Introduction to Rehabilitation:
What is Rehabilitation, Medical Rehabilitation, Preventive Rehabilitation, Impairment, Disability and Handicap, Sociovocational Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Team:
Classification of members, Medical, The Rehabilitation team – The medical team, Physical therapist, Occupational therapist, Prosthetist-Orthotist, Rehabilitation nurse, Speech pathologist, Psychologist and child development Specialist, Horticultural Therapist, Music therapist, Creative Movement Therapist, Dance and play Therapist, Recreational therapist, Biomedical engineer. (Text 1: Chapter 1, Chapter 2)
Therapeutic Exercise Technique:
Coordination Exercises, Balance Training, Gait, Pathological Gaits, Gait Training – Crutch Walking: Patterns of Gait, Relaxation exercises, Methods for training Relaxation, Strengthening exercises, Mobilization exercises
Principles in Management of Communication:
Communication, Speech, Language, Aphasia, Dysarthria, Speech therapy, Dysphagia, Communication for Visually impaired, Types of visual aids, Writing aids, (Text 1: Chapter 3, Chapter 5)
Orthotic Devices in Rehabilitation Engineering:
Definition, General Principles of Orthosis, Biomechanics of Orthosis, Classification, Material and fabrication for lower limb Orthosis, Calipers – Foot Orthoses, Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Hip-Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Spinal Orthosis- Cervical, Head cervical Orthosis, Head cervical thoracic orthosis, Thoraco lumbar sacral orthosis, Lumbosacro-orthosis, Splints-its functions & types. (Text 1: Chapter 7)
Amputation:
General Principles of Amputation Surgery, Levels of Amputation in Upper limb and Lower limb, Rehabilitation of Lower limb amputations
Prosthetics:
Classification, Components of Prosthesis, Upper limb Prosthetics – Terminal Devices, Myoelectric Prosthesis, Lower extremity Prosthesis – Transfemoral prosthesis, Prosthesis for hip disarticulation. (Text 1: Chapter 8)
Mobility Aids:
Functions, Parallel bars, Walking frames – types, Walking stick, Tripods, Quadripods, Crutches – types, Wheel chairs – parts and maintenance (Text 1: Chapter 9)
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
1. Define rehabilitation and explain the composition of rehabilitation team.
2. Discuss the engineering principles of rehabilitation engineering.
3. Apply engineering skills in the development of prosthetic and orthotic devices.
4. Evaluate the orthopedic design and applications.
5. Apply the principles of engineering in the development of mobility aids for physically handicap.
Question Paper Pattern:
• The question paper will have TEN questions.
• Each full question carry 20 marks
• There will be TWO full questions (with maximum of THREE sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer FIVE full questions, selecting ONE full question from each module.
Textbook:
1. Rehabilitation Medicine – By Dr. S. Sunder, 3rd Edition, Jaypee Medical Publications, Reprint 2004.