{"id":13091,"date":"2023-10-09T13:26:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13091"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:26:27","slug":"ministry-of-health-prioritizes-rehabilitation-for-spinal-cord-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-health-prioritizes-rehabilitation-for-spinal-cord-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Health Prioritizes Rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health is calling on citizens with spinal cord injuries to utilize its rehabilitation services and access the necessary medical assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physiotherapist Kamini Reddi emphasized the ministry&#8217;s commitment to increasing the recovery rate for this condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spinal cord injury encompasses damage to any part of the spine or the nerves at the end of the cord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Guyana, prevalent causes of this condition include motor vehicle accidents, gunshot wounds, sports injuries, or surgical complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reddi highlighted that while there is a high demand for rehabilitation services, the turnout rate remains relatively low. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry is actively addressing this issue through various initiatives, prioritizing the well-being of citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She encouraged individuals with spinal cord injuries to register with the ministry for access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rehabilitation services are accessible across the country, and additional assistance, including the provision of devices, is also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This concerted effort by the Ministry of Health aims to provide comprehensive support to individuals with spinal cord injuries, facilitating their recovery and enhancing their overall quality of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Health is calling on citizens with spinal cord injuries to utilize its rehabilitation services and access the necessary medical assistance. Physiotherapist Kamini Reddi emphasized the ministry&#8217;s commitment&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13093,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13091\/revisions\/13093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}