Physiotherapy is a non-surgical treatment for certain diseases, bodily defects, injuries and other bodily weaknesses. It involves interaction between the therapist and the patient including his immediate family, care givers and other health professionals to get him back to his previous lifestyle and thus enhance the quality of his life. Physiatrists evaluate the rehabilitation needs of the patient by conducting physical examinations, incorporating diagnostic results and checking on the patient's history. Using all this information and their own unique skills, they arrive at a comprehensive therapy plan. Therapy encompasses all the spheres which affects the individual namely physical, psychological, emotional and social. After evaluation, the physiatrist then prescribes, monitors and co-ordinates the rehabilitation needs of the patient. Specific exercises, massage, manual therapy, educating the patient and various other interventions are used to get him back to his previous lifestyle.

The Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Department at Manipal Hospitals routinely caters to a varied clientele; an athlete with a knee injury, an injured industrial worker with back pain, an executive with tennis elbow, a victim of a vehicle accident with whiplash or as is often the case, patients requiring post operative physiotherapy. It also provides its services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations and disabilities that are congenital or those resulting from injury. The department also conducts wellness oriented programmes to provide services in situations where mobility and functional ability are jeopardized due to ageing, lifestyle and environmental factors.

The highly skilled team at Manipal Hospitals believes in providing holistic treatment for all such cases. The team led by a well experienced physiatrist also includes rehabilitation nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, rehabilitation recreation specialists, social workers, psychologist and a full complement of support staff.