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As the worlds population continues to rise, along with increasing life-expectancy, the role of the orthopaedic surgeon is key in managing the worlds rising morbidity. In the developed world total hip and total knee replacements are the second and third most common elective procedures. The World Health Organiza- tion (WHO) estimates that 10% of men and 18% of women over the age of 60 have symptomatic osteoarthritis. The WHO also states that 10% of global mortality is due to accident and emergencies, and the morbidities arising therein contribute a major burden on healthcare systems. The vast majority of this trauma occurring the developing world.
Musculoskeletal health and function is vital to ones ability to perform their work and contribute to their family and societies well-being. More importantly physical activity has been shown to decrease the rates of all cause mortality, including coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colon and breast cancer as well is lower the levels of depression.
Orthopaedic care is of paramount importance to the restoration of any loss of function arising from the musculoskeletal system, with the aid of superior quality medical devices, delivered with quintes- sential service, provided by UJAMAA. The aim of which is to get patients back to their best physical health in order for them to live full, productive lives.
At UJAMAA we do not only focus on restoring the patients functional abilities but we also seek to optimize the orthopaedic surgeon’s physical status by advocating for and facilitating a more active lifestyle so that they can be at their best in order to perform at their peak when caring for their patients.
This is why we say movement is medicine and medicine for movement is UJAMAA!
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