DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
About Department
The department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was established in july 2021 under the supervision of Dr Manish Singh Head of Neuroscience department ( Neurosurgery and allied )
This department is the 5th PMR department to be established in Uttar Pradesh, next to KGMU, SGPGI, AIIMS ( Raebareilly, Gorakhpur, RMLIMS LUCKNOW ).
In a very short time, this department has been established as a quality care center of rehabilitation, for various musculoskeletal ailments such as - Rotator cuff tear, ACL tear, Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Urate arthropathies, Peripheral neuropathies, For Disability certificate this is the only center in Kanpur and nearby surrounding areas where it is available. This department is committed to provide comprehensive care to patients suffering from All the musculoskeletal conditions of the body.
The PMR department runs 6 days a week. This department has 30 beds along with one isolation room, 2 short procedure rooms. About 10000 patients visit outdoor department annually and 300 are admitted each year. There has been a progressive increase in the clinical workload of the department as it has gained popularity in the state of uttar pradesh.
Future plan
At present the PMR department is dealing with patients who need basic rehabilitation and
treatment followed by both short term and long term
Care. In future it is planned to start a gait training lab, robotic set up, special clinics for spinal cord
injury, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Arthritis and musculoskeletal, obesity etc.
