Changwon Himchan Hospital Invites Health Lecture to Masan Branch of the Korean Senior Citizens' Association
Sep 25, 2024
Changwon Himchan Hospital (Hospital President Sanghoon Lee) was invited to the Korea Senior Citizens' Association's Masan Branch on the 24th to give health lectures to more than 100 senior college students at the auditorium on the 3rd floor of the Korean Senior Citizens' Association.
Under the theme of 'Prevention and Management of Degenerative Arthritis', Kang Byeong-ryul, director of orthopedic surgery, explained the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of knee arthritis, a representative senile disease.
It introduced various treatments according to the stage of arthritis, such as non-surgical treatment in the middle arthritis stage and artificial joint surgery using robots in the late arthritis stage, and introduced lifestyle habits and exercise methods that help manage knee health. In addition, the elderly guided tips that would be good to know during hospital treatment, and after the lecture, they had a free question-and-answer session with the participants.
Director Kang Byung-ryul said, `We should avoid squatting and double-legged positions that are too much on our knees"As you get older, losing weight and building muscles are important for knee health care" he said.
On the other hand, Changwon Himchan Hospital is practicing love for its neighbors by participating in a project to support knee artificial joint surgery costs conducted by the Elderly Medical Sharing Foundation as well as talent donation through health lectures.
Under the theme of 'Prevention and Management of Degenerative Arthritis', Kang Byeong-ryul, director of orthopedic surgery, explained the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of knee arthritis, a representative senile disease.
It introduced various treatments according to the stage of arthritis, such as non-surgical treatment in the middle arthritis stage and artificial joint surgery using robots in the late arthritis stage, and introduced lifestyle habits and exercise methods that help manage knee health. In addition, the elderly guided tips that would be good to know during hospital treatment, and after the lecture, they had a free question-and-answer session with the participants.
Director Kang Byung-ryul said, `We should avoid squatting and double-legged positions that are too much on our knees"As you get older, losing weight and building muscles are important for knee health care" he said.
On the other hand, Changwon Himchan Hospital is practicing love for its neighbors by participating in a project to support knee artificial joint surgery costs conducted by the Elderly Medical Sharing Foundation as well as talent donation through health lectures.
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