Amrita George

Biography

 After completing her Bachelors’ in Physiotherapy (BPT) in 2012, Amrita George went on to pursue a Masters’ Degree (MPT) specializing in Paediatrics from JSS College of Physiotherapy, Mysore under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India.In 2015, she joined Wellness One, a renowned multi-specialty rehabilitation Centre, located at Calicut in India, as a Senior Physiotherapist in the Paediatrics department. At Wellness One, Amrita was actively part of a multidisciplinary team providing therapeutic interventions to Patients from multicultural backgrounds. She rendered screening services at schools, conducting health camps, awareness talks, assistive device prescription and providing rehabilitation services to Paediatrics Patients with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delay, to name a few. She has extensive practice in rehabilitation of children with various Orthopedic disorders/ injuries and Neuromuscular conditions such as Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Erb Palsy, Spina bifida, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Traumatic Brain Injury, coordination and balance disorders, Developmental Dysplasia of Hip, Club foot, Torticollis, Scoliosis and other spinal deformities, etc. She is skilled in providing rehabilitative services through Hydrotherapy, CIMT, Video Gait Analysis and gait training, Strength assessment and training, Assistive devices and Wheelchair prescription, Electrotherapy, Kinesiotaping, Oro-motor rehab, etc. She is proficient in carrying out Functional Visual Assessment for children with visual disability associated with Cerebral Palsy, which is usually neglected but plays a vital role to reach optimal functionality. Amrita holds a special interest in studying and providing therapeutic intervention for children with rare syndromes. She has treated children with rare conditions such as Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Smith-Magenis Syndrome, etc. and helped them to overcome developmental delays to reach optimal levels of function. She wrote in an international journal highlighting factors of disablement in children with various health conditions which suggests that the attitude of parents and society at large,play a vital role. Hence, she strives to provide family-centered care involving parents in decision making and being active participants to make therapy meaningful and also sustainable. She strongly believes in building strong support system for parents of children with special needs and thus, works extensively with such families.

Research Interest

 Physiotherapy