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 physiotherapy to them.

2. To improve interpersonal and communication skills – Build therapeutic relationships with the patients and cordial relationships with the surgeons.

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.

4. To improve the fellow’s research skills (investigatory and analytical thinking) – Understand the various types of research studies.

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 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 program.

3 months full time 8 hours posting