New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) With a steady rise in the number of Indians suffering from back pain, a Mumbai-based spine hospital opened two outlets in the national capital Thursday promising to provide effective diagnosis and treatment and prevent unnecessary surgery.
"Qi spine clinic", which till now had a presence only in Mumbai, began its Delhi operations with the opening of two clinics, one in Greater Kailash-1 (south Delhi) and the other in Punjabi Bagh (west Delhi).
"The treatment for back pain usually starts with MRIs and X-ray tests which only detect (trouble spots in) the bones that carry 30 percent of the body's weight and not the muscles on which the other 70 percent rests," Nithiij Arenja, managing director of Qi lifecare said.
"As a result, the patient either ends up popping pain killers for years or undergoes surgery, which less than two percent of all patients actually need. This is where we come in by providing effective diagnosis and focused treatment," he said.
According to Arenja, a "Digital Spinal Analysis" test with the help of five patented computer-controlled devices helps in identifying the causes of back pain by scanning both the bones and the muscles, which other tests fail to do.
"This accuracy in diagnosis makes the treatment path precise and effective when compared to other treatments that take months and years," he said.
The first Qi spine clinic was launched in 2010 in Mumbai. It now has a total of five clinics in India's financial capital and claims to have successfully treated 5,000 patients with a success rate of 93 percent.
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