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Shree Balaji Medical College sets up a cybolimb rehabilitation facility
Shree Balaji Medical College has introduced the Cybolimb Rehabilitation Facility in the college.
The facility, installed in association with Cybernoid Healthcare, was inaugurated by Veerababu, advisor, Shree Balaji Medical College on Tuesday.
The device will equip patients with technological support systems that help them to perform routine tasks with ease. The facility is said to be equipped with Cybolimb exoskeletons for providing movement-based physiotherapy, targeting patients with paraplegia, neuro disorders and post-recovery patients.
Gunasekaran, director of the college explained, “This is a one-of-its-kind innovation center for paraplegic patients who are given the feeling of walking with their own paralysed limbs, which is not possible by drug therapy. This is a free-of-cost facility, and we need to encourage patients to utilise it.” The Hindu