Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, one of the leading multi-superspecialty quaternary care hospitals in Karnataka, commemorated World Parkinson’s Awareness Month today by organizing the TULIPS & SPARKS – THE SOLIDARITY WALK at Ramaiah Campus with the participation of 50+ PD warriors, their brave heart caregivers, physicians and other hospital staff. The Solidarity Walk aimed to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disorder that afflicts more than 7 million Indians as per a Lancet Study. The short yet effective 250-metre walk was followed by a sumptuous breakfast and insightful health talks by Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Physiotherapist, Speech & Swallow Therapist and a trained PD nurse. These health talks focused on the different aspects of managing Parkinson’s disease. The event was thoughtfully themed using tulips and sparks, the two symbols that describe the two aspects of the disorder – living with hope while experiencing a sudden jolt in the brain.
Tulips and Sparks – The Solidarity Walk at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital celebrated the indomitable spirit of our PD warriors despite the challenges that they face in their everyday life. Through this Solidarity Walk, a continuation of last year’s Tulips & Sparks annual event, Ramaiah Memorial Hospital hoped to raise the much-needed awareness regarding Parkinson’s disease including identification of the symptoms at its early onset as well as bringing forth the various therapeutic ways through which the disorder can be managed effectively and efficiently.
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At Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, the Movement Disorder Clinic functions under the specialty of Neurology and is fully equipped with movement disorders specialists, consultants, skillfully trained therapists, rehab specialists who all work together to provide specific guidance and customized care according to the individual needs. Parkinson’s, if managed better, can help a PD warrior lead a fulfilling good quality of life.