Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department

The process of Patient Management are as follows.

• New Registrations for treatment are done free of cost on OPD days from 9 am to 11 am. Patients’ record files are issued that are to be submitted back in the Records section after the treatment/ consultation is received and cards are given to the patients to be produced to access the files on each visit to the Institute.
• Examination in PMR OPD for the Diagnosis making and rehabilitation management prescription. Investigation facilities - Radiology /Pathology/ Electro-diagnosis and foot pressure scanning facilities are available.
• Patients requiring Reconstructive Surgeries are given a date of admission for surgery (normally not exceeding 3 months) which is coordinated with the trial date of the appliances and the entire procedure is completed within the shortest possible time.
• Pre-therapy evaluation of impairments and functions in the various Departments.
• Delivery of prescribed therapies in physiotherapy/ occupational therapy and/or speech therapy departments. Appointments are given based on availability of staff and no. of patients to be treated.
• Measurement for prescribed orthosis/ prosthesis. Patient is assessed for fitment and quality of the appliance in P&O clinics and the appliance is then finalized. The process requires time varying from few hours to few weeks.
• The services of medical social worker and vocational counselor are utilized whenever required.
• The patients are admitted to the ward, if required, particularly for surgical or long term supervised management.
• Wherever required patients are provided training in the Vocational Training Workshop and referred for Employment.
• Assessment and Issuing of Disability and other certificates.
• Cases requiring special attention and detailed discussion and rehabilitation planning by the rehabilitation team are discussed in special clinics, by giving prior appointment.