This program is a hybrid hand physiotherapy program which includes one third part of
didactic training, and two-third parts of clinical experience. This
program is designed to provide knowledge of wide range of hand
cases, making it ideal for those pursuing a fellowship in hand rehab physiotherapy.
Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding of the
surgical decision making processes, the types of surgical approaches
and the PT rehab aligning well with the goals of a fellowship in post-operative hand physiotherapy.
The objectives of this program are:
1. To enhance the fellow’s clinical decision making skills in orthopedic
physiotherapy (practice based learning and improvement) – Improve skills required in evaluating the patients, setting up a plan of care, and providing skilled hand physiotherapy to them.
2. To improve interpersonal and communication skills – Build therapeutic relationships with the patients and cordial relationships with the surgeons, as emphasized in this hand physiotherapy fellowship.
3. To improve the skills of clinical interpretation of special reports, and principles involved in prescribing orthotics – Learn the skill of reading X-rays, MRIs and CTs; and also the basic principles of orthotic bracing, as taught in an advanced hand therapy course.
4. To improve the fellow’s research skills (investigatory and analytical thinking) – Understand the various types of research studies, an important component of any fellowship in hand rehab physiotherapy.
5. To improve professionalism and team work – Respect patient’s privacy and autonomy, consistently demonstrate high standards of ethical care, and learn to work in increasing complex inter-disciplinary skills of today.
1. Rehabilitation of hand and upper extremity –Skirven
2. Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Limb, 1st Edition-W. Bruce Conolly & Rosemary Prosser
3. Clinical Orthopedic Rehabilitation – Brotzman and Wilk.
4. Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities – Stanley Hoppenfield.
5. Therapeutic Exercises: Foundations and Techniques – Kisner and Colby.
6. Essential Orthopedics – Maheshwari and Mhaskar
7. Clinical Sports Medicine – Brukner and Khan.
Fellows enrolled in the hand physiotherapy fellowship are encouraged to become active participants in their learning. Active discussions with surgeons, fellow PTs, nurses and care managers etc will form the core of this fellowship in hand rehab physiotherapy program.
You will be continuously surrounded by world-renowned surgeons, eminent academicians, and expert clinical therapists. You must ensure that you are constantly soaking the abundance of knowledge that will be available to you during your stay here at Sancheti.
| Title | Amount | Percentage | details |
| Admission fees | 1,500 | 5% | |
| Infrastructure fees | 9,000 | 30% | |
| Tuition fees lectures | 10,000 | 33% | (15 hours teaching by Dr.Bhakti khandediya and 15 hours teaching by junior Hnad therapist) |
| Tution fees | 8,000 | 27% | ( Organization) |
| Miscelleneous charges (Apron, Stationery etc.) | 1,500 | 5% | (Apron 750 rs, Stationary 750 rs) |
| Total | 30,000 |
| Classroom teaching/personal mentoring – This includes either personal mentoring by highly trained Physiotherapists or classroom training by physiotherapists or surgeons/resident doctors. | ||||||||||||
| Hospital Duty | CLINICA POSTING | physio lecture | Lecturer 1 | Lecture 2 | ||||||||
| Hand IPD | Week I | Orientation (OPD+IPD) | Personal mentoring (Orientation to Dept – Dr Bhakti/Junior Hand therapist) | 1]Anatomy and biomechanics 2]Assessment methods,manual therapy and Electrotherapy | DR BHAKTI KHANDEDIYA | DR VENU | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week II | Clinical Posting | HAND 1 IPD + OT+OPD WITH DR.WAHEGAONKAR | 3]Fractures-Crush hand, DER, Metacarpal and phalanges 4]Management of stiff hand and edema | DR SIDDHANT SAWANT | DR SONA KOLKE | |||||||
| Week III | Clinical Posting | HAND 2 IPD + OT+OPD WITH DR.WARID | 5]Soft tissue rehabilitation-Tendon injuries, repair & tendon transfer 6]Ligament injuries and repair | DR PAVANDEEP | DR BHAKTI KHANDEDIYA | |||||||
| Week IV | Clinical Posting | HAND 3 IPD + OT+OPD WITH DR.SHENDE | 7]RA Hand 8]Arthritic conditions | DR BHAKTI KHANDEDIYA | JUNIOR HAND THERAPIST | |||||||
| Hand OPD | Week V | OPD Posting | PHYSIO HAND OPD | 9]Brachial plexus injuries & Nerve injuries 10]CRPS | DR BHAKTI KHANDEDIYA | DR BHAKTI KHANDEDIYA | ||||||
| Week VI | OPD Posting | PHYSIO HAND OPD | 11]Thoracic outlet syndrome 12]Cold cases- Tennis elbow, Dequierveins etc. | DR BHAKTI KHANDEDIYA | JUNIOR HAND THERAPIST | |||||||
| Week VII | OPD Posting | PHYSIO HAND OPD | 13]Carpal tunnel syndrome 14]Amputation | JUNIOR HAND THERAPIST | JUNIOR HAND THERAPIST | |||||||
| Week VIII | OPD Posting | PHYSIO HAND OPD | 15]Orthosis and prosthesis 16]Burn injury | DR BHAKTI KHANDEDIYA | JUNIOR HAND THERAPIST | |||||||
| Week IX | OPD Posting | PHYSIO HAND OPD | 17]Hemiplegic hand 18]Anesthetic hand | JUNIOR HAND THERAPIST | JUNIOR HAND THERAPIST | |||||||
| Week X | OPD Posting | PHYSIO HAND OPD | ||||||||||
| Week XI | OPD Posting | PHYSIO HAND OPD | ||||||||||
| Week XII | OPD posting and Research Work | PHYSIO HAND OPD | ||||||||||
| Clinical Posting = consultant OPD + PT IPD and OPD management+ observing surgical procedures + clinical Hands-on training | ||||||||||||
