This is a special episode about charitable cause called GivingBack that Dr. Arvind Bhateja runs. Through GivingBack, Dr. Arvind raises funds to provide free or subsidized spine surgeries for those who cannot afford the cost. Over the years, the GivingBack program has supported over 400 people. Givingback's motto is to help people 'Get Back In The Game' and lead a normal life. In this episode we talk to Dr. Arvind Bhateja about the GivingBack program and it's work over the years. We also talk to a spine surgeon, Dr. Raghavendra who has been working with Dr. Arvind for over 10 years about how spine surgery evolved over the years with emerging technology. We also talk to one of the patients who has undergone a spine surgery and is now able to go about his life without any issues. Mr. Bishen who is an avid sportsman who loves playing cricket, badminton and loves to run needed a spine surgery after he got injured while playing cricket. He shares about his experience of how after the surgery he was able to "Get Back in the game" and is now able to play all the sports and started to run again. 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:35 Dr. Arvind on Givingback's journey 0:18:40 A patient's perspective - Mr. Bishen Jaswant 0:30:50 Spine surgeon's perspective, Dr. Ragavendra 0:41:15 Closing remarks! Givingback donation page: https://www.givingback.co.in/giving-back/ Some Links Below: Working Athlete Community on FB. Link to Anchor Voice messages About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker

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