Bachelor of Physiotherapy is an undergraduate program which is of 4.5 year duration including compulsory six months of clinical internship. This program involves the science of physical movement aimed at preventing disease and disability. Physical Therapy Programs provide core skills like manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and the application of electro physical modalities, to the prospective students. There are various Physical Therapy Colleges which offer Physiotherapy Courses. Physical Therapy Degree Course is especially meant for those who have compassion for the sick or injured. Physiotherapy is very challenging and demanding as one may need to work for long hours and have tremendous patience as some patients may not respond to immediate treatment.
Tejasvini Hospital and Shantharam Shetty Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology(SSIOT) is a state-of-the-art speciality hospital providing a depth of expertise in Orthopaedics and Trauma with other specialities like Neurosurgery, Vascular and Plastic Surgery, Gen. Medicine and Paediatrics, Neurology with a comprehensive mix of inpatient and outpatient services to all patients irrespective of their economic status. The 200 bedded hospital was set up in May 2004 and is located in Kadri, an ancient historic spot in the heart of Mangalore City. The hospital is recognized for treatment by all major health insurance companies and reputed private and public sector companies, gives high quality medical treatment along with free concessional treatment to deserving patients.
SSIOT a recognized institute in Orthopaedic training, where care is taken to impart orthopaedic training to PG students from different parts of India and offers a foreign fellowship to registrars from the UK & inland fellowships to D.Ortho and MS(Ortho) candidates. We have a fully equipped library for our DNB postgraduates with internet and telemedicine facilities. The Tejasvini Hospital and SSIOT is recognized by the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi for Orthopaedic Surgery since 2004 with our intake of 6 candidates per year. The hospital has been conducting teaching programmes seminars, workshops and instructional course lectures of state and National level and has been associated with regular medical and blood donation and camps for physically handicapped.
Tejasvini Hospital Kadri Temple Road, Mangalore - 575 002
