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As the world is hit by the worst pandemic in the history of the century, it’s important to know the healthcare system quite ever. There are various hospitals and health care centers all around us. With increasing cases of varied ailments, it’s tough or feasible to keep about to different locations for various treatments. At this point, thanks to our sedentary lifestyle, there are many new diseases that have emerged and that they require multi-specialists. What is a Multi-Speciality Hospital? A multispeciality hospital is one that has facilities for all ailments and diseases with an expert team of doctors and specialists. The patients are so immensely taken care of with air-conditioned rooms and canteens inside and personalized care. The amenities could include these but not limited to: General Medicine General Surgery Neuro physician Neurosurgeon Gastro physician Gastro surgeon Cardiologist Cardiothoracic surgeon Pulmonology Hematology/Oncology Orthopedic surgeons Gynecologist Obstetr...

Alzheimer’s disease is an irrecoverable and self-growing neurological disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking ability and eventually, the potential to hold out the only tasks is also gone. In most Alzheimer’s cases, symptoms are seen from their mid-60s. Alzheimer’s may be a self-growing disease that will totally hamper your thinking ability and mental functions, it can destroy your memory and leave you in despair. Alzheimer’s occurs when protein starts to build up and cause plaque around blood cells, one such protein type is amyloid. Brain cells start breaking down and lose contact with one another, leading to the loss of all brain functions. Causes of Alzheimer’s disease In Alzheimer’s disease, the brain cells start to degenerate and in additional unusual sorts of Alzheimer’s disease, different areas of the brain are affected. Alzheimer’s attacks different parts of the brain and shrinks the brain gradually, the parts first attacked are most frequently responsible for memory....

Amandeep Group of Hospitals is one of the leading healthcare service provider groups in the country. we have expanded and reached the masses to supply the most effective treatments. We have Laser treatment for Varicose veins, the hyperbaric chamber for Oxygen therapy , Navigation technology for Joint Replacement besides other world-class treatments at the hospital facility. We, at Amandeep Group of Hospitals, have come up meaning to treat all patients no matter any factors and give a healthy life to our patients. You can check the related FAQs below to find answers to more questions: 1 – How is HBOT effective? From Amandeep Group of Hospitals: “Normally, most of the oxygen circulating within the body is carried by the red blood cells. Hyperbaric oxygen dissolves extra oxygen into the plasma. the entire oxygen carried to the tissues is about 10 times quite breathing air. the rise in oxygen concentration promotes the healing of certain wounds.” 2 – What are the advantages of HBOT? It ha...

  Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery – Unmatched Precision for Pain Relief and a Normal Life Arthritis is a common cause of hip and knee pain. It can be degenerative (osteoarthritis), inflammatory (rheumatoid, lupus), post-traumatic or vascular necrosis (lack of blood to the bone). Hip and  knee replacement surgery  is performed after patients have exhausted no operative treatment. These surgeries are traditionally performed with the help of bone-cutting guides, but today the most advanced robot-assisted technology for knee replacement surgery is a new alternative to conventional surgical techniques. During knee replacement surgery, there are multiple surgical variables that are controlled manually by the orthopedic surgeon. The challenge of aligning the implants and preparing the bones to accept them can be complex, invasive, and time-consuming, as no two knee joints are exactly the same. Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery The robotic system is designed to help the surgeon n...

  I'm sure you are wondering what connection you have here. Well, the link is that these are the complaints kids with cleft lip generally make. Do you know what a cleft lip is? If not, this is what it is. The cleft lip is the opening in the baby's upper lip due to improper closure of the facial structure during its development in the womb. This problem is treatable, but society does not accept it and treats children who are born with a cleft lip badly. But Amandeep Hospital in partnership with Smile Train emerged like a ray of light at the end of the tunnel for those families who had lost all hope of seeing their children as other normal children. Smile Train is a New York-based organization founded in 1999. It has an extensive network of free cleft lip and palate surgeries in 87 countries. In partnership with Amandeep Hospital, more than 8000 free surgeries have been performed since 2004 along with other benefits such as travel expenses, speech therapy, and orthodontic treatm...

  Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon! Yes, plastic surgery can transform your life. But before we get into the benefits of plastic surgery , let us know what plastic surgery is. Plastic surgery is a full-fledged process to repair or reconstruct a damaged body part due to birth defects, injury, burns, or other specific reasons. Such surgery is used to treat facial as well as body defects. Breaking all the stereotypes, plastic su r gery has emerged as a benison for those who always wished to have flawless skin or to dump the scars forever. For many, it was an option for frail people. But this perception does not exist anymore due to the variety of benefits it has to offer. So, let us take you on a ride and give you an insight into the benefits of plastic surgery. Physical Health Improvements “Health is wealth,” says it all. Invest in your skin as it is going to represent you for a very long time. Plastic surgery will surely help you to get th...

  Gone are the days when surgeries meant excessive blood loss and damage to the bones. But when Robotic Joint Replacement Surgery   was not launched, people then had to suffer tough times and had to go through unbearable pains and blood loss. Unfortunately, they had no other option to get rid of knee problems and so they had to resort to the conventional method of knee replacement. With an aim to create awareness about the sea change which Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery has brought, here we will shed some light upon the differences between conventional and robotic-assisted surgery. Conventional Knee Replacement Surgery Con v entional or popularly known as the Traditional method of knee replacement is a method that has been in existence for the last many decades. Here the surgeon operates the knee by making an incision of 8 to 12 inches using the standard tools and equipment. Many people have benefited from this surgery and are able to live a life without such problems. Tra...

  Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery Having knee pain caused due to osteoarthritis and your doctor suggested the traditional method of surgery which involves cuts, swelling, excess blood loss, etc. Are you afraid to undergo a surgery that does not promise to solve your knee problem completely and may even put you at various other risks? Don’t worry. Here is the solution to your problem. We bring to you ROBOTIC SURGERY for knee replacement . You can just relax and let this surgery do wonders for you. How Robotic Surgery Works? The surgeon uses the handheld robotics to precisely shape the surrounding bone before placing the knee implant and proper navigation of each area is done to see even the remotest part of the knee. A 3D model of a patient’s knee is generated. It helps in mapping out the exact incisions and the right angles. Every knee surgery replacement is unique depending on the knee anatomy and the plant used. It removes only the damaged bone. 10 Benefits of Robot-Assi...

What is Physiotherapy Treatment? Physiotherapy is a way of curing masses affected by injury, ill-health, and disability. They are also known as physical therapists or PTs. The treatment does not include any type of medicine and the focus is on rectifying the defect in the body through muscular movement. Physiotherapists also play an imperative role in health progress and disease prevention. With increasing age, the body very often suffers from neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease, Chronic Fatigue, Dementia, Paralysis, etc. In such cases, physiotherapy is a very promising means of keeping such neurological disorders away and stops further deterioration because physiotherapy takes an integrated musculoskeletal and neuromuscular approach to the treatment of the problem. 3 Common Physiotherapy Treatment Techniques Manual Therapy Technique for Physiotherapy These can comprise, joint manipulation and mobilization (which includes spinal mobilization), manual resistance train...

  What is Obesity?  Obesity is almost a pandemic in the current health scenario and it has been often established that it leads to a great number of lifestyle disorders including diabetes, hypertension, coronary problems, and more. Morbidly obese people face more complications in their daily movements and have been known to undergo  Total Knee Replacement surgery  at younger ages than those with a lower BMI. In recent research (meta-analysis, October ’17 issue, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery) it has been established that obese patients who go through  Total Knee Replacement surgery  are almost twice as likely to incur infection post-surgery and more than 2 times likely to incur deep infection. The obese patients undergoing this procedure are a little more likely to later need a second surgery when compared to those that aren’t obese. Apart from the risk of infection, other complications post a  Total Knee Replacement surgery  that may arise f...

  In the early stages of its introduction, there were many misconceptions and speculations about the success of knee replacement surgeries and the duration of total knee replacements. In the 1960s or 1970s, it was widely believed that implants would only last 10 years, so knee replacement surgery was only recommended for the elderly. It was only with the passage of time that the lifespan of these implants was found to be much longer than around 20 years or more. In the last two decades, there has been extensive research and advancements in the field in terms of surgical techniques. The materials, the design of the implants, and their fixation, which has led to a longer life of knee implants extending their life well beyond 20 years. In fact, there are several patients whose knee replacements were repaired up to 30 years ago and are still active and mobile. However, every human body is different and the longevity of knee implants varies from patient to patient depending on diffe...

  We all have witnessed moments of a guilty pleasure, basking into the ecstasy of our favorite dessert slowly melting down our mouths. Tempted? Well, sugar is to be blamed for this, not you. From the time we come into this world, we get accustomed to the sweetening taste of lactose. And thus develops the unending urge of sugar munching. The divine pleasure of sweetness becomes a part and parcel of our lives. Sugar is an instant source of energy, breaking into glucose and reaching out to the cells. You wouldn’t be able to enjoy those day-long festivities, packed with never-ending stamina if sugar was missing from your life. Sugar boosts-up your mood instantly and gives a happy heavenly feeling, making it one of the best anti-depressant. Providing immediate energy to the body also helps in improving intellectual skills. But all that glitters is not gold. Excessive sugar leads to devastating aftermath. According to the World Health Organization,  an adult male should take i...

Amputation is the removal of a body part or a limb. Amputation involves a number of reasons that may include trauma or accident, any medical illness, or surgery. As a medical illness measure, amputation can be done to prevent the infection of one part of the body to another. For Instance, in case of diabetic complications, a foot of a person may be amputated. however, in special cases like congenital amputation, fetal limbs are being cut off by constructive bands. Amandeep Hospital is one of Punjab's best multispeciality hospitals having expertise in various fields including Amputation Surgery. The hospital has its premises on G.T Road, Model Town, Amritsar, Punjab Types Of Amputation Arm Amputation Leg Amputation Nose Amputation (Rhinotomy) Tongue Amputation (Glossectomy) Eyes Amputation (Enucleation) BreastAmputation ( Mastectomy) Testiles Amputation ( Castration) Penis Amputation ( Penect...