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The Prosthetic Limbs and Rehabilitation Centre (PLRC) of Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) is all set to venture into new areas of disability rehabilitation, courtesy six new facilities proposed to begin at the university in the next six months, which will be provided for free to persons with disabilities.
These are diabetic and podiatric rehabilitation service, digital technology laboratory, aesthetic prosthetic rehabilitation services, sports prosthetics, wheelchair rehabilitation services and outreach & extension services, said workshop manager at PLRC, Ranjeet Kumar.
The PLRC, established in 2015, is the first such centre to be started with support from the department for welfare of persons with disabilities. It has equipment based on advanced technology to provide prosthetic devices to the physically challenged. The centre can also prescribe orthotics and prosthetics as per the norms of the Rehabilitation Council of India.
“Several people with diabetes deal with partial or complete loss of sensation in the feet, making it difficult to feel changes in walking patterns, leading to ulcers in the feet. Ulcers due to loss of sensation can also result in loss of limb. According to ICMR, about 4.8% of the population in Uttar Pradesh suffers from diabetes and 18% is pre-diabetic. As part of the new operations at the centre, we will help in preventing and curing foot ulcers and other disorders through orthotics treatment in diabetes and sports related disorders using pedobarograph machine and foot insole machine,” said Kumar.
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