MIOT opens rehabilitation centre

It will offer structured therapy for quick recovery of patients

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday virtually inaugurated “MIOT Rehab Centre”.

Health Minister Ma. Subramanian and Minister for Rural Industries T.M. Anbarasan visited the centre at MIOT International.

The centre will provide pulmonary rehabilitation, neuro rehabilitation, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and swallow therapy, neuro modulation, counselling, cancer rehabilitation, acute and chronic pain management and cardiac rehabilitation, according to a release.

Prithvi Mohandas, managing director of MIOT International, said a structured rehabilitation programme would help in quick recovery of patients. A rehabilitation board had been created with 12 specialists as its members.

Srimathy Narasimhan, senior speech language pathologist and audiologist, said board would discuss and come up with a plan for patients.

Long-term bed-ridden patients, immobility due to neuro, spine and accident-related injuries, patients affected with post-COVID sequelae or other chronic respiratory disorders and those suffering from speech and swallowing defects will benefit, the release said.

Manimaran M., senior pulmonologist, said in post-COVID sequelae, extensive scarring led to reduced lung capacity and volume, thereby requiring long-term pulmonary rehabilitation.