NATIONAL MUSCULOSKELETAL (MSK) / PHYSIOTHERAPY WORKSHOP First National Meeting of Physiotherapists with a Special Interest in Hemophilia. th th ebruary 11 and 12 , 2017 were historically important dates for physiotherapists with a Special Interest in Hemophilia F in India. This two day National Level Musculoskeletal Workshop was part of the activities of the Musculoskeletal (India) Project funded by Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation in collaboration with Hemophilia Federation (India). The workshop was held at Hotel Lemon Tree, New Delhi and inaugurated by Dr. Paul Mclaughlin (Senior Consultant Physiotherapist from Royal Free Hospital, London, UK), Mr. Vikash C. Goyal (President, HFI), Rtn. Wg. Cdr. (Retd.) SS Roychoudhury (CEO, HFI), Mrs. Gurmeet Khanna (Vice President (Finance), HFI) and Youth Group Chairman, Mr. Harshal Kale. The workshop was supervised by MSK Project Lead Dr. Pamela Narayan (Physiotherapist & EC Member, HFI). Before this National Level workshop she had also conducted the four preliminary regional MSK workshops in year 2016 at Hyderabad, Lucknow, Kolkata and Surat as part of the MSK Project. The main agenda of this collaborative meeting was to initiate a discussion on current physiotherapy practices across the country. A panel of 10 prominent physiotherapists were invited from across the country to participate in the meeting. Dr. Paul McLaughlin was invited to share ideas on standards of practice as well as to give his expert input at the meeting. One of the chief concerns raised was the persistent evidence of joint and muscle disease in boys who had been on primary prophylaxis - thus indicating that physical fitness and well joints will continue to be of concern even among this group of PwHs. Physiotherapy particularly 'Prophylactic' or 'Prehab' therapy will be of great importance in the management of this group. Protocols of physiotherapy were also discussed and debated upon during this meeting. These protocols will soon be going on clinical trial as part of Phase 3 of the HFI- NNHF Musculoskeletal Project.

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NATIONAL MUSCULOSKELETAL (MSK) / PHYSIOTHERAPY WORKSHOPFirst National Meeting of Physiotherapists with a Special Interest in Hemophilia.

th thebruary 11 and 12 , 2017 were historically important dates for physiotherapists with a Special Interest in Hemophilia

Fin India. This two day National Level Musculoskeletal Workshop was part of the activities of the Musculoskeletal (India)

Project funded by Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation in collaboration with Hemophilia Federation (India).

The workshop was held at Hotel Lemon Tree, New Delhi and

inaugurated by Dr. Paul Mclaughlin (Senior Consultant

Physiotherapist from Royal Free Hospital, London, UK), Mr.

Vikash C. Goyal (President, HFI), Rtn. Wg. Cdr. (Retd.) SS

Roychoudhury (CEO, HFI), Mrs. Gurmeet Khanna (Vice

President (Finance), HFI) and Youth Group Chairman, Mr.

Harshal Kale. The workshop was supervised by MSK Project

Lead Dr. Pamela Narayan (Physiotherapist & EC Member,

HFI). Before this National Level workshop she had also

conducted the four preliminary regional MSK workshops in

year 2016 at Hyderabad, Lucknow, Kolkata and Surat as part

of the MSK Project.

The main agenda of this collaborative meeting was to initiate a discussion on current physiotherapy practices across the count ry. A pane l o f 10 prominent physiotherapists were invited from across the country to participate in the meeting. Dr. Paul McLaughlin was invited to share ideas on standards of practice as well as to give his expert input at the meeting. One of the chief concerns raised was the persistent evidence of joint and muscle disease in boys who had been on primary prophylaxis - thus indicating that physical fitness and well joints will continue to be of concern even among this group of PwHs. Physiotherapy particularly 'Prophylactic' or 'Prehab' therapy will be of great importance in the management of this group.

Protocols of physiotherapy were also discussed and

debated upon during this meeting. These protocols will

soon be going on clinical trial as part of Phase 3 of the HFI-

NNHF Musculoskeletal Project.