Bhubaneswar: AMRI Hospitals in Bhubaneswar today observed Continuous Physiotherapy Education (CPE) 5.O (5th edition) with the participation of more than 200 professional physiotherapists from across all districts of Odisha.

Continuous Physiotherapy Education is conducted every year to generate awareness about the crucial involvement of physiotherapists towards patients and society enabling people to be mobile, healthy and independent.

The occasion was graced by renowned Dr. Juan Guillon, Osteopath (Argentina). Dr Juan has specialised in Pediatrics and Cranial Osteopathy. He designed and implemented the first curriculum of Osteopathy in India, following the standards for training established by the World Health Organisation. He teaches in undergraduate and postgraduate Osteopathy programmes at Sri Sri University.

Director of SVNIRTAR Dr. Patitapaban Mohanty joined as the Guest of Honor. Further, a CPE program was organised with expert doctors of AMRI Hospitals, which updated the attendee professional physiotherapists on the advanced practices in the field of Physiotherapy that will be beneficial for the patients and public. Dr. Guillon spoke on visceral and cranial influence in musculoskeletal dysfunction and Dr. Mohanty spoke on recent advancements in physiotherapy.

Dr. Rohit Jaiswal, Vice President and Unit Head, AMRI Hospitals said, “Physiotherapists help to take care of patients in all phases of healing from initial diagnosis through the restorative and preventive stages of recovery.”

Rajashree Upadhyay acknowledged that “Due to expert and technically skilled physiotherapists, the length of stay (LOS) of patients in hospital is reduced as the recovery is faster”.

Dr. Siddharth Mishra, Medical Superintendent, AMRI Hospitals shared his thoughts at the CPE and said, “Physical therapy is to help regain and restore the pain-free and comfortable movement and overall health that a person experienced prior to an injury, illness or disability”.

This event was organised by the Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, AMRI Hospitals, headed by Dr. Sibani Sankar Tripathy along with his dedicated professional skilled team members. More than 200 patients receive physiotherapy treatment daily at AMRI Hospitals.