1Clinical/Practical skills: Understand and develop competence in executing common general procedures employed in diagnosis, investigations and management of conditions encountered in rehabilitation medicine. He/she should be able to practice and handle independently most of the day to day problems as encountered in Rehabilitation Medicine in a safe, effective and ethical manner. He/she should be able to plan a comprehensive rehabilitation service independently. He/she should be able to demonstrate understanding of the fabrication and competence in prescription and check out of orthoses and Prostheses, the principles, prescription and Supervision of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psycho-socio-vocational counseling. He should be able to practice rehabilitation medicine at the door step of community. He should be familiar with the common problems occurring in the urban, semi-urban, and rural areas and deal with them effectively, should be able to organize, conduct, and supervise surveys in rural, urban and industrial communities and in specified groups of population; organize and conduct camps for disability prevention and rehabilitation of disabled persons, and guide rehabilitation workers at the peripheral level for rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.
2Research: He/she should be able to recognize a research topic, state the objectives in terms of what is expected to be achieved in the end, plan a rational approach with full awareness of the statistical validity, spell out the methodology and carry out most of the technical procedures required for the study, accurately and objectively record on systematic lines the results and observations made, analyze the data using appropriate statistical approach, interpret the observations in the light of existing knowledge and highlight in what ways the study has advanced existing knowledge on the subject and what remains to be done, draw conclusions which should be reached by logical deduction and he should be able to assess evidence both as to its reliability and its relevance, write a thesis in accordance with the prescribed instructions, and be familiar with the ethical aspects of research etc.
3History taking in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
4Clinical evaluation, Manual Muscle Strength Testing, Joint Range of Motion, Goniometry, Activities of Daily Living
5Investigations — Laboratory and Radiological imaging studies
6Evaluation of neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction
7Gait Analysis — Terminology, types, Clinical Applications
8Electrodiagnostic Medicine - basic principles, clinical methods, interpretation etc.
9Outcome Measures in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
10Impairment Rating and Disability Evaluation
11Therapeutic Exercises- settings, equipments, applications
12Physical Agents/Modalities - precautions, prescription, application, follow-up etc.
13Traction, Massage - principles, types, indications, contra-indications, precautions, prescription, application, follow-up etc.
14Electrical Stimulation - precautions, prescription, application, follow-up etc.
15Prescription of Occupational Therapy
16Training of A.D.L. (Activities of Daily Living) in various conditions
17Injection Techniques (e.g. intra-articular, peri-articular, trigger-point, epidural etc.) in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
18Interventions in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation e.g. Botulinum toxin injection, Phenol block, Alcohol blocks etc.
19Upper limb orthotic devices - applications
20Lower limb orthotic devices - applications
21Spinal orthoses - applications
22Upper limb prosthetics and amputee rehabilitation
23Lower limb prosthetics and amputee rehabilitation
24Mobility aids, wheelchairs and seating systems
25Low back pain and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
26Musculoskeletal trauma and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
27Rehabilitation of persons suffering from:
28Arthritis including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis etc.
29Spinal deformity
30Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain etc.
31Osteoporosis
32Sports Injury
33burns Injury
34Spinal Cord Injury
35Rehabilitation of persons:
36with obesity, dyslipidemia etc.
37after Arthroplasty
38after POP cast, Fracture treatment, Surgical intervention
39Basic principles of rehabilitative surgeries such as deformity correction in poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, clubfoot, contractures, revision of amputation stump, closure of pressure sore, tendon transfers etc.
40Rehabilitation of persons suffering from:
41Plexus or Nerve Injury
42Traumatic Brain Injury
43Stroke
44Parkinsonism, Multiple sclerosis, Ataxia, neurodegenerative disorders etc.
45Neuropathy, Bell's palsy, etc.
46Hansen's Disease
47Diseases of Muscles e.g. myopathy, motor-neuron disease, myasthenia gravis, etc.
48Cerebral Palsy
49Spasticity
50Poliomyelitis and its sequelae
51Cardiovascular Disease e.g. CAD, MI, CABG Surgery, Angioplasty, Cardiac transplantation etc.
52Pulmonary Disease e.g. COPD, Bronchiectasis, Cystic fibrosis etc., Cancer
53ICU setting
54Swallowing disorder
55Bladder dysfunction
56Bowel dysfunction
57Vertigo
58HIV/AIDS
59Chronic Pain
60Organ Transplantation
61Pediatric Rehabilitation including children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, learning disabilities, multiple disabilities, etc.
62Geriatric Rehabilitation
63Principles of evaluation and rehabilitation management of persons with:
64Visual impairment
65Mental retardation
66Hearing /Speech impairment
67Psychological problems or mental illness
68Medical Emergencies in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
69Sexuality and Disability
70Evidence-based Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
71Legislation in relations to disability- National and International
72Schemes and Benefits extended to persons with disabilities by the Govt.
73Barrier-free Environment and access related issues
74Computers in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
75Recent Advances related to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation