Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Department provides Rehabilitation of all medical and surgical conditions. There is a Physiotherapy wing where there are three physiotherapists.

  1. Department has both superficial heating and deep heating equipments which include
  • IR lamp
  • Ultrasound therapy
  • Shortwave Diathermy
  • Interferential Therapy
  • Laser Therapy
  1. In addition pain relieving Modality TENS is also there.
  2. We have electrical Stimulator, Continuous passive motion, Tread Mill, Dynamic stair case trainer, Shoulder wheel Exercises etc.
  3. All the services are done free of cost for BPL patients in the department.APL patients have to pay rates decided by the Government.
  4. Department is regularly attending Disability Assessment Medical Boards conducted in the hospital every week. Physiatrists from the department regularly attend Medical Boards conducted in various Taluk hospitals in Ernakulam District.

DLFC (District Limb Fitting Centre)

There is a District Limb Fitting Centre attached to the department. Rehabilitation technicians and Cobblers are available. Custom made Orthoses and Prostheses are made in DLFC. MCR chappals are also made here. DLFC is under preparation to make Upper Limb Prosthesis in a near future

Our Dedicated Doctor's Team

Dr.Aruvi T P
MBBS,DPMR
Consultant (PMR)
Dr.Sindhu M
MBBS,DPMR
Senior Consultant (PMR)
Dr.Joicy Kurian
MBBS,DPMR
Senior Consultant (PMR)