INDIA'S LARGEST, PRESTIGIOUS, WELL EQUIPPED 80 BEDDED PMR DEPARTMENT WITH NINE POST GRADUATION ( MD PMR) SEATS SITUATED IN SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE JAIPUR. PMR IS POST GRADUATION MEDICAL CLINICAL SPECIALITY BRANCH WITH VAST PRACTICE SCOPE. DUE TO LACK OF SPECIALTY PG SEATS IN INDIA A LACUNA CREATED IN THIS SPECIALTY. NOW NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION ORDERED TO ALL MEDICAL COLLEGES TO START MANDATORY PMR DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER UG SEATS INCREMENT OTHERWISE NO SEAT INCREMENT. DUE TO IT IN INDIA SCOPE OF BRANCH WILL SURGE. PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS FOR EMERGING CLINICAL SPECIALTY AT MEDICAL GRADUATE LEVEL & GENERAL PUBLIC LEVEL.. .

1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
SMS Medical College, Jaipur

3. INTRODUCTION
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SMS
Medical College, Jaipur, was established in 1977, under the
guidance of Dr P. K. Sethi and is one of the oldest and largest
department in India.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) also known as
Rehabilitation Medicine or Physiatry.
(Consultants called PMR PHYSICIANS/PHSIATRIST/PAIN
PHYSICIANS/REHABILITATION PHYSICIANS/
MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSICIANS)
Aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of
life of those with various musculoskeletal disorders,(pain,
ailments, morbidities) Rhematological diseases, physical
impairments or disabilities( CTEV, CEREBRAL
PALSY,POST POLIO) affecting brain, spinal cord, nerves,
bones , joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.

4. At present, PMR department is having three Units with 7 Faculty members:
Dr. Mrinal Joshi – Senior Professor and Unit Head
Dr. Sunil Goenka – Senior Professor and Unit Head
Dr. Rajeshwari Jindal – Senior Professor and Head of Department
Dr. Nitin Pandey – Associate Professor
Dr. Om-Prakash – Associate Professor
Dr. Keshav Dev – Associate Professor
Dr. Mahesh Meena – Associate Professor
7 Medical officers, 3 Senior residents, 9 PG Doctors enters every year
through NEET PG ( 9 MD PMR seats: Highest in India)
Paramedics, Pharmacist, various allied health professionals as Psychologist,
physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, orthotics
/prosthetics etc works under PMR Physicians.

5. List of Achievements
 Dr P K Sethi was awarded the Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in
1981 and the “Padma Shri” by the Government of India in 1981 for his work on
“Jaipur foot”.
 Gold Medal for Best Scientific paper presentation at National Conference of Indian
Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – 1999
 Dr. Asoke Sen Gupta Memorial Award for Best Scientific paper presentation at
National conference of Indian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation –
2002.
 IAPMR Gold Medal Award 2008 for Best Scientific paper presentation at National
Conference of Indian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – 2008

6. Dr Anisya Vasanth Memorial Award for Best Scientific paper presentation
at National Conference of Indian Association of Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation – 2011
IPAMR Gold Medal Award for Best Scientific paper presentation at
7th Annual Conference of IPARM – 2012
Farooq Abdullah Award for best research paper in Junior faculty 2013-14.
Farooq Abdullah Award for best research paper in Junior faculty 2014-15.
Dr Navnendra Mathur Memorial Award for best research paper 2015.

7. Prof. Navnendra Mathur Memorial Award for best publication in peer
reviewed Journal in PMR, 2018.
IPAMR Gold Medal Award for Best Scientific paper presentation
Annual Conference of IPARM – 2018
Best Paper publication award in spinal cord Journal - in 2018
2ND PRIZE in Science of Life Exhibition 2018
The First state spinal injury center.

8. UGC Travel Grant – 2012
ICMR Grant for stem cell research project
Central government grant for spinal cord injury patients
Around 70 National and International research publications were
published in last 10 years

9. Sections of the department
Outdoor(OPD)
Indoor(IPD): Total: 6 wards (80 beds) Paraplegia Ward 1 & 2 , Male
ward 1 & 2, Female Ward, HDU
Operation Theatre
Electrodiagnostic lab: NCV,EMG
 Urodynamic studies lab (UDS)
 Musculoskeletal (MSK)-Ultrasonography (USG)
Disability Board
Specialty Clinics (Cerebral Palsy and Sport injury Clinic)

10. Allied health services under supervision
of PMR Physicians
Allied health staff like Paramedics, Psychologist, Physiotherapist, Orthotist,
Prosthetist & others support services providers work under supervision
of PMR Physicians for following therapeutic services;
i. Physiotherapy, Indoor gym by Physiotherapists
ii. Electro-therapy facilities
iii. Occupational Therapy
iv. Speech Therapy
v. Orthotic and prosthetic section

11. Services provided through PMR department

12. Outpatient(OPD)
 Outpatient services:- On an average 400 to
450 patients avail the OPD Services daily.
The common patients are:
 All Rheumatological disorders.
 Spine and Brain injury management, Stroke,
low backache, arthritis, pain disorders, Diabetic
complications, pressure ulcer management.
 Muscle, Bone, Tendon, Joint & Nerve diseases.
 Sport injuries management
 Cerebral palsy, congenital deformities:
CTEV/other foot deformities,
 Post polio, Meningo-myelocoele, Amputees
management.

13. Indoor(IPD)
 PMR Department is having 80 teaching beds.
 The average indoor admission in a month is
around – 90 patients
 The common types of admitted patients are
Spinal cord and Brain injury, Stroke
Musculoskeletal pain disorder and injury,
Osteoporosis
Cerebral palsy
Congenital deformities, CTEV/other foot
deformities
Meningo-myelocoele, Hemophilic
arthropathy, Amputees

15. Operative Procedures
Major surgeries
 Average 200 major surgeries are performed every year in the department of PMR.
Cerebral palsy rehabilitative surgeries
Post Polio rehabilitative surgeries
Amputation and revision Amputation surgeries
Flap surgery and SSG for various types of pressure ulcers
CTEV corrective Surgeries
Other Deformity corrective surgeries.

18. B. Minor procedures/Interventions
Average 2,500 minor surgeries are performed in a year in the department of PMR
Pain management interventions
Cystoscopy
Ultrasound guided intra/peri- articular and soft tissue injections
Manipulation and various type of corrective castings
Various joints intra-articular steroid injections
Caudal epidural Injection
Platelet rich plasma therapy(PRP) for injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and
joints
Peripheral neuronal blocks
Botox injection for spasticity and dystonia

19. CASTING & ULTRASONOGRAPHY

20. Musculoskeletal (MSK) Ultrasonography
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Ultrasound – MSK USG for both
diagnostic and therapeutic purposes for pain management .

21. Electrodiagonistic Lab Facilities
NCV(Nerve conduction
studies), EMG(Electro
myogram) studies in
spinal-cord injuries and
other neuropathic patients
done by PMR physicians.

22. Urodynamics studies Lab
UDS is performed for
Spinal trauma patients
to diagnose lower
urinary tract problems

23. Disability Board
PMR Physicians is serving
the disabled peoples by
issuing various locomotor
disability certificates.

24. Departmental Library
This department has a well-equipped library which is having around
1508 books and around 7 journal per year.

25. Seminar Hall
Teaching seminar hall is present in the department with
around 100 sitting facility available.

26. Physiotherapist
,occupational
therapist &
allied work
under PMR
Physicians
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for OPD and IPD patients and concerned
referred from other departments by various therapist under PMR Physicians
Indoor gym : For IPD patients
Moto-med training
Virtual rehabilitation
Biofeedback training
EMG with biofeedback training
Gait training and other rehabilitation exercises
Hydrotherapy
Wheelchair and transfer activity
ADL training

28. Electrotherapy facilities
Ultrasonic therapy
Short-wave Diathermy(SWD)
Interferential Current Therapy
Cervical and Lumbar Traction Therapy
Neuromuscular stimulator including TENS.
Functional electrical stimulator
Cryotherapy, Wax therapy, Infra red radiation etc.

29. Various allied services

30. Orthotic and Prosthetic Section
On an average >50 amputees and patients with other disabilities attends this
department on daily bases and various prosthesis and orthotic are
distributed to these patient on daily bases at free of cost after evaluation &
diagnosis of PMR Physicians

31. Speech therapy
Various patients of speech
disorders due to brain
injury resulting from
stroke, head injury,
muscle weakness,
degenerative diseases,
dementia, cancer
evaluated by PMR
physicians for speech
therapy.

32. Future trends and plan in the field of PMR
Fellowship in Spinal cord medicine.
Spine Microsurgery Fellowship.
DM Rhematology.
DM Pain Medicine.
Recent advances in Orthotics and Prosthetics.

33. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation(PMR) is
committed to not only “cure” but also enhance and restore
functional ability and quality of life of those with various
ailments, impairments or disabilities and to achieve their
maximum physical, mental, psychosocial and vocational
potential.

34. REFERENCES;
“ INTERDEPARTMENTAL
PRESENTATION”
Department Of Physical, Medicine &
Rehabilitation, SMS Medical College
Jaipur, Rajasthan

35. THANK YOU!