Department /Units
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY: Provides Therapy/ Exercise-mobilization, manipulation, traction through different modalities for prevention and correction of disabilities and deformities after thorough revaluation of the disabled patients. These modalities are used through Heat, Light, Water, Ice, Magnetism, Electricity and Ultrasound systems.
Team of Specialists & Rehabilitation Professionals consisting of Physiatrist, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Prosthetist & Orthotist, Audiologist & Speech Therapist, Psychologist, Special Educator, Vocational Instructor etc. are evaluating the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) for the line of treatment/rehabilitation.
DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: Occupational Therapy is a significant discipline in serving Persons with Disabilities(PwDs). Occupational Therapy is needed when a person is unable to perform activities those are considered normal at his/her level. Occupational Therapy has many techniques to deal with patients/ PwDs such as Paralysis, Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries, Orthopedic Conditions, Hand Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Sensory Integration Issues, Developmental Disorders and Mental Disorders etc. The center has infrastructure and equipments to deal many disabilities and disorders in Occupational Therapy. The therapeutic services dare delivered on regular basis. There is also provision for splinting and assistive devices. The department also prescribes special devices for children endeavor to make the department equipped with advanced system and practices.
DEPARTMENT OF PROSTHETIC & ORTHOTICS: PROSTHEIC & ORTHOTICS aids and assistive devices are provided for replacing/preventing and correcting disabilities/ deformities and to make them mobile as well as independent socially, economically and imporve quality of life. It involves in fabricating, designing, all types of prosthetic & orthotic aids and assistive devices. It also provides Crutches, WheelChairs, Tricycles and Walkers to make them mobile and independent. The department is providing rehabilitation services of assistive devices to the patients/PwDs with Orthopaedic Conditions, Neuro-muscular disorders, Musculo-skeletal disorders, Elderly persons etc. The Department of Prosthetic & Orthotic provides services to all children/PwDs with special needs for designing Wheelchairs and CP Chairs for their rehabilitation, There is also provision for Podiatry management for foot assessment, designing and fabricating foot disorders. The department is equipped with advanced machinery & equipments and materials for designing and fabricating appropriate aids and assistive devices for the rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY: Provides Psychological services including assessment and counselling to disabled patients with psychological disorder/mental retardation who need psycho therapy for emotional and behavioural changes. This is a branch of treatment that deals with the disorder by psychological means to facilitate the patient’s maximum psychological adjustment throughout the various stages of rehabilitation so that patient is able to resume a productive role in the society.
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH & HEARING: Provides therapeutic treatment and hearing aids to hearing impaired persons. Assessment and treatment given speech & language impaired such as Cerebral Palsy, Delayed Speech & Language, Hemiplegic, Traumatic Brain Injury, Mental Retired, Cleft Lip & Palate and other Locomotor Disable patients.
DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION: The Department of Special Education provides special educational services to all children with special needs. This department works closely with teachers,parent, siblings and other family members to identify and support children with special needs. In order to ensure a holistic development of all the children, the department works collaboratively with other departments of the Centre i.e Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Physiotherapy, Prosthetic & Orthotic, Social Work and Vocational Training. The modes adopted to impart the special education services are individualized Education Programme (IEP), Individualized Family Support Programme (IIFSP), Group therapy and Parental counselling. The Department deals with Intellectual disabilities, Autism spectrum disorders, Cerebral palsy, Hearing impairment, Visual impairment, Speech and language impairment, Learning disability, Slow learner, Multiple disabilities & Gifted etc. for educational empowerment and inclusion.
CROSS DISABILITIES EARLY INTERVENTION CENTER(CDEIC): Birth to 6 years of age is critical years for the physical growth, health as well as cognitive development and well-being of a child. These are also vital for the holistic development of children. A newborn’s brain, which is merely a quarter of the size of that of the adult brain, is said to develop up to 90% by five years of age. Evidence also suggests that early stimulation is essential for all children for school and higher education and in case of children having impairments, it also averts further disabling conditions. Hence, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), Government of India has envisioned starting Early Intervention Centres (EICs) for shaping stronger futures for young children with impairments in the age group of 0-6 years. The aim is to provide a cross-disability, composite multi-functional facility for therapeutic interventions to help reduce the disability burden and also counsel the parents under one roof. It is also to prepare the children for school readiness which is crucial for inclusive education.
Cross Disabilities Early Intervention Center is approved to be established at CRC Imphal.