Physiotherapy department of G.C.R.I is established in 1984 & has grown gradually & now has become one of the best onco rehabilitation center of western India. Department renders services to both indoor & outdoor cancer patients & cancer survivors on evidence based & evidence informed practices. We work on detail assessment, understanding disability, problem, when & where to intervene in cancer pathway & achieve results are our specialty with manual therapy in most of the cases. Department also provides services for Pain relief, palliative care & improve QOL of patients & again establish them in society. Department does various awareness & educational activities. Counselling, Family & caretaker education, involvement in treatment part is also achieved by us in health promotion. Department also receives references from different oncospecialities.
Academic Activities :
Department arranges clinical teaching lectures for physiotherapy students from different self-finance colleges. Observer training is also given. Postgraduate students are doing dissertation under guidance of Dr. Manali Shah, Senior Physiotherapist. Students of nursing and Biomedical engineering are attending the department and get orientation and training.
Specialties:
Pre habilitation Lymphedema Management
Fatigue Management
Management for myopathy & Neuropathy
For Trismus & radiation Mucositis
Palliative care for symptomatic relief
Management related to post chemo & post radiotherapy complications