Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is a field which provides information about human body mechanics in normal & an abnormal state of health. Physiotherapists evaluate and treat numerous physical conditions affecting all age groups and help in restoring function, improving mobility, relieving pain and preventing or limiting permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or diseases. The field of Physiotherapy comprises various hands on techniques which include soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilization skills to reduce pain, increase joint motion and flexibility. Therapeutic exercises help to restore strength, movement, balance & coordination, and complete functional recovery; it helps to improve the quality of life. A physiotherapist reviews the conditions and monitors the progress to aid recovery.

JSS department of Physiotherapy provides assessment and appropriate physiotherapy management for all clients attending OPD and inpatient wards with prompt, ethical, and evidence based care.

DEDICATED TO

  • Helping people to regain and achieve their complete potential following injury, pain, surgery, or physical inability.
  • Providing physiotherapy service that is based on high standards of care and practice which are evidence based.
  • Providing a comprehensive range of specialized service that is accessible and aligned with the patients’ goals.
  • Provide optimal quality care under physiotherapy speciality areas like musculo skeletal and sports, pediatrics, neurology, cardio-pulmonary, community physiotherapy and women’s health (OBG).

Physiotherapy department is supported by the faculty from JSS College of Physiotherapy and consist of over 24 physiotherapists, including specialist and teaching faculty.

OUTPATIENT TREATMENT

The physiotherapy department as a team provides comprehensive physiotherapy care with the convenience of direct access to specialties and provides day to day service with walk in consultation with regular treatment appointments and plan. Patients with chronic pain and post discharge follow ups are considered at the outpatient department.

INPATIENT TREATMENT

The team provides treatment for patients who are admitted and have undergone a wide range of procedures including cardiac, OBG, orthopaedic, paediatric, pulmonary, oncology, plastic surgery, neurological surgery and general surgery. The service is extended to all acute patients on blanket referrals to orthopaedic, OBG and neurosurgery wards and to all ICUs. Patients receive appropriate treatment with ethical, and evidence based care, with home care program and advice.

Head of the Department: Dr. Kavitha Raja PT PhD

In charge coordinator: Vijay Samuel Raj V MPT

Department Faculty Scope
Basic Science – Orthopaedics IP
  • Mansoor Rahman MPT
  • Sharavani MPT
  • Inum-Ur-Rahman-Khan MPT
  • Nayanna BPT
  • Biomechanical evaluation and therapy
  • Pre- admission patient education
  • Ward based assessment and treatment seven days a week
  • Post trauma and fracture rehabilitation
  • Post- fracture surgical rehabilitation
  • Joint replacement surgery rehabilitation
  • Spinal surgery rehabilitation
  • Hand rehabilitation
  • Post ligament injury, surgery & rehabilitation
  • Joint pain / arthritis management
  • Spinal pain management
  • Gait training
  • Functional re-education

Cardio Pulmonary Physiotherapy Including Physiotherapy in Women’s health (OBG)
  • Renuka Devi M MPT
  • Nisarudeen MPT
  • Amrutha H M BPT
  • Litreesa Joseph BPT
  • Reshma BPT
  • In patient and out- patient pulmonary rehabilitation.
  • All CTVS (Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery) patients
  • Physiotherapy care in cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and vascular surgery
  • General surgery physiotherapy care including plastic surgery, burns and abdominal surgeries.
  • Acute physiotherapy care in Amputation, surgical oncology
  • Physiotherapy care in pulmonary conditions (eg., COPD, Pleural disease, Restrictive Lung disease)
  • Peripheral vascular disease Physiotherapy management.

Women’s health

  • Antenatal training, and treatment of MSK problem related to pregnancy
  • Post natal Screening
  • Post-natal training and treatment of incontinence and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction.
  • Physiotherapy care in LSCS, NVD
  • Patient education and coping strategy management
Ageing And Chronic Diseases
  • Prashanth V M MPT
  • Nagendra R T MPT
  • Deeya BPT
  • Geriatrics screening and rehabilitation and falls prevention programs
  • Permanent Physical Impairment (PPI) Evaluation
  • Rehabilitation of Amputees
  • Outreach program / camps
  • Ergonomic evaluation
  • Research and development of patient materials

Nephrology

  • Therapy for patients with Chronic Kidney Dysfunction (CKD)
  • Exercise prescription of CKD during haemodialysis
Musculoskeletel And Sports Physiotherapy
  • Vijay Samuel Raja V MPT, CKTT
  • Kundan Das DAS MPT
  • Pallabi Nandi MPT
  • Supriya MPT
  • Sharath Prabu SP MPT
  • Anita BPT
  • Chronic Post traumatic / Fracture Rehabilitation.
  • Management of joint and soft-tissue dysfunction
  • Sports specific therapy and rehabilitation
  • Knee ligament reconstructive surgery Rehab
  • Chronic Joint Replacement Rehabilitation
  • Pain clinic (arthritis ,low back and neck pain)
  • Gait and functional evaluation and re-education
  • Fitness programs and core body strength training
  • Taping (K-taping / Rigid)
Neurological Physiotherapy
  • Vijaya Jyothi MPT
  • Syed Asif Basha MPT
  • Sowdarya BPT
  • Acute neurological Rehabilitation (Stroke, GBS, Spinal cord and head injury)
  • Coma stimulation therapy
  • Neurological ICU care
  • Bell’s palsy rehabilitation
  • Chronic neurological rehabilitation (Stroke, GBS, peripheral nerve injuries)
  • Functional hand training
  • Balance and coordination training
  • Gait evaluation and Re-education
Paediatrics Physiotherspy
  • Tanochni
  • Mohanty MPT
  • Thanushree BPT
  • Neonatal screening in NICU
  • Paediatric rehabilitation ( CP, DD, ASD,OBPP )
  • Parent education and appropriate AT prescription
  • Balance and Gait training
  • Paediatric functional evaluation
  • Part of high risk clinic as a team
Physicl Medicine And Rehabilitation (PMR)
  • Dr. Kavitha Raja PT PhD
  • Sandeep P H MPT
  • Ranjith K V MPT
  • Preethi H S MPT
  • Priyanka MPT
  • Management of people with disability and reintegration back into community
  • Care giver training
  • Provision of assistive devices and adaptive equipment’
  • Assistance with employment
  • Assistance with government benefits
  • Research and innovation for low cost assistive devices
  • Development of outcome measures

MODALITIES AVAILABLE

  • Electrotherapy modalities like Electrical Stimulation, Ultrasound Therapy (UST), Laser therapy, Pain relief modalities like Interferential Therapy (IFT), Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS), Cervical and Lumbar Traction
  • Whirlpool, multi gym, cycle ergometer, treadmill

KEY FEATURES

  • Excellent infrastructure
  • Speciality clinics
  • Multi-disciplinary environment

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Competent and highly qualified faculty
  • Efficient and effective treatment based on patients’ goals.
  • Diverse specialities
  • Evidence based therapy
  • Research intensive environment