TAPING WORKSHOP - WRITE UP
The Department of
Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College organized a two- day Hands- On
workshop on 'Therapeutic Taping' in the Muller Mini Hall (Father Muller
Convention Centre) on 10th and 11th June from 9am to 5pm.
The resource person for this workshop will be Dr Syed Rais Rizvi, Director at
Institute of manual therapy and taping, Dharwad, Karnataka. 70 Undergraduate
and Postgraduate students delegates enrolled in this workshop from various physiotherapy
colleges in Mangalore.
Therapeutic taping is tool
utilised by the rehabilitation specialists in all programs
(paediatric, geriatric, orthopaedic, neurological, oncology and
others) and levels of care (acute care, inpatient
rehabilitation, outpatient, home care and Day Rehab) in pain management,
soft tissue injury, tissues and joints misalignments, oedema.
Taping is commonly used as
an adjunct or temporary technique. Athletes often make use of taping as a
protective mechanism in the presence of an existing injury. Some of the goals
with taping are to restrict the movement of injured joints, soft tissue
compression to reduce swelling, support anatomical structures, and as
protection from re-injury. Taping is used as one of the means of rehabilitation
or prophylaxis in instances where support and stability are needed, as a
first-aid tool, for the prevention of injury and protection of an injured
anatomical structure while healing is taking place.
The inaugural programme began with a welcome by
Prof. Cherishma D'Sliva, Course coordinator for Physiotherapy, who also briefed
on the bio sketch of the chief guest.
Dr Syed Rais Rizvi who has been a regular
resource person to Father Muller was elated with the huge number of delegates
for the workshop. The impetus to enhance skills and learning is always the
beauty of the Father Muller management. More rewarding is the fact that the
faculty encourage skill enhancement activities for their students and thus many
of the workshop he had earlier conducted here, have seen the physiotherapist
practising taping around the globe.
Rev. Fr. Richard Aloysius Coelho, Director,
FMCI in his presidential address was amazed as the achievements and
certification from various universities around the globe that the chief guest has
gained. This should be your zeal to learn form the best and excel even higher
he acclaimed to the students. Sports medicine has been gaining prominence and
the role of the physiotherapist is seen as crucial for players. The social
media addictions have led to decreased physical activities leading to muscle,
bone and ligaments problems in many. The core essence of any human is to keep
themselves physically, mentally and spiritually fit. He narrated his own
experience with kinesiology, where he was treated for badminton related knee
injury 6 months ago. Kinesiology helped by strengthening the ligaments and
muscles around the knee, facilitating better mobility. He urged the students to
learn and in turn benefit the society with such non-invasive therapy.
Rev. Fr
Ajith Menezes, Adminstrator, FMMC; Dr Antony Sylvan D'souza, Dean, FMMC Members
of the management committee and faculty of the physiotherapy department adorned
the inaugural. The inaugural was compeered by Ms. Reshell Fernandes and Mr.
Jaya P, Organising Secretary delivered the vote of thanks.
