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Physiotherapy

The Physiotherapy department offers rehabilitative services for outpatients and inpatients. It is the only physiotherapy facility in the city that stays open for 24 hours to care for critically ill patients. Services include short wave diathermy, ultrasonic treatment, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and interferential current therapy.

Antenatal classes to prepare for labour and delivery and postnatal exercise classes for new mothers are a popular feature.

Services Offered for:
Orthopedic Patients:
Surgical patients like T.K.R, T.H.R, Spinal surgeries, Post fracture
Non Surgical Patients like Arthritis, muscular pains, joint pains, ligament sprains, congenital acquired deformities, frozen shoulder ankle sprain, back-ache, Cervical Spondylosis etc.

Neurological Patients:
Facial Palsy, stroke, Parkinsons disease, muscular dystrophy, Polyneuritis, Poliomyelitis, and even traumatic neurological conditions.

Sports Injuries

Medical Conditions
Chest diseases like Bronchial Asthema, Chronic Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Sinusitis, overall improvement in respiratory profile, Nebulization.

Burns Patients
Post burns mobilisation, respiratory care and care of scar tissues, post-burn Plastic Surgery cases.

Weight Reduction

Gynae and Obstertrics
Infections, prolapse of uterus, stress incontenance, pre and post natal classes

Surgical Pathology & Cytology

This department has been in existence for nearly 30 years and has proven to be one of the leading and reliable laboratories offering expertise in Surgical Pathology and Cytology. This involves use of a wide spectrum of tests for analysing specimens removed from patients, either at surgery or biopsy.Cytology is an area of special expertise.Cells extracted from suspicious lesions through a special needle are studied and abnormalities diagnosed.

Accurate cytology results are helping to reduce the number of open biopsies and surgeries done at the hospital.

The following are the activities and services offered by the department:
1. Reliable and high quality reporting on routine Histopathology and cytology material.
2. Frozen section facility available on all working days.
3. A wide range of Immunohistochemistry panels available
(eg:Breast, Undifferentiated tumors, Sarcoma, etc.)
4. Active ongoing research activities in Surgical Pathology and Cytology.

Surgery

Effective surgical care is provided by a team approach to diagnosis, consultation and treatment. The department is a major centre for minimally invasive or 'keyhole' surgery, used for a variety of procedures, from removal of the gall bladder to coronary artery bypass surgery, valvular surgery and chest surgery.

Endoscopic orthopedic surgery (arthroscopy) of the knee is one of the specialities of the orthopedic surgeons attached to the department, who also carry out other advanced orhtopedic procedures such as joint replacement. Endo-urological surgery is available for certain diseases of the genito-urinary system.

The hospital has one of the most active coronary artery bypass programmes in the country. Cancer surgery, espacially for malignancies of the breast, gastrointestinal tract and mouth, is a speciality within general surgery. Plastic surgeons at the hospital are skilled in cosmetic surgery and reconstruction. The urology section has recently been enlarged to offer comprehensive care for disorders of the kidney, bowel and genitalia. The hospital has a regular programme of kidney transplantation and is a recognised centre for cadaver transplantation for the kidney, heart and liver.

The eight operating theatres at the hospital handle nearly 5000 surgeries a year.

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