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    Department of Occupational Therapy

    Introduction

    Occupational Therapy often called OT is the use of treatments to develop, recover or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with a physical, mental or developmental disorder or dysfunction condition. Occupational Therapy is a client-cantered practice that places a premium on the progress towards the client’s goals. Occupational Therapy interventions focus on remediation of the biological component, adapting the environment, modifying the task, teaching the skill, and educating the client/family in order to increase participation in d performance of daily activities, particularly those that are meaningful to the client.
    The department of Occupational Therapy (OT) has two major components i.e. Academic activities and Clinical activities. Academic activities include conducting two long-term courses (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) and several short-term programmes. Clinical activities include the assessment, planning and providing the occupational therapy services to various types of patients.

    Service Activities

    The Dept. of O.T. has the following sections:

    1. General Occupational Therapy
    2. Hand Therapy
    3. Hand Splinting
    4. Activities for Daily Living (ADL)
    5. Pediatric Occupational Therapy
    6. Sensory Integration Therapy
    7. Special Equipment
    8. Assessment & follow-up

    Services available at the Dept. of OT:

    1. Evaluation and management of functional deficits
    2. Developmental therapy
    3. Hand therapy
    4. ADL training
    5. Advise to the disabled on Barrier-free environment
    6. Sensory integration therapy
    7. Splints & assistive devices

    * The department provides services to indoor patients on Saturday also.

    Staff Strength

    Details Sanctioned Posts Filled Posts Vacant Posts
    Faculty 09 06 03
    Technical 02 01 01
    Administrative 03 03 –
    Total 14 10 04

    Academic Activities

    Apart from classroom lectures, clinical and practical demonstrations, weekly seminars, case presentations, journal discussions, etc. are also arranged for students, interns and M.O.T. students. The passed out students are successfully placed in different Hospitals/Institutes within the country and abroad. Study tour is a part of study programme, usually the final year students visit various Institutes of the country for two weeks.

    Long Term Courses:
    Currently the Institute conducts four and a half years duration (including six months Internship) degree course in Occupational Therapy (B.O.T.) with an intake capacity of 62 seats and at two years duration Master in Occupational Therapy (M.O.T) course with an intake capacity of 15 seats. The specializations available for MOT are ‘Rehabilitation’ and ‘Developmental Disabilities’, ‘Neurology’ & ‘Hand Rehabilitation’. Semester system examination is introduced for the BOT course with effect from 2008 admission and 2009 examination.

    Short term Courses:
    It conducts short orientation courses for qualified Occupational Therapists of the country and for the Persons With Disabilities and their family members also. The participants are paid TA and DA as per Government rules.

    Guest Faculties invited:
    Guest speakers are invited for delivering lectures in long term courses and short term courses.

    Internship:
    After successful completion of 4 year BOT course the students undergone six months rotatory internship. Outside students may also apply for internship programme as per the norm fixed by the Institute.

    Ongoing Research Project

    Sl.No Research Projects Year Period of study Status of the research
    1 Comparison between the effect of MCIMT and motor imagery technique on affected left upper extremity in chronic stroke. 2014 03 Completed
    2 A Functional evaluation tool for obstretic brachial plexus palsy: Bimanual hand function evaluation scale. 2014 03 Completed
    3 Effect of sensory diet through outdoor play on functional behaviour in children with ADHD. 2014 03 Completed
    4 To compare the effect of verbal & videotape feedback on upper body dressing skills of male stroke survivors. 2014 03 Completed
    5 The effect of repeated muscle vibration on standing balance in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy 2014 03 Completed
    6 Effect of inhibitive weight bearing splint on hand function in stroke survivors – A comparative study. 2014 03 Completed
    7 The effect of wrist and thumb kinesiotaping on functional grasp in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy presenting thumb in palm position. 2014 03 Completed
    8 Effectiveness of combined approach of Craniosacral Therapy (CST) & sensory –integration therapy (SIT) on reducing symptoms in children with Autism. 2014 03 Completed
    9 Effect of leg ergometer on balance functional mobility in chronic stroke patients. 2014 03 Completed
    10 Effect of elicited imitation techniques along with sensory integration therapy on socialization in autistic children 2014 03 Completed
    11 Impact of spinal cord injury on sexual expression in group of Indian male. 2014 03 Completed
    12 Comparison between single task and dual task training on functional mobility in post stroke patients 2014 03 Completed
    13 The effect of constraint induced movement therapy CIMT) and hand arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT) in improving hand function among children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. 2014 03 Completed
    13 Effect of conductive education on gross motor skills of children with spastic diplegic. 2014 03 Completed

    Completed Research Project

    Sl.No Research Projects Year Period of study Status of the research
    1 Effect of Handle technique & SI intervention on children with Autism: A comparative study. 2013 Completed & presented at the 50th National Conference of AIOTA on February, 2013
    2 A study to find the relationship between the weight bearing rate on the paretic side & balance in independently ambulating hemiparetic clients in the Indian population. 2013 January 2010 -July 2012 Completed & presented at the 50th National Conference of AIOTA on February, 2013
    3 A comparative study between task related circuit training & target oriented balance training to improve balance & its effect on function & mobility in chronic stroke patients. 2013 Completed & presented at the 50th National Conference of AIOTA on February, 2013
    4 Interrater reliability of bimanual hand function evaluation scale in normally developing children. 2013 Completed & presented at the 50th National Conference of AIOTA on February, 2013
    5 Orthotic device to develop Tenodesis function of hand in Tetraplegics. 2013 July 2011 to October 2012 Completed & presented at the 50th National Conference of AIOTA on February, 2013
    6 Assistive feeder 2013 Completed & presented at the 50th National Conference of AIOTA on February, 2013
    7 Reciprocal crawler 2013 Completed & presented at the 50th National Conference of AIOTA on February, 2013
    8 Effect of adaptive sitting position on manual ability of children with CP. 2013 April 2011 – July 2012 Completed
    9 A study on effect of (in vivo vs simulation training) on acquisition of call making skills in moderate MR children.. 2013 February 2011 – June 2012 Completed
    10 Comparison between bimanual practice & strengthening program to improve upper extremity motor function in stroke. 2013 April 2011 – August 2012 Completed
    11 Task oriented approach vs video modeling in developing tooth brushing skills among children with Autism: A comparative study. 2013 January 2011 – May 2012 Completed
    12 Effect of training in independent wheelchair transfers & lower body dressing skills in paraplegics on quality of life of primary care givers. 2013 April 2011 – August 2012 Completed
    13 Effect of sensory diet on ASD children to improve playfulness. 2013 May 2011 – July 2012 Completed
    14 Effect of CBT on depression in chronic traumatic SCI client 2013 March 2011 – May 2012. Completed
    15 Effect of Lycra Garment for the upper extremity on fine motor skills in children with spastic diaplegic CP. 2013 April 2011 – June 2012 Completed
    16 Effect of two cognitive perceptual approaches (Transfer of training & Affolter) on stroke patients & its impact on ADL: A comparative Study. 2013 April 2011 – June 2012. Completed
    17 To find out the effect of modified CIMT in OBPI children to improve upper extremity function. 2013 April 2011 – August 2012. Completed
    18 Effect of oral sensory therapy in controlling drooling in children with spastic diplegic CP. 2013 April 2011- June 2012 Completed
    19 The effect of relaxation techniques on the upper extremity functional task performance in stroke patient with depression 2012 May 2011- October 2011 Completed
    20 Development of a Protocol for management of Erb’s Palsy 2012 December 2010- October 2011 Completed
    21 Effect of shoulder position along with therapeutic exercises on inferior subluxation of shoulder: A Case Report. 2011 July 2010- November 2010 Completed
    22 Graded Static Elbow Conformer Orthosis for Treatment of Elbow Flexion Contracture Due To Upper Motor Neuron Lesion.A Case Study 2011 Completed
    23 Clinical implication of limb length discrepancy in stroke: A case study 2010 Completed
    24 Functional forearm stabilizer splint forC5 tetraplegics. 2010 Completed
    25 Graded Supinator Splint 2010 Completed
    26 Effect of arm Ergometer training on cardiac endurance & functional status in adult traumatic tetraplegics (C6-T1) 2009 Completed
    27 Absence of 4th FDS in dominant hand as predictor of grip strength among normal young adults 2009 Completed
    28 A method to measure reaching capacity of children with CP 2009 Completed

    Awards won by the Staff

    Sl.No Awards won by the Staff Year Title of the paper/ exhibit/ splint/ adaptive device Name of the Staff/Staffs
    1 AIOTA trophy for Best Adaptive Device 2014 Adapted mobility aid & models of positioning device : problems & prescription Mr. Subrat Ku Haldar
    2 Gazala Makda Trophy for Best Paper in Paediatrics. 2014 Effect of sensory diet through outdoor play on functional behaviour in children with ADHD. Ms. Sunita Kumari Sahoo, Mrs. Anurupa Senapati
    3 Kamla V Nimbkar Award for Best Scientific Paper 2014 Effect of activities providing reactive postural adjustment & anticipatory postural adjustment in improving sitting balance in children with spastic diaplegic Cerebral palsy. Mrs. Jaya Dixit, Mr. Animesh Manjhi, Mrs. Anurupa Senapati
    4 Youth Talent Award for Best Paper. 2014 Effect of soft splinting for upper extremity on manual ability in children with spastic cerebral palsy Mr. Anant Kumar, MOT, Mrs. Anurupa Senapati.

    Awards won by the Students of Department of Occupational Therapy:

    Sl.No Awards won by the Staff Year Title of the paper/ exhibit/ splint/ adaptive device Name of the Staff/Staffs
    1 First prize 2014 Street play Healthy heart & healthy mind.
    2 Third prize 2013 Street play Public health &Occupational Therapy promotion.
    3 Gold Medal for Best OT Graduate 2012 Best OT graduate of the year Ms. Shelly Gupta.
    4 Third prize 2011 Poster Clinical reasoning in OT practice.
    5 Gold Medal for Best OT Graduate 2011 Best OT graduate of the year Mr. DebashisPanda.
    6 Second prize 2010 Poster Human rights & Occupational Therapy.