COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION

Introduction to rehabilitation medicine
Define concerned in the phases of disability process, explanation of its aims 7 principles. Scope of rehabilitation.
Definition concerned with the causes of Impairment functional limitation and disability
Disability prevention. Limitation & Rehabilitation
Present Rehabilitation Services
Legislation for rehabilitation service for the disabled and P.W.D. Act.
Rehabilitation team & its members, their role.
Community & Rehabilitation including C.B.R. Advantage of C.R.B. over I.B.R

Contribution of Social Worker towards rehabilitation
Vocational evaluation & Goal for disabled, role of Vocational Counselor.
Rural rehabilitation incorporated with Primary Health Center
Principal of Communication & its problem and management
Behavioral problems in the disabled its principle of management
Architectural barriers possible modification in relation to different disabled conditions.
Achieving functional independence

Concepts in cardiac rehabilitation
Concepts in pulmonary rehabilitation
Deconditioning, conditioning & benefits of exercise
Spine cord injury rehabilitation

Occupational rehabilitation
Concepts in geriatric rehabilitation
Introduction to sports medicine, concept of team, approach to sports occupational therapy
Disability evaluation
Visual disability: definition and classification, mobility techniques, communication skill, prevention of blindness.
Socioeconomic Rehabilitation:
Outline of Social and Vocational Counseling.
Outline the social implication of disability for the individual and for the community.
Pre – vocational Evaluation & role of V.C., Govt. & NGO. Discuses methods and team involvement in pre –vocational evaluation and training.

Definition and Basic Principles
Designing and Construction of upper & lower extremity Orthosis & spinal Orthosis.
Prescription and design of footwear - & its modification.
Wheel Chairs
Ambulatory Aids & Assistive devices.
Measurement and P.O.P. cast techniques.
Low cost thermo – labile material for construction of Orthosis
Upper limb amputee rehabilitation & prosthetic training.
Lower limb amputee rehabilitation & prosthetic training.
Footwear modification in various conditions.
Wheel Chairs & seating system.
Design and construction of adoptive devices.
Classification of Aids & Appliances.
Ambulatory, Aids & Assistive devices.
Simple splint techniques.
Thermoplastic materials.
Computer assistive devices & environmental control.
Musculoskeletal problems of the upper limb.
Musculoskeletal problems of the lower limb.
Sports physiology, Physiotherapy in sports and sports injuries.
Rehabilitation concerns in rehabilitation.
Neuro-rehabilitation.
Surgical rehabilitation.
Rheumatology & Rehabilitation.