Muscat: As part of the National Medical Rehabilitation Campaign, launched in mid-August, the Sultanate represented by the Ministry of Health (MOH) marked today the World Physiotherapy Day, which is observed on 8 September every year. This year, the focus is on the rehabilitation, long COVID, and the role of physical therapists in the treatment of people affected by a coronavirus.
The Campaign is organized by the Omani Physiotherapy Association (OPTA) in collaboration with the MOH’s department of Medical Rehabilitation Services.
The departments of medical rehabilitation and physical therapy in a number of hospitals and specialized polyclinics are conducting fitness program "stay active...stay safe" targeting medical, para-medical, nursing staff, and administrators. The program at this stage is implemented in the Royal, Khawla, Sultan Qaboos University, Suhar, Khasab, Jalan Bani Bu Ali hospitals, in addition to A’Seeb and Bushar Specialized Polyclinics.
Meanwhile, the rest of the other hospitals will carry out the campaign’s activities as scheduled by the national campaign’s organizing committee. The programme aims at promoting and spreading awareness about physical and health fitness, highlighting their significance in alleviating work stress and promoting mental health particularly with those on direct contact with Covid-19 patients.
Along with "Stay active...stay safe" program, adopted in the national drive, other programs will be conducted including the Free Online Consultation Program "You talk...we listen" that addresses complications of covid-19 infection for various community segments. -- ONA
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