KARTHIKA GOVINDARAJ
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SUMMARY
An accomplished healthcare professional with 10+ years of rich experience in physical therapy prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of various diseases and disorders
Expertise in improving patients’ quality of life, reduce pain and increase flexibility, strength and movement, using a range of physical therapy and rehabilitation techniques
Adept in handling pain and physical problems caused by illnesses, disabilities and injuries, managing and treating patients with disabilities in home and community care
Deft in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide patient care and comfort
Dexterous in maintaining and updating patient records and documents and providing quality physiotherapist treatment to the highest possible levels
Excellent team working skills to collaborate with other healthcare professionals, such as doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers
Expert in developing the interpersonal skills to establish a rapport with patients and their families and teach patients and their families about self-care treatment interventions
Skilled in basic knowledge on Computer application, Operating System: Microsoft Office, Internet, Type writing
Possess service-oriented, resourceful, persistent and strong communication/problem-solving skills
SKILLS
Clinical Training Programs
Rehabilitation Centers/ Programs
Research Methodology
Physiotherapy Management
Therapeutic Exercises
Mobilization & Manipulation
Sports Injury Prevention
Patient Medical Records
People Management
Patients Health Care
Physical Therapy Education
Time Management
EDUCATION
Master of Physiotherapy in Sports Physiotherapy from The TamilNadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, India, 2009
Bachelor of Physiotherapy from The TamilNadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, India, 2007
CERTIFICATE COURSE
Completed Certificate course on Fundamentals of Computer and Research Methodology and Bio Statistics
WORK EXPERIENCE
Organization
Designation
Duration
Dev Physio Clinic, Cumbum, India
Physiotherapist
Nov 2017 - Till Date
Al-Essa Medicare, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Jul 2015 – Aug 2017
Panchavarnam Hospital, Srivilliputur, India
May 2009 – Jul 2015
Responsible to meet with patients to assess their physical problem/disorder and also conducting pre-operative assessment, post-operative care
Diagnosing the causes of injury and put together a treatment plan, sometimes including exercises, manual therapy, mobilization, mechanical, manipulation and electrotherapy (using electrical energy as a medical treatment)
Treating a wide range of people, including children, sportspeople and the elderly
Providing prenatal, post-natal exercise and home visits if required for the patient
Working with patients with a variety of conditions, sometimes over a period of weeks or months
Introducing exercises to reduce and manage pain following surgery, injury or illness
Keeping reports on patients and their progress and liaising with other healthcare professionals to encourage a holistic approach to treatment
Involving parents and cares in the treatment, review and rehabilitation of patients
Teaching and guiding patients to improve their strength and movement and prevent further problems in future
Liaising with other healthcare professionals, such as GPs, occupational therapists and social workers, to exchange information about the background and progress of patients, as well as to refer patients who require other medical attention
Performing reassessment for patient and reset the treatment plan to achieve the goal
WORKSHOP/ CONFERENCE ATTENTED
Learned PNF Technique and Research methodology
Attended assessment and physiotherapy management of CP children
Community based rehabilitation
Audio visual feedback with EMG- a new tool in Neuro-Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy in peripheral vascular disorders
Attended Pulmonary function testing and Neurodevelopment therapy
Recent trends in orthopedic surgery
Clinical reasoning in cardiopulmonary assessment
ICU management and Chest X ray
Knee injury rehabilitation
Rehabilitation for Neuro-genic bladder dysfunction
Cognitive and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Program
Cognitive and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) (CPR and AED) Program
On field therapeutic Taping Level 1 and 2
Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM)
ROTATORY INTERNSHIP from Nov 2006 – May 2007
Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic surgery and Rheumatology
Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery
Department of Plastic surgery, Burns and Hand rehabilitation
General surgery, General medicine, Pediatrics, O&G
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology
Intensive care unit (RICU, NICU, MICU, PICU, POW)
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Rural health center, Leprosy and Geriatric Rehabilitation
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