Physiotherapist

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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