Rehabilitation Council of India,

Programme Division, 1st October, 2014

Appendix-B
Prosthetics and Orthotics

S.N. Title Content Target Group Resource Persons No. of

Days
1 Evidence Based Medical aspects Only Diploma with 2 1.Physiatrist/ 3days
Practice in the Orthoses years Orthopaedic
Management of Therapeutic management experience/Degree & Surgeon
Spinal Cord Injury above qualification in 2. Senior Prosthetics
Patient Prosthetics & Orthotics & Orthotics faculty
(national or
International)
2 Functional Fracture Fracture, classification of fracture & Only Diploma with 2 1.Physiatrist/ 3days
Bracing indication of fracture bracing, years Orthopaedic
History of fracture bracing, experience/Degree & Surgeon
Principles of fracture bracing & above qualification in 2. Senior Prosthetics
mechanism of orthotic Prosthetics & Orthotics & Orthotics faculty
management (national or
International)
3 Evidence Based Orthotics fabrication & fitting Only Diploma with 2 Senior Prosthetics & 2days
Practice in Orthotic years experience/ Orthotics faculty
Management of Degree & above (national or
Neuropathic feet qualification in International)
Prosthetics & Orthotics
4 Advancement in Prevention & correction of Only Diploma with 2 Senior Prosthetics & 2days
Orthotic Management progressive deformity by orthoses. years experience/ Orthotics faculty
of burn Patients Pressure garments etc. Degree & above (national or
(Prevention and Cure) qualification in International)
Prosthetics & Orthotics
5 Orthotic Management Medical aspects Only Diploma with 2 Senior Prosthetics & 2days
of Sports related Fabrication & fitting of recent years experience/ Orthotics faculty
injuries. advance orthoses in sports injuries Degree & above (national or
qualification in International)
Prosthetics & Orthotics
6. Neurophysiologic Medical aspects Only Diploma with 2 1.Physiatrist/ 3days

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Orthoses/ Prosthesis Fabrication & fitting of recent years Orthopaedic
advance orthoses in experience/Degree & Surgeon
neurophysiologic orthoses above qualification in 2. Senior Prosthetics
Prosthetics & Orthotics & Orthotics faculty/
professionals
(national or
International)
7. CAD-CAM in Scanning, carving & fitting of various Only Diploma with 2 Senior Prosthetics & 3days
Prosthetics & types of prosthesis & orthoses years experience/ Orthotics faculty (In
Orthotics Degree & above (national or case of
qualification in International) hands on -
Prosthetics & Orthotics 5 days)

8. Evidence Based Casting & fabrication techniques Only Diploma with 2 Senior Prosthetics & 2days
Practice in Cosmetic/ years experience/ Orthotics faculty
Aesthetic restoration Degree & above (national or
qualification in International)
Prosthetics & Orthotics
9. Advanced Prosthetic & Microprocessor prosthetic & orthotic Only Diploma with 2 Senior Prosthetics & 2days
Orthotic Knee & Hip knee joint years experience/ Orthotics faculty
joint Degree & above (national or
qualification in International)
Prosthetics & Orthotics
10 Smart(Advanced) Different types of smart material such Only Diploma with 2 Faculty of material 2days
material in P & O field as Piezoelectric material years experience/ science /technology
Electro-rheostatic and Degree & above from IIT/ Engineering
Magneto-rheostatic Shape memory qualification in Colleges etc.
alloys and Shape memory polymers Prosthetics & Orthotics Senior Prosthetics &
Magnetostrictive Orthotics faculty/
Magnetic shape memory professional
pH-sensitive polymers etc. (National or
International)
11 Ergonomics principle in Implementation of ergonomics Only Diploma with 2 Senior Prosthetics & 2days
P & O field principles in & P& O field years experience/ Orthotics faculty

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Degree & above (national or
qualification in International)
Prosthetics & Orthotics
12 Evidence Based Management of multiple loco motor Only Diploma with 2 years Senior Prosthetics & 3days
Practice disabled persons or management of experience/Degree & Orthotics faculty/
limb deficient child etc. above qualification in professional (National
Prosthetics & Orthotics or International)

13 Pedagogy A to z of teaching & learning Teachers of all discipline Senior faculty in the 3days
of RCI run degree & discipline from IIt or
master courses other institutions

14 Advancement in upper Fabrication & fitment of Only Diploma with 2 years Senior Prosthetics & 3days
extremity prosthesis microprocessor & touch bionic, etc. experience/Degree & Orthotics faculty/
prosthesis above qualification in professional (National
Prosthetics & Orthotics or International)

15 Robotics in P & O field Robotic technology Only Diploma with 2 years Faculty of Electronics 3days
experience/Degree & from IIT/ Engineering
above qualification in Colleges etc.
Prosthetics & Orthotics Senior Prosthetics &
Orthotics faculty/
professional
(National or
International)
16 Advance gait analysis Biomechanics of normal & Only Diploma with 2 years Physiatrist 3days
technology in P & O pathological gait, experience/Degree & Senior Prosthetics &
field Biomechanics of amputee gait above qualification in Orthotics faculty/
Recent equipments available for Prosthetics & Orthotics professional
gait analysis (National or
International)
17 Advancement in Congenital & acquired disorders, Only Diploma with 2 years Orthopaedic Surgeon/ 3days
Pediatric Orthoses spinal injuries etc. experience/Degree & Physiatrist
above qualification in Senior Prosthetics &

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Prosthetics & Orthotics Orthotics faculty/
professional
(National or
International)
18 Latest trend Overview of recent development in Only Diploma with 2 years Senior Prosthetics & 3days
Socketology the socket technology for various experience/Degree & Orthotics faculty/
amputation levels above qualification in professional (National
Biomechanics of sockets and Prosthetics & Orthotics or International)
its clinical applications
19 Advancement in Spinal Biomechanics of Spine, role of recent Only Diploma with 2 years Senior Prosthetics & 3days
Orthoses developed orthoses in the experience/Degree & Orthotics faculty/
management of deformities/ above professional (National
conditions qualification in Prosthetics or
& Orthotics International)

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