INSTITUTION BASED REHABILITATION

Home

stay and study

Since 1989, residential arrangements were made for the differently abled children to stay and study at the Home in Amar Seva Sangam.

Depending on the nature of the disability of the children, assistive devices are provided to them. Regular physiotherapy exercises are also given by the Physiotherapists and Child Development Workers to correct their physical disability and they are trained to do all the work by themselves without the help of others.

Mahatma Gandhi Block was built in 1997 for home children. In this building, arrangements were made for prayer, yoga, recreation and children’s accommodation. There is also a small play area in front of Mahatma Gandhi Block which has swings and other play equipment. Classes like chess, keyboard, music and dance are also being conducted for home children.

Currently more 42 children are staying and studying here. More than 285 children have stayed here and completed their studies successfully and are doing well in various places as doctors, lawyers, Professionals in IT companies and public services besides a few serving as teachers and accountants in the Sangam itself. 

Disabled Youth Trainee Students Hostel

Care and Train

Hostels for the Disabled Youth Trainee Students were started in the year 1995. Here the youth students with disabilities are given training in various trades like, Type writing, Computer, Tailoring, Handcraft works, note book making etc. in the Vocational Training Centre. Amar Seva Sangam helps them to establish self-employment for their future life.

There are separate hostel accommodation facilities for both boys and girls with disabilities who are staying here.
Apart from the Vocational Training Centre, in the year 2020-21 Amar Seva-Sarathambal ITI was also started in which training like computer, mobile service, vehicle mechanical course is being given to qualified students.
Not only involving the Youth students with disabilities in learning vocational education, they are also trained in sports. Many people trained here are working as Government officials, teachers and self-employed.

Orthotics Centre

Repair and Use

Initially people with disability had to go to Tirunelveli or Madurai to get their equipment fixed. The equipment could not be used effectively due to time lag and difficulty in traveling to such a place and it aggravated their disability. Hence ASSA started this unit in 1993 as a small workshop providing free repair services for Aids and Appliances.

Separate block was built in 1995, with generous help from Mr. Gerald Fischer from Germany. Modern production equipment and machinery were also added whereby we started manufacturing Aids and Appliances in unit apart from repairs. We now manufacture a wide range of appliances with duly qualified Prosthetics and Orthotics technicians. Our manufactured Appliances includes PVC calipers, metal calipers, hand splints, crutches, shoes and slippers, artificial legs and other specialized adaptive devices. We service all the above mentioned Appliances, wheelchairs and tricycles. We assemble all kinds of wheelchairs, walkers, crutches etc. and supply them to the needy.

Medical Testing Unit

Therapy services

Established in 1998 with support from the Government of Japan, our Medical Testing Unit (MTU) has grown into a comprehensive and trusted outpatient rehabilitation center in the region. What began with a single trained physiotherapist and limited equipment has today evolved into a vibrant, multidisciplinary hub for physical and neurological rehabilitation, especially for the physically challenged and the rural population. Our center acts as a nerve center of care, catering to a wide range of conditions such as:
  • Joint pain and orthopedic issues
  • Swelling and soft tissue injuries
  • Post-surgical complications
  • Stroke and other neurological disorders
Initially, due to limited awareness and lack of resources, community utilization was low. However, with consistent efforts in awareness building and the addition of advanced equipment, we now serve a steadily increasing number of individuals each year. We are proud of our committed and qualified team which includes 10 Physiotherapists, 2 Occupational Therapists, 1 Speech Therapist and 1 Assistant, 2 Physiotherapy Assistants, 2 Occupational Therapy Assistants and 1 Special Educator. This multidisciplinary team provides individualized care tailored to the needs of each service user, ensuring holistic rehabilitation. We provide comprehensive rehabilitation services at minimal cost, including:
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Medical Care & Nursing Support
  • Psychological Counselling
  • Mental Health & Self-Care Training
  • Recreational Therapy
Community Outreach & Camps: We regularly organize special medical camps to extend our services to the broader community, such as Orthotic and Prosthetic Measurement Camps, Eye Camps, Dental Camps and Corrective Surgery Screening. Academic Collaboration: We host clinical postings and internships for students from leading physiotherapy and occupational therapy colleges in Tamil Nadu, contributing to capacity building in the rehabilitation sector. Awareness & Education Initiatives: We actively conduct awareness sessions on stroke rehabilitation, both for the general public and for our non-rehabilitation staff, to improve early identification, referral, and home-based care. Modern Facilities: Recently, our unit has been equipped with new and advanced electrotherapy and exercise equipment to improve recovery and treatment outcomes. These include:
  • Shockwave Therapy
  • LASER Therapy
  • Body-Supported Treadmill Training System
  • Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) – helps activate weak or paralyzed muscles using safe electrical signals
  • JOGO – EMG Biofeedback – a smart system that helps patients see and control their muscle activity during exercises
These tools make therapy more effective, especially for people recovering from stroke, nerve injuries, or muscle weakness.

Post-Acute Care Centre for Spinal Injured

Love and Rehab

Post-Acute Care Centre for spinal injured persons was started in 2007. We are giving both medical and vocational rehabilitation for persons with spinal injury. We are providing comprehensive Rehabilitation which includes medical care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing care, psychological counseling, caregiving service, self-care activity, mental health training and vocational training.

Patients will be admitted based on admission criteria ranking and availability of vacancy in our center. The duration of stay at the Post-Acute Care Centre is between 6 months to 1 year, dependent on the level of disability.

We provide job opportunities to patients through vocational training in order to facilitate increased independence upon discharge.

This center also provides facilities to address the psychological needs of patients with spinal cord injury and provide recreational options to patients in order to offer further physical therapy and improve patients’ mood following spinal cord injury.

Residential Programme for Special Needs Children

Special Attention

It was noticed that in and around Ayikudy village, with a radius of 30 kms, there were quite a few special children, hailing from poor economic background, needed attention. In 2013, Amar Seva Sangam decided to set up a Centre for such children who could be given special education, physiotherapy and speech therapy in their Sangamam School. Mental health developments not matching the normal growth of persons, below par intelligence quotient, below par in activities of daily life and lesser growth of the brain as a person at the teen age, say 18 years, are symptoms of mental retardation. Special education is totally different from the normal education. It is a systemized special education for below par students/persons and the lessons are framed and taught as per the individual’s need in order to rehabilitate them in their intelligence ability as to their age, attending to their daily routine like hygiene in food habits, dress changing, toileting etc to increase their intellectual level to integrate them into the society.

Sangamam School for Special Children

Care & Love

Sangamam literally means integration. In this school meant for Special children in the age group of 6 to 16, we try to prepare them to get integrated gradually with the society at large to the extent possible in each case.Special children term covers broad categories of Mentally Retarded, Cerebral Palsy and Autism affected. Their “Special needs” is a broad umbrella under which a staggering array of diagnoses can be fitted. Children with special needs may have mild learning disabilities or profound cognitive impairment; food allergies or terminal illness; developmental delays that catch up quickly or remain entrenched; occasional panic attacks or serious psychiatric problems. The designation is useful for getting needed services, setting appropriate goals, and gaining understanding for a child and its stressed family.

In 1997, a day care centre was started with just 9 children and 2 teachers. What was initially only a spastic center has now grown into a full-fledged preparatory school for special children with 8 class rooms attending to more than 80 children.
The children are brought to school by our own bus. They are provided free uniform, nutritious lunch, biscuits and milk. They are trained in daily living activities, behavioral science, self-care, basic reading, writing and vocational skills.  Rehabilitation services like Special education, Physiotherapy, Speech therapy and Yoga are also part of the curriculum to improve their health and intellectual ability.

Foster Parent Care Centre

Parental Care

Parents of special needs children always face uncertainty and fear regarding who will care for their child after their lifetime. The future looks bleak and it gnaws on every parent’s mind. Since the special needs children are defenseless and dependent on their parents or care giver for many routine activities. This aspect has always been a great source of worry and concern for parent’s.

At this juncture, we started Foster Parent Care Centre on 22nd April, 2021. Parent-Child counselling sessions are conducted periodically for the following reasons.
– The parents and children are trained to live together in a group setting or a family.
– Helping parents to come out of guilt issues for enrolling the child in a home when they are alive. The parents are counselled that the child has to be trained to live independently and perform their day to day activities.
– To make the service users tell their parents that they don’t want to go home and they are finally finding acceptance and happiness among their own.

Rehabilitation Centre

Livelihood support

The Rehabilitation Centre within the campus provides number of support services like providing and/or assisting to get scholarship, free bus/ train pass, vocational training, artificial limbs, school fees, notebooks, wheel chairs, job placements and other services to needy physically challenged children and adults.

Scope of services covers Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Virudunagar districts of southern Tamilnadu. Objective behind this is to reach out to people with direct delivery of services where our Village Based Rehabilitation services have not reached yet. The Centre serves more than 2500 people every year.

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