hearing Disability, Genetic Disorders all included in the programme. Please find details below and do share among your groups.

Programme

Attaching the brochure below this with programme details.

International Day for Persons of Disability 2019
International Day for Persons of Disability 2019

Time and Place

Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences , Shoranur , Palakkad

Phone : 0466-2224869

Email : icconssrr@gmail.com

Website : https://iccons.co.in

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Cerebral-palsy Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

National Bone and Joint Day Celebrations 2019 – Free Orthopaedic Medical Camp at Palakkad, Kerala


We at the Palakkad Orthopaedic Club are organising a free medical camp on August 04th, 2019 to mark the celebrations of National Bone and Joint Day in 2019. We will be holding the medical camp at IMA Hall, Palakkad, Kerala on August 4th from 9.30 am – 02.00pm.

Dr. Tajan, President Palakkad Orthopaedic Club and Dr. V G Ponnirajan, Secretary, Palakkad Orthopaedic Club have been hard at work along with the other members of the local orthopaedic fraternity to organise this event.

We will be participating in this medical camp and are expecting a large turnout for the event. Brochures, Posters and Press release has been done and event has been publicised in the social media well so that maximum number of the deserving public can be reached.

Those seen at the camp and found eligible, free surgeries can be conducted at District Hospital and other local private hospital after screening. This ensures that the benefits of the event truly go to the deserving.

Please find below the poster for the event.

Bone and Joint Day Celebrations among Orthopaedic Surgeons, Palakkad, Kerala. We are organising a free medical camp
Bone and Joint Day Celebrations among Orthopaedic Surgeons, Palakkad, Kerala. We are organising a free medical camp
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Cerebral-palsy Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Free Medical Camp for Paediatric Orthopaedic Deformities, Cerebral Palsy and Neurological disorders at Palakkad, Kerala


So happy that we’ve had a very successful #PediatricOrthopedic and #CerebralPalsy #Medical camp today at #Palakkad, #Kerala. This is one of a kind medical camp, parent education drive and cross speciality clinic that we’ve been hosting at Palakkad since 2014.

This is the 6th year of my setting up Paediatric Orthopaedic clinic here at Palakkad Cooperative Hospital, Kerala and patient awareness of the problem of Cerebral Palsy, ClubFoot has increased tremendously over these years.

Sevabharathi volunteers were as usual wonderful and committed. None of this would have been possible if not for the commitment of Biju Bhasker and his team of LifeCare Physiotherapy Centre at Palakkad, Kerala. He has been the main organising force behind this over the years.

Today we had a Pediatric Neurologist Dr. Velmurugan and Pediatric Gastroenterologist Dr. Jaganandan join us for the camp. Both specialists are from Coimbatore. It was so nice of them to take time out and join our efforts.

With God’s grace we’ve been able to consistently raise the standard and tune the camp to make it more cross specialist so that patients can consult multiple specialists in the same visit. We try with every camp to make it better. I was discussing with Udayasankar CN of Sevabharathi, Palakkad that next camp should be much better in many ways.

I could identify some children who will require surgical procedure, plaster casts, Botox injections which could be funded, if approved, via the planned free surgery program at Palakkad for the #Bone and #Joint Day of #IndianOrthopaedicAssociation in the first week of August.

Attaching below some pictures of the event.

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Cerebral-palsy Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Cerebral Palsy Medical Camp


As planned we will be conducting the free #CerebralPalsy and #PaediatricOrthopaedic medical camp this month on 21st at Palakkad, Kerala. It will be held at Life Care Physiotherapy Clinic, Fort Maidan, Palak kar, Kerala.I will be examining children with orthopedic problems, limb deformities, birth deformities like #ClubFoot, Cerebral Palsy and Spine disorders like #Scoliosis.

Cerebral Palsy

Like last time this camp will be conducted in association with #SevaBharathi who will provide logistic support. A big thanks the people and volunteers of SevaBharathi who’ve been associated with this since last 3 years.The medical camp this time is further expanded to include Paediatric Neurologist, Paediatric Gastroenterologist who will also be participating.Attaching the poster for the event below.Please do share and spread the word.Thank you.Dr. Easwar TR.Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Cerebral-palsy Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spina Bifida Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

A Combined Free Medical Camp for Pediatric Neurological and Pediatric Orthopedic Disorders :


Dream come true for me today.

After many years of work we finally have a #PediatricNeurologist ( Dr.Velmurugan, Hope Neuro Centre , Coimbatore ) (geared towards #DevelopmentalNeurology), Occupational Therapists, #Pediatrician (Dr. Lakshmi, Coimbatore), #Psychiatrist(Dr. Sajal), #Psychologist joining our team to treat Developmental Neurological issues in Children and Cerebral Palsy.

This is the first day of two day free medical camp. First day is dedicated to the neurological issues in children like #Autism, #Seizure disorders and second day for #PediatricOrthopedic Diseases, Limb Deformities like #ClubFoot and #CerebralPalsy.

This was in organised in association with #Sevabharathi who has been most kind in donating money, arranging volunteers etc.. The premises itself is a Lifecare Physiotherapy clinic of Biju Bhasker at #Palakkad, #Kerala.

Most kind have been Sevabharathi, it’s volunteers and Dr. Sreeram Sankar without whom this wouldn’t be possible. When me and Mr.Biju approached them with the idea 2 years ago they had a kind heart to go ahead and help us with much needed sponsorship and man power.

Watch this space. The next event would be bigger and better !!

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Cerebral-palsy Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Pediatric Orthopedics Spina Bifida Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala


Dear Friends ,

I have great pleasure to announce that along with the launch of a Cerebral Palsy Clinic at Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama Charitable Hospital , Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala I am also starting an exclusive Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic.

This will cater to children suffering with bone and joint disorders, congenital deformities like Club Foot, Flat foot, Knock Knees and Bow legs among many others. Treatment advise for Spine problems in children like spina bifida, congenital and idiopathic scoliosis are also offered.

I am hereby attaching a video clip showing the many clinical conditions for which services are being offered here.

This hospital being a charitable one caters to the poor and these services would be of benefit to many.

Kindly share among your friends so that people are aware of the new service.

Dr. Easwar TR
Pediatric Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon

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Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Pediatric Orthopedics Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Conference 2018 NewDelhi


#IFSBHCON2018
#SPINABIFIDA
#hydrocephalus
#spinabifidafoundation
Lovely conference and lovely to see the so many families and patients viewing life with such a positive attitude https://t.co/eXqZWmuhoa

Dr. Santhosh Karmakar and Spina Bifida Foundation deserve credit for bringing together different professionals -doctors, physiotherapists and families, together for this event

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Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

#CerebralPalsy and #PediatricOrtho #medical #camp at #Palakkad


Had a wonderful #CerebralPalsy and #PediatricOrtho #medical #camp at #Palakkad #Kerala organised by wonderful people at #SevaBharathi . It was well attended with parents and children braving the heavy rain.
@sevakeralam
@sevabharathitn https://t.co/Z3FT9C6RVO

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Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Free Medical Camp for Children’s Orthopedic Disorders and Cerebral Palsy


I’m conducting a free medical camp for #Childrens #Orthopedic #Disorders and #BoneDiseases , #LimbDeformities and #CerebralPalsy at #Palakkad ,#Kerala . Event is organised by #SevaBharathi .

The event will be held in the premises of Life Care Cerebral Palsy Clinic which is in centre of Palakkad town enabling easy transport to the venue.

Patients and relatives are advised to bring all old records while seeking opinion. All old x-ray, other scans and will also be needed for evaluation.

Phone number for Booking :+91-80759-21075

Contact the phone on last line of notice for appointment.
(Notice is in #Malayalam, local language of Kerala )

https://t.co/smNqhcYRRS

Free Medical Camp for Pediatric Orthopedic Disorders and Scoliosis
Free Medical Camp for Pediatric Orthopedic Disorders and Scoliosis

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Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Torticollis or Wry Neck in Children


#Torticollis or #WryNeck is a common complaint in #children.

Children will keep neck turned and/or tilted to one side. This can be a sudden occurrence especially after sore throat or upper airway infection, fall or maybe seen after difficult birth due to stretching and injury to the neck muscle (called Sternocleidomastoid .

While many are simple spam or contracture of neck muscle some torticollis as shown in the picture below could harbour problems like compression of #spinalcord by #neck bones which have gone off alignment. These problems in the structure of neck bones occur at birth and are due to a developmental error in the shape of the neck vertebra.

#ChildOrtho
#NeckPain
#PedOrtho

https://t.co/Nf8lSN2rTG

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General Others Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Interventional Pain management and Palliative Pain Care – a write up on Cancer Pain


Coimbatore Pain Clinic

 

Commemorative day for Cancer passed us by, mostly un-noticed amidst the din of modern self centered life. Here is an article by my dear friend and senior colleague Dr. Sekar Michael who runs a Coimbatore Pain Clinic at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India and is actively involved in treating under priviliged cancer patients.

This was published in Times Of India, an Indian News Paper.

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Orthopedics Spine & Scoliosis Surgery

Dr.Easwar’s Spine & Scoliosis Surgery Website launched at http://spine-india.com


My spine clinic website has been launched !

Dr.Easwar's Spine Collage
Thanks to all my patients who have trusted me and helped me be part of their healing

Dr.Easwar Spine Website - Logo
Dr.Easwar Spine Website – Logo (All Rights Reserved)

Find it at http://spine-india.com

All queries regarding Spine Surgery, Scoliosis, Paediatric Deformities can be posted and I will get back to you

Thanks,

Dr. Easwar