21Dec

UNVEILING INDIA’S RELIANCE ON THE WESTERN WORLD FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY

Within the last few years, we have seen the revival in curiosity of ancient Indian healthcare practices – the most famous being Ayurveda. It’s fair to say people have even been enchanted by patriotism to such an extent that they want India to top every important list. And while we have made progress in many avenues, there is one place we’ve left ourselves behind – healthcare and specifically, physiotherapy. While the first accounts of physiotherapy in India are as old as 600 BC, physiotherapy as a full-fledged medical profession is …
14Oct

The Future of Prosthetics in Biomedical Engineering

Indian healthcare. What are the first pictures that cloud your mind when you think of this? Some common answers include visualizing overcrowded government hospitals, luxurious looking surgeries in private hospitals and even purchasing medicines from local pharmacies.   But even in the most remote corner of your racing mind, did you imagine physiotherapy? You, like almost everyone else, did not.   As any healthcare professional would tell you, physiotherapy is one of the most overlooked industries within Indian healthcare. Nowhere close to being mainstream, many people fail to comprehend the sheer size …