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Importance of physiotherapy post-delivery

During and post the birth of a child, a woman goes through a lot of changes both physically as well as emotionally. To help keep the physical health in check, it is important to be aware of the following:

To help alleviate issues in the future and to reverse some of the pregnancy related changes, dietary changes and exercises should be incorporated into every woman’s routine after the birth of the child.

Lower abdomen and Pelvic floor strengthening exercises :

Focus should be given to this during and post pregnancy.
This involves basic exercises such as squats or kegel exercises that needs to be done to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.
These exercises can be initiated 2-5 days post delivery of a child. A doctor’s or physiotherapist’s recommendation should be followed before commencing.
In case of any pain or discomfort, exercises should be discontinued and expert opinion should be sought after.
These exercises help in controlling and strengthening your bladder and improves bowel control.
Basic exercises involves squeezing and relaxing of pelvic and abdominal muscles and continuing this for a short period.
Pelvic tilts and abdominal bracing can help in toning and strengthening these muscles.

Back muscles strengthening:

New mothers are prone to backache and injury and these exercises help prevent them.
Maintaining good posture, avoiding heavy object lifting, using chairs with good back support and avoiding prolonged bending or stretching can help avoid these issues.

Good eating habits:

Incorporating fibre rich foods into your meals.
Drinking adequate water everyday.

To get a better insight into good habits and proper exercises, it would be best to connect with a physiotherapist.

You can now find and teleconsult a physiotherapist on the Curie connect app!

Contact: https://curie.health , +91-8778826667 for more info.

Effects of the pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents.

The extended lockdowns and stay at home restrictions put in place to curb the widespread dissemination of the corona virus has tested our mental health thresholds to the maximum.

Children and adolescents are facing a major brunt of these stresses due to the disruption of regular, quotidian activities involving school visits, extra curricular activities and limited interaction with peers coupled with online classes, prolonged periods indoors and limited social and emotional stimulation. So, how exactly does this affect them ??

Psychological stress symptoms such as low mood, irritability, anxiety or depression.
Lack of vigour to partake in daily activities or conversations.
Lack of social controls such as teachers, peers or other outside influences on a child’s psychosocial equilibrium.
Added pressures and lack of motivation due to sudden and unprecedented changes such as introduction of online classes and cessation of play time, outdoor activities.
Risk of untoward or inappropriate usage of online resources. Global estimates show a 30% increase in exploitation of children for pornography and exploration of such sites by younger children who have free, unrestricted or unsupervised access to the internet.
Increased risk of self harm or suicidal thoughts or tendencies. Global estimates show an average of 35% increase in suicide rates or self harm across all age groups.
Increased risk of child physical or mental abuse. This mainly pertains to those children who have abusive parents, witness domestic violence, live with a caretaker or come from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

So how can a parent support and help a child navigate through this challenging phase?

Talk to your children openly about the pandemic in a way they can easily process it.
Explain the advantages derived from this time. This can include points such as increased time with family, opportunity to unwind and relax from mundane routines, time to learn new activities or discover new passions, etc.
Spend quality time talking, interacting and engaging with your children.
Find activities such as exercising or family games that you can all partake in.
Create a conducive environment at home for a peaceful and happy mental status of your children.
Avoid excessive nagging or discouragement of your children.
Give your children a chance to open up their feelings or emotions to you.
Create an opportunity for your child to understand and get a positive approach towards usage of technology in the betterment of education and communication with friends and family.
Encourage your child to utilise this opportunity to focus on self-development and stay away from negative influences such as bullies at school.
Instil in your child the need to focus on spirituality and self-love.
Prevent your own stresses at work or involving finances to overshadow your child’s need for happiness.
If you have a child at high risk (with previous mental health concerns or physical disabilities), stay in touch with a psychologist and paediatrician through teleconsultation services like Curie Health.
Identify vulnerable behaviour and address it immediately.
Help children or families around you that may be struggling to cope. This will also help mould your children to be magnanimous and humanitarian on the long run.

This challenging time could turn out to be the best time for your child’s emotional growth and maturation if he/she receives the optimum level of support and understanding from parents. Therefore, it emerges as a solemn responsibility of each parent to render an unwavering commitment and support to children, in order to induce a favourable outcome at these testing times.

To teleconsult a paediatrician or psychologist, download the free Curie care app from your google playstore.

If you are a mental health practitioner or a pediatrician, sign up with the free Curie connect app to offer your services online!

For more details, visit https://curie.health or +91-8778826667.

Negligible returns from your clinic’s marketing strategies? Ask Curie..

Most clinic owners spend hefty sums of money to pay third parties to carry out various marketing strategies to improve their business. However, many a times, the amount spent on these and the returns they produce fail to add up. So where exactly is the problem?

Majority of these third party companies do not focus on the need to individualise or personalise any strategy executed. They rather juxtapose a common strategy that worked for xyz client on all the clients and these evidently do not always yield positive results.

How exactly can one tackle this issue? Contrary to the popular belief that ‘One strategy fits all’, a different approach should be charted out based on the market research and data analytics of each clinical practice. This is definitely more time-consuming and involves higher monetary resources. However, the resulting success or returns are well worth the initial efforts that are put in.

Curie helps to increase your marketing strategy returns by:

• Offline and online marketing strategies that are tailor made for each clinical practice

• Complete data analysis to determine the most successful areas of business development

• Listing of clinical practices on Curie’s online map

• SEO optimisation and enhanced visibility on online sources

• Devising approaches to improve patient retention

• Focusing on increasing new patient walk ins and referrals

• Complete digitalisation of the clinic and clinical processes, setting the clinic apart from its competitors

• Periodic evaluation of the existing strategies and reforming them according to current market needs

• Building a rapport with old and new clients by SMSs or push notifications

Doctors and health professionals with Curie have seen the following outcomes

• More time to focus on clinical aspects as Curie takes care of operations and marketing

• Improved patient satisfaction and retention

• Increased trust levels among patients/clients and more referrals

• Significant improvement in revenue and patient statistics.

These are some services that make Curie unique and our highly efficient team works around the clock to help you propel your business to the next level.

To know more about how to improve your marketing returns and sign up with us, contact us at https://curie.health/ or call +91-8778826667.

Why and how should you register your clinical practice with Curie..?

Many healthcare professionals are curious about how Curie could impact your practice. Why don’t you sign up with us and see for yourself? We have a free trial period and you’ll be able to witness the vast specs of Curie and some of the advantages you could have if you subscribe to it on the long run.

So how exactly do you register your practice with us? We believe in a user friendly software that can be easily understood and used by anyone from anywhere. Therefore, registering with us to begin your journey with Curie is also a very simple process.

1. Log on to https://curie.health and register your clinic details.

2. Download the Curie Connect app from your google playstore.

3. Once your clinic details are provided, Curie provides you with a code that is unique for your clinic.

4. Share this code with your patients and social circle and allow them to connect with you on the Curie app.

5. Begin teleconsultations on the app, allow patients to find you and book appointments and easily view a patient’s medical records.

The Curie software also helps you to:

• Manage your clinical operations and view your practice related records from anywhere, including the comforts of your home.

• Store all patient details and records on a secure cloud based platform.

• Schedule physical or tele consultations with your patients.

• Allow existing and new patients to book appointments with you on the app.

• Allows text conversations with your patients and audio/video appointments.

• Maintain communication with all your patients by scheduling pop-up notifications and alerts regarding upcoming appointments, health insights and advices, offers and promotions, etc.

• Maintain inventory of your supplies and contact distributors easily.

• Business analytics and inputs to improve your business.

• Digitalised consent forms and feedback.

• Improved visibility of your practice on online sources.

• Offline and online marketing services and strategies.

• Constant customer support for any doubts or queries.

Overall, Curie aims to help all healthcare professionals have better and smoother clinical operations and provide a platform for wider patient reach.

TELEMEDICINE USES IN GYNECOLOGY

Telemedicine has been around since the 1960s and has received more acceptance with each passing year. This COVID-19 pandemic has however led to the commencement of a new telemedicine era, making it the future of healthcare.

Indian surveys show that

‘Over 50% of Indian women are not sure if they need to visit a gynaecologist even when they have any symptoms or issues and almost 95% of women in some cities have never visited a gynecologist’
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These shocking statistics can be explained by factors such as ignorance of health and diseases, societal pressures, and taboo of women visiting a gynecologist especially before marriage and feeling ashamed or shy to visit a gynecologist due to lack of education or exposure.

With the introduction of telemedicine, there has been a steep rise in the percentage of women seeking gynecologist opinions from the comfort and security of their homes. This is a promising trend that will encourage physical visits and general awareness substantially among these women.

Some of the areas of gynecology where telemedicine proves to be the most useful are in:

Spreading awareness and clearing doubts pre and post-pregnancy

Identifying, managing and preventing postpartum depression
Routine reviews in pregnant, lactating mothers who need constant support and assistance
Women in premenopause or postmenopause who need support to manage their symptoms

Review of blood investigation reports
Planning of pregnancy
Planning IVF treatments
Pre or post-surgical assistance and management
Review of medications
Managing pregnancy-induced diabetes or hypertension by constant monitoring and advice on lifestyle changes
Advice on sensitive topics such as intercourse, unplanned pregnancies, abortions, etc.

As seen above, telemedicine and teleconsultation can be a perfect way to make gynecological advice and expertise easily available to women from all walks of life.

This could be a stepping stone that paves the way for the generalised acceptance of these issues in the society and also help more women get access to these essential healthcare services.

Register with Curie- India’s premier teleconsultation platform and provide your services to the public if you are a Gynecologist.

If you are looking for an appointment, search for a specialist near you on the Curie app!

Contact https://curie.health or call +91-8778826667 for more info or to get a free TRIAL/DEMO.

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Dental Care During Pregnancy

Dental care during pregnancy is of great importance and is vital for a healthy mother and baby. Hormonal changes or fluctuations in a pregnant woman can greatly influence the health and ecosystem of her oral cavity.

Most commonly, there is an increased deposition of plaque in the oral cavity during pregnancy and the gums become increasingly sensitive to these deposits.

Let us see a small depiction of changes in your oral cavity during pregnancy

Pregnancy tumor/Granuloma Gravidarium

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As seen above, pregnancy might lead to a variety of oral health conditions which require careful monitoring and timely intervention by a dentist.

Things to remember:

Pre-Pregnancy:

Best practice is to visit a dentist before getting pregnant to ensure that you have a healthy oral cavity and to avoid complications and preventable procedures during the pregnancy. A dentist might do a basic scaling, polishing, decayed tooth fillings or wisdom tooth removal prior to the pregnancy.

Any couple planning for an IVF procedure should also mandatorily undergo a complete dental evaluation and treatment. This is advised and initiated by all IVF doctors before commencing the treatment.

During Pregnancy: Visiting a dentist is crucial during the pregnancy to avoid any of the above-mentioned complications. Also, any elective procedures are usually postponed to after the pregnancy to avoid unnecessary X -Rays, medications and pain.

However, all emergency procedures such as a tooth extraction or root canal treatment in case of severe pain or infection, are carried out immediately and utmost precautions are taken to safeguard both mother and baby. This could be by wearing protective lead apron during an X-Ray or avoiding drugs contraindicated in a pregnant woman and making the procedure pain free.

A dentist will also give you the right advice on oral hygiene habits such as brushing and flossing techniques and will suggest the right diet and nutrition for you and your baby. This might be a suggestion on a fluoride toothpaste or a calcium, vitamin supplement.

Morning sickness might also have effects on the teeth as mentioned in the flowchart. To is best to avoid brushing immediately after vomiting and rather stick to washing your mouth with plain water

Post-Pregnancy: Any pending procedures not undertaken will be completed and dentists will prescribe only the medications safe during breast feeding if needed.

Visit us at https://curie.health/ to book your dentist appointment today!