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About the department

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for patients suffering from musculoskeletal and functional impairments caused by orthopedic, neurological, rheumatological, post-surgical, post-traumatic, post-burn sequelae, and congenital deformities. The department comprises a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team including Physiatrists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Orthotic and Prosthetic Technicians. Notably, the Artificial Limb Subcentre at PMR is a pioneering facility in Tamil Nadu, manufacturing lightweight endoskeletal prostheses under the CMCHIS scheme. The department also serves as the nodal center for issuing disability certificates to differently abled individuals with locomotor disabilities.

Email: [email protected]

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Prof. Dr. S. Vetrivel Chezian, M.S. Ortho., D. Ortho., FRCS., Ph.D.,

Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. S. Vetrivel Chezian, M.S. Ortho., D. Ortho., FRCS., Ph.D., is the current Head of the Department. With extensive academic and clinical experience in orthopaedics and rehabilitation, he has held several key academic and administrative roles over the past three decades. He has played a pivotal role in research, publications, university governance, and rehabilitation care. His vision and leadership have significantly shaped the department’s commitment to inclusive and comprehensive rehabilitation services.

Faculties

C. Hannah Ueno
Assistant Professor
Katherine Panagakos earned her M.A. in Classics from Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Greek and Latin from The Ohio State University. During her graduate work, she was a student at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and was a field walker and camp manager at the Eastern Korinthia Archaeogical Survey (EKAS). Katherine spent three years in a rotating position at schools in the Associated Colleges of the South (Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX; Furman University in Greenville, SC; and Rhodes College in Memphis, TN).
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Thomas Fred
Associate Professor
Katherine Panagakos earned her M.A. in Classics from Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Greek and Latin from The Ohio State University. During her graduate work, she was a student at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and was a field walker and camp manager at the Eastern Korinthia Archaeogical Survey (EKAS). Katherine spent three years in a rotating position at schools in the Associated Colleges of the South (Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX; Furman University in Greenville, SC; and Rhodes College in Memphis, TN).
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Jennifer Aarons
Professor of Art
Katherine Panagakos earned her M.A. in Classics from Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Greek and Latin from The Ohio State University. During her graduate work, she was a student at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and was a field walker and camp manager at the Eastern Korinthia Archaeogical Survey (EKAS). Katherine spent three years in a rotating position at schools in the Associated Colleges of the South (Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX; Furman University in Greenville, SC; and Rhodes College in Memphis, TN).
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Professors
Michael McGarvey
Professor of Literature
Katherine Panagakos earned her M.A. in Classics from Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Greek and Latin from The Ohio State University. During her graduate work, she was a student at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and was a field walker and camp manager at the Eastern Korinthia Archaeogical Survey (EKAS). Katherine spent three years in a rotating position at schools in the Associated Colleges of the South (Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX; Furman University in Greenville, SC; and Rhodes College in Memphis, TN).
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Course Handling

  • No postgraduate courses as of now.

Research and Publications

Ongoing research

Study Title: Association between handwriting impairment and scribe usage in physically challenged students.

Publications

[1] S. Padmarani, K. Chitrarasu, S. Jawahar Rajarathnam, and P. Thirunavukkarasu, “Rehabilitation challenges in orthotic offloading with dual disability involving bilateral lower limbs with right transtibial amputation for Charcot joint, left neuropathic foot of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy etiology,” Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 90–94, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://journals.lww.com/ijpmr/toc/2023/0500033. Indexed in DOAJ.

Achievments

Faculties

  • Organised and conducted the 52nd Annual National PMR Conference as Secretary.

  • Awarded “Best Doctor” for exemplary service to the differently abled by the Coimbatore District Collector.

Students

Nil

Events and Services

Academic events

  • CME on Multidisability Rehabilitation – December 2023.

  • 52nd Annual National PMR Conference organized and conducted by the department.

Community Services

  • Comprehensive outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, including:

    • Physiatry consultations

    • Physiotherapy and occupational therapy

    • Artificial limb, splint, caliper, and brace manufacturing

    • Vocational and psychological rehabilitation training

  • Interventional procedures for pain and spasticity management

  • Locomotor disability assessments

  • Community-based rehabilitation programs

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