Therapy or medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. Therapies have a vital role to play in the rehabilitation process. It will not be out of place to say that Rehabilitation and Therapies are closely connected. The therapists at VMS prescribe a customized rehabilitation plan to provide options that best fit each individual’s lifestyle while maintaining exceptional comfort, privacy and respect of each and every patient. There are many different types of therapies and VMS running a state-of-the art Rehabilitation Unit (SRC) has made the following therapies available at SRC.

The physiotherapy lounge at SRC is fully equipped with all the state-of-the-art equipment to provide the therapies like Exercise therapy, Electro, Hydro, Developmental , Bladder & Bowel management, Gait training. Care is taken to provide Pediatric developmental therapy to children. Physiotherapy for ortho and neuro rehabilitation.

Physiotherapy is treatment to restore, maintain, and make the most of a patient’s mobility, function, and well-being. Physiotherapy helps through physical rehabilitation, injury prevention, and health and fitness. Physiotherapists get you involved in your own recovery. The physiotherapy Unit at SRC under VMS was established in 2011 and is one of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir. The infrastructure is strictly as per National and International Standards with machines, equipments and devices from best brands in the industry. The unit started with the physiotherapy of patients having Spinal injury but now the scope has broadened and all physiotherapy including, Sports, Geriatric, Orthopedic, Pediatric, Neurological, Cardio Vascular are pro.

Developmental Therapy

The Developmental Therapy Unit at VMS is one among the first Units of SRC and was established in 2008. The unit focuses on Holistic Development of patients especially young children with difficulties in communication, thinking and motor skills through the use of intervention techniques like neuro-development treatment, postural management, counseling, and exercise therapy. At VMS Gait training and Counseling are among the major activities of Developmental Therapy with focus on reducing patients dependence on assistive and adaptive devices. The unit caters ADHD and Autism patients.

Occupational Therapy

At VMS Occupational Therapy started earlier and was run under Physiotherapy Unit. The quality of service, dedication of staff and machines / equipments delivered outstanding results and ultimately the footfall increased day by. Sooner there was saturation and patients were had to wait for long for their turn. The pending long queues, piled up patients and frequent requests and demands by deserving people forced VMSians to think over the matter and ultimately in 2018 VMS started a full-fledged independent Occupational Therapy Unit. Since then this Unit is operational in full swing with dedicated Specialists and latest infrastructure, machines and equipments. As per records about 15 patients get treated in this Unit on daily basis, the numbers definitely go up although not often. The Unit is fully equipped with Adaptive Devices like Standing Frames, Corner Chairs etc. For patients with

 Cerebral Palsy, ADHD and Developmental Delays the Unit is ultimate from every perspective. The Unit focuses on the patients of age less than 18 years and works on improving their overall quality of life by training them about

• How to get dressed
• Personal Grooming and self-care
• Bathing and using the toilet
• Eating and cooking
• Writing and typing
• Mobility and transport
• Participating in sport or volunteering
• Everyday communication and social events

 Patients above 18 years are majorly refered to Physiotherapy

Hydrotherapy Pool

Due to physical properties of water like relative density, surface tension, buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, turbulence & temperature, it helps in treating various ranges of physical & psychological ailments including pain relief.Hydrotherapy also known as Aquatic Physiotherapy is use of water for therapeutic purposes. The properties of water like relative density, surface tension, buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, turbulence & temperature definitely make an impact on human body and the same when used properly under controlled conditions could yield medical benefits and helps in treating various ranges of physical & psychological ailments including pain relief.
In order to improve the physical rehabilitation of patients without any adverse affects VMS started Hydrotherapy. The Hydrotherapy Unit at VMS was started in 2012 and initially due lack of awareness very few people took this
therapy but sooner than later the results were very encouraging and a positive Word-of-Mouth spread across. The patients with Spinal Injury, Cervical Spondylitis, referrals from Ortho and Neuro flowed in and the number increased exponentially. The Unit is having the latest infrastructure , Boiler Plant, Modern Pool and is equipped with all amenities and facilities as expected from the best in the line. The access to the pool is safe and convenient for specially-abled persons. Not only this the therapy is given by the experts in the line who have been specially trained for Hydrotherapy from the best institutes in India.

CAM Therapy

CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicines) therapy focuses upon the treatment of multiple ailments by naturopathy, medicated oil, steam, and another healing program. These are often provided in combination with other mainstream medical therapies. Various practices are: Acute Pain Management, weight reduction packages, Stress management program. Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) therapy is a practice that aims at the treatment of multiple ailments. In CAM therapy there is absolutely no use of machines, equipments, devices, medicines, chemicals etc and is purely Naturopathic. Different types of Organic, Aromatic and Medicated Oils, Steam, Exercises, Green Tea, Acupuncture are mainly used in CAM therapy.
The credit of starting CAM Therapy in J&K especially Kashmir goes to VMS. At VMS CAM Therapy Unit was started in 2018. The Unit caters patients (Male / Female) from all over J&K who come for CAM Therapy. The Unit is one of the best in the line in terms of infrastructure and expert Human Resource. Special care is taken to maintain the Safety, Privacy and Sanctity of patients. The CAM Unit here at VMS additionally provides Massage Therapy, Acupressure therapy and Yoga with special focus on Diet for effective Pain Management, Weight Management.