Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14: Keeping aside medication and surgical intervention, physiotherapy has been playing a crucial role in the healing of patients, Prof. (Dr.) Brajakishore Das, Additional Director, Medical Education and Training, in the Odisha government, said on Saturday.
Prof. (Dr.) Das said that medical students should realize the importance of physiotherapy as they go through their academic grind. He was addressing the inaugural session of the International Physiotherapy Conference being held in Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here.
The conference has been jointly organised by the Physiotherapy department of Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medicine of SOA, Utkal unit of Indian Association of Physiotherapy (IAP) and Women’s Cell of IPA.
The session was also addressed by Prof. (Dr.) Sanghamitra Mishra, Dean of IMS and SUM Hospital who praised the work being done by the hospital’s physiotherapy department.
Prof. (Dr.) Pusparaj Samantasinhar, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said that physiotherapy was aiding the recovery of many patients suffering from cardiac issues and complex problems.
The program was also addressed by IAP’s national president Dr. Sanjeev Jha and President of IAP’s Women’s Cell Dr. Ruchi Varshney and Chairperson of the conference Dr. Stitipragya Dalabehera who is also Head of the department of Physiotherapy in IMS and SUM Hospital.