Department of Occupational Therapy

The Department of Occupational Therapy is primarily involved in teaching, research and occupational therapy services to the persons attending the OPD, IPD and outreach camps. The
therapeutic services to the patient’s were given through indoor, outdoor & outreach services and teaching/training to the students under the department and undergoing training in other
departments and research etc To improve the functional performance of PWDs in their activities of daily living (ADL), an individualized & customized approach for assessment & Occupational Therapy was used. With the modern gadgets in the department, services were also used in work assessment, modification in work station to improve efficiency and to reduce loss of man-days in the industrial set-up. Designing and development of adaptive & assistive devices were other important areas of occupational therapy department. Apart from the services to the disabled patient, human resource development through long and short term training programs, refresher courses for therapist and research programs were also conducted. Activities of the Department were extended through following sub-units.

General Occupational Therapy Unit
Pediatric Occupational Therapy Unit
Sensory Integration Therapy Unit
ADL training Unit
Splint and Adaptive devices
Hand therapy unit
EMG Bio-feedback Unit
Indoor OT services
Computerized Hand Evaluation
Whole Body Vibrator
BTE