At every main road, we see a traffic police trying to man the relentless city’s traffic. Little do we know, what it takes to wear the green mask and endlessly direct people without ‘traffic sense’, and sometimes, ‘not-so-kind’ commuters. Express checks out more.
“I suffer from knee and hip pain frequently. I know it is because of my profession. As a traffic police, I have to stand for at least eight hours every day,” said Mallikarjuna, 55, traffic police attached to Byatarynapura traffic police station.
He was one among the hundred police who were diagnosed with osteoporosis on Wednesday, during a bone mineral density (BMD) camp jointly organised by the MedPLus Pharmacy and Department of Police.
Nagaraju, another traffic police attached to Vijayanagara police station was diagnosed with osteopenia. He said, “I have been told to take calcium tablets. The camp for BMD is a good initiative, as we get a chance to know about our health conditions.” On the first-day of the camp, it was seen that traffic police were vulnerable to calcium deficiency.
Speaking about the camp, Dr Niranthar Ganesh, orthopedic resident, M S Ramaiah Hospital, said several traffic police were diagnosed with osteopenia and osteoporosis. “Osteopenia refers to bone mineral density (BMD) that is lower than normal, but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis. On the other hand, osteoporosis is a progressive disease that makes bones thin and brittle, which may eventually break,” Dr Ganesh explained.
He suggested that adequate supply of calcium and lifestyle modification were the solutions for the disease. In severe cases, joint replacement was the last option, he added.
The BMD camp is being held at Malleswaram police station till August 6.
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