Story: Emmanuel Modey
THE Physiotherapy Department of the Hohoe Hospital in the Volta Region has held a week-long awareness programme to open its door to the people in the district and the surrounding areas.
The department, which was started in 2004, has modern equipment comparable to any hospital with such department in the country.
According to the Physiotherapist in charge of the hospital, Ms Nancy Alifo, the department worked on referred cases such as hypertension, diabetes and stroke.
She said the staff at the hospital used both physical and mechanical means to bring back dead or paralysed nerves to life.
For his part, the pharmacist in charge of the hospital, Mr Hopson Djakpasu, who spoke on the effects of diabetes, said the disease could be managed by oral medication, regular exercises and proper diet.
He said diet maintained sugar at a particular point whereas exercises increased sugar utilisation.
According to him, diabetes had no cure but the symptoms could be managed.
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