Frequently Asked Questions

Stroke rehabilitation is provided by the PMR department at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai in Kottayam. Treatment covers weakness and loss of movement, spasticity, neurogenic bladder and bowel management, swallowing and speech difficulty, and retraining of daily activities such as dressing and feeding. Physiatry, physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy work on the same patient as one team rather than as separate referrals.

Both. Rehabilitation at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai begins during hospital admission and continues as outpatient treatment after discharge. Inpatients are seen on the ward from the early stage of recovery, alongside the treating physician or surgeon. The same team continues the programme in the outpatient department, so treatment does not restart when the patient goes home

The PMR department at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai in Kottayam treats loss of movement, function or independence caused by illness, injury or disability. It covers four services: physiatry, physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy. Conditions treated include stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, chronic and musculoskeletal pain, spasticity, amputation, diabetic foot and pressure ulcers, and rehabilitation after surgery, burns and cancer treatment. Children with physical and developmental disability are treated in the same department.

Loss of movement or function after stroke, spinal cord injury and brain injury. Musculoskeletal and chronic pain. Spasticity. Amputation, including prosthetic prescription. Diabetic foot, pressure ulcers and wound care. Recovery after surgery, burns and cancer treatment. Children with physical and developmental disability are seen as well. A simple test: if an illness or injury has changed how you move, speak, swallow or manage everyday tasks, it falls within PMR.

Speech therapy for children is available in the PMR department at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai, Kottayam. The service covers speech delay, articulation difficulty, language disorders and stammering, along with chewing and swallowing difficulty. Speech and language problems linked to hearing impairment are also assessed. Occupational therapy for hand function, daily skills and attention is available in the same department, which matters because children with delayed milestones often need both.

Yes. Amputee rehabilitation at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai in Kottayam includes counselling before amputation, management after surgery, and prosthetic prescription. The limb is prepared through wound care, shaping and strengthening before a prosthesis is prescribed, and gait training continues after fitting. Diabetic foot care and ulcer management are handled in the same department.