Trendsetter 2022

Hello Fitness Magazine in collaboration with Times of India and Audi Surat hosted the event called Trendsetters 2022 whereby Dr Manu Sharma was felicitated as a trendsetter in Surat for his contribution in the Doctor Fraternity.

Trendsetter Manu Sharma

‘Mental relaxation is important for fitness too’ quotes Dr Manu Sharma. He is one of the most renowned joint replacement surgeons in Surat and is the Chief Joint Replacement Surgeon at Shalby Hospital, Surat. Dr. Manu Sharma is one of the senior and experienced surgeons in the team of renowned surgeon Dr. Vikram Shah of Shalby Hospital, Ahmedabad.

Regarding fitness in your day-to-day lifestyle, Dr Manu Sharma says, “Physical activity and mental relaxation through meditation are ideal to achieve a work and life balance and keep yourself fit.”

Dr Manu Sharma is probably the youngest surgeon in the world to complete more than 11000 joint replacement surgeries in the world. He is also the pioneer of medical tourism for joint replacement in Surat. Thanks to him Surat is now welcoming and treating a lot of patients from Africa and other countries.

Manu Sharma on Fitness

Regarding his personal fitness regime, Sharma regularly indulges in sports activities, especially tennis. “I ensure to play tennis for 1 or 2 hours every day depending on the workload. Besides helping me keep fit, it helps in mental relaxation too,” he shared.

“It's important to destress and achieve mental relaxation to remain fit besides physical fitness,” he added.

Talking about the fitness goals of the future, Sharma says, “Now people have become increasingly conscious regarding fitness. There will be a trend for preventive measures more than remedial measures in fitness goals.”

According to Sharma, ideal fitness can be achieved by balancing a good & nutritious diet combined with a fitness regime.

Manu Sharma on Zero Technique Surgery

Manu Sharma has received extensive training with Shah for 5 years. He has also practiced in Germany and Australia. Dr Manu Sharma has done about 11000 joint replacement surgeries. At Shalby Hospital, joint replacement surgeries are done using the zero technique. Sharma has performed more than 2000 zero-technique surgeries. In this technique, surgery is completed in just about 15 minutes. There is minimal skin cut, only two sutures (stitches) are taken, there is almost zero blood loss and almost zero pain. After this kind of surgery, the patient does not experience pain even walking within a few hours of surgery, climbing stairs on the next day of surgery, and can sit cross-legged (palathi), drive a two-wheeler or four-wheeler within a few weeks. The patient can sit on the floor and dance too.