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Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:17 AM

Bed Ridden Paraplegia Patients are Able to Walk

Ludhiana:19th Feb, 2014:(Shalu Arora//Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen):

At Christian Medical College & hospital Ludhiana, through the help of Dr. Santhosh Mathangi of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department (PMR), which is a new speciality, a great help has been done for the patients who otherwise could not walk again due to paraplegia. With operation, braces and splints, more than 50 patients have been able to walk during past 5 years.

The department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) was started in CMC Ludhiana in the year 2008 when Dr. Santhosh Mathangi joined back after successfully completing the course from CMC Vellore.

CMC Ludhiana is the only medical college which offers independent and authorized services of rehabilitation across the state of Punjab.

This has been possible through careful surgeries and support from physiotherapists and occupational therapists, guided by the team in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department under Dr. Santhosh Mathangi

This is the first such unit in Punjab for the disabled and the pictures of the patient speak itself the fact that they are able to carry own independent which was impossible from then till now.

Apart from paraplegia, Rehabilitation services are offered to the patients with Head Injury, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Hemophilic and Rheumatic Arthropathy and Amputations.

More than 1000 cerebral palsy children with disability are now able to go to school through our structured Rehabilitation programme.

More than 600 children underwent surgical correction of deformity in CMC Hospital.

These children were given 2 months of intense inpatient Rehabilitation at CMC- MKDC Hospital satellite center at Hambran. This is the only center in Punjab offering proper structured Rehabilitation services for disabled.

Post stroke rehabilitation programme successfully running for the past 6 years.Many amputees have been trained to walk with prosthesis to become independent in life. We also offer customized splints for ‘differently abled’ individuals with special needs.Our aim is to improve the “Quality Of Life” (QOL) of Disabled.