Manipal Hospitals organised bike rally to promote men’s health

Bengaluru, May 22, 2022: Manipal Hospitals, in association with Bharat Beard Club, organized a bike rally to create greater awareness about men’s health issues. Doctors across specialities from different units of Manipal Hospitals joined the bikers in their corporate attire to promote Men’s Health.

Dr. Sumit Talwar, Consultant - General, Laparoscopic & Minimal Access Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Manipal Hospitals Old Airport Road, Dr. Srikanth V, Consultant – Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Dr. Ranjan Shetty, HOD & Consultant - Interventional Cardiology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Dr. Naveen Chandra, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Manipal Hospitals, Varthur Road, Dr. Partha Shetty, Consultant – Nephrology, Manipal Hospitals, Millers Road, Dr. Kisalay Saurav, Consultant Dermatology & Cosmetology, Manipal Hospital Hebbal, Dr. Yathish G C, Consultant Rheumatology, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Dr. Rohit Kumar, Consultant - Surgical Oncology, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Dr. Chirag Thonse, Consultant Orthopaedic, Joint Replacement, and Arthroscopic Surgeon, Manipal Hospitals, Millers Road flagged off the event at 7:00 AM from Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, where over 250 riders, including members of the Bharat Beard Club, came together to support the cause. The group covered a distance of over 35 km starting from Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, and culminating at Embassy International Riding School after passing through Trinity Circle, Cubbon Park, Sankey Road, and Doddabalapur.

Doctors from Manipal Hospitals shared their insights on various issues pertaining to men’s health. Dr. Naveen Chandra, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Manipal Hospitals, Varthur Road, shared his insights on the reasons responsible for youngsters succumbing to cardiac arrest, effects of over-exercising on heart health, importance of preventive health check-ups in men, and how protein intake affects men’s health. Dr. Sachin D, Consultant Interventional Pulmonology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road shared his views on the impact of smoking on men’s health. Dr. Rohit Kumar, Consultant - Surgical Oncology, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road explained the common cancers in men and prostate cancer in men. Dr. Nitin Yashas Murthy, Consultant Medical Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Care, Sarjapur spoke on healthy lifestyle practices to prevent cancer in men and Dr. Prashanth Ganesh, Consultant Urologist and Andrologist, Manipal Hospitals, Hebbal shared his views on common men’s health issues.

Many studies have shown that the level of awareness of health issues among men is low, besides their being highly susceptible to a number of health problems due to their lifestyle choices. Men tend to ignore their health problems and are prone to more serious health diseases compared to women. Cardiac and urological problems affect a significant portion of the men’s population, along with hypertension, high cholesterol, prostate cancer, mental health, obesity, diabetes, etc.

Speaking on the initiative, Karthik Rajagopal, COO, Manipal Hospitals said, ‘‘Health issues should not be disregarded as some of them could turn out to be serious within a very short span of time, resulting in many kinds of physical and mental complications. Compared to women, men tend to ignore their health problems and they are prone to many serious health diseases. Keeping this in mind, we organised the bike rally to focus on serious health issues like prostate cancer, mental health, cardiac issues, kidney stones and other men's health concerns and how to stay protected from them.”