Leading consultant neuro physicians and neuro surgeons, assisted by Sri Lanka Army medical professionals, have successfully performed the first-ever surgery to relieve the spasticity of nine dependent War Heroes after necessary consultations were conducted at Attidiya Mihindu Seth Medura wellness resort.
On Wednesday (10) when the Commander and his retinue visited Attidiya Mihindu Seth Medura wellness resort for distribution of gift parcels among its inmates on account of Army Day and 63rd Anniversary, he was very pleased to have seen several dependent War Heroes recovered after surgeries on spasticity were there to greet him.
The Army Chief, having understood the severe pain and mental agony of those War Heroes, affected by neuro and spinal injuries, set apart a sum of Rs 30 m., with the aim of improving their quality of life and enabling medical experts to bring relief and comfort to them while taking an enormous interest in this aspect of their well-being.
Lieutenant General Jayasuriya, talking to those recuperating inmates and Army medical authorities, including Major General Sanjaya Munasinghe, Medical Advisor, Brigadier K.P Sumanapala, Director Army Medical Services and Dr Major Dilshan Dissanayaka, Resident Medical Officer who were present at Attidiya, requested the authorities to seek possibilities for extending this surgical treatment to all suitable spastic patients in the Army.
It all happened several months ago when Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, met a cross section of Army medical experts, attending dependent War Heroes at Attidiya Mihindu Seth Meduara during a visit where he inquired into possibilities of conducting surgeries on spasticity, due to various neuro injuries in Sri Lanka since such continuing disabilities need constant surveillance after the insertion of a baclofen pump as is the case in medically advanced countries.
This only alternative treatment has never been put to the trial in Sri Lanka. In response to the Commander’s initiative and directions, Sri Lanka Army Hospital and medical authorities however got together and finally decided to muster expert advice and practical support from experts, like Dr Ranjani Gamage, Neuro Physician, and Dr Sunil Perera, Neuro Surgeon for conduct of those operations at the new Asiri Central (Pvt) Hospital for the first time in Sri Lanka.
Nine dependent spasticity-affected War Heroes, who are undergoing therapeutic treatment at Attidiya Mihindu Seth Meduara, Ragama Ranaviru Sevana Rehabilitation Centre and Anuradhapura ‘Abhimansala’ underwent these operations with the insertion of the baclofen pump under the abdominal wall of the patient under this programme.
It was soon found that all the patients suffering from spasticity were distinctly getting better as time passed after continuous release of a specified dose of the drug baclofen into the pump as determined by the neuro physician.
In the absence of a permanent cure for spasticity, the severe spasticity can be scaled down using the baclofen pump since spasticity cannot be adequately treated with medications.
On Wednesday (10) when the Commander and his retinue visited Attidiya Mihindu Seth Medura wellness resort for distribution of gift parcels among its inmates on account of Army Day and 63rd Anniversary, he was very pleased to have seen several dependent War Heroes recovered after surgeries on spasticity were there to greet him.
The Army Chief, having understood the severe pain and mental agony of those War Heroes, affected by neuro and spinal injuries, set apart a sum of Rs 30 m., with the aim of improving their quality of life and enabling medical experts to bring relief and comfort to them while taking an enormous interest in this aspect of their well-being.
Lieutenant General Jayasuriya, talking to those recuperating inmates and Army medical authorities, including Major General Sanjaya Munasinghe, Medical Advisor, Brigadier K.P Sumanapala, Director Army Medical Services and Dr Major Dilshan Dissanayaka, Resident Medical Officer who were present at Attidiya, requested the authorities to seek possibilities for extending this surgical treatment to all suitable spastic patients in the Army.
It all happened several months ago when Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, met a cross section of Army medical experts, attending dependent War Heroes at Attidiya Mihindu Seth Meduara during a visit where he inquired into possibilities of conducting surgeries on spasticity, due to various neuro injuries in Sri Lanka since such continuing disabilities need constant surveillance after the insertion of a baclofen pump as is the case in medically advanced countries.
This only alternative treatment has never been put to the trial in Sri Lanka. In response to the Commander’s initiative and directions, Sri Lanka Army Hospital and medical authorities however got together and finally decided to muster expert advice and practical support from experts, like Dr Ranjani Gamage, Neuro Physician, and Dr Sunil Perera, Neuro Surgeon for conduct of those operations at the new Asiri Central (Pvt) Hospital for the first time in Sri Lanka.
Nine dependent spasticity-affected War Heroes, who are undergoing therapeutic treatment at Attidiya Mihindu Seth Meduara, Ragama Ranaviru Sevana Rehabilitation Centre and Anuradhapura ‘Abhimansala’ underwent these operations with the insertion of the baclofen pump under the abdominal wall of the patient under this programme.
It was soon found that all the patients suffering from spasticity were distinctly getting better as time passed after continuous release of a specified dose of the drug baclofen into the pump as determined by the neuro physician.
In the absence of a permanent cure for spasticity, the severe spasticity can be scaled down using the baclofen pump since spasticity cannot be adequately treated with medications.
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