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Almas Hospital

Center of Excellence for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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Our skilled and experienced PMR Physicians and multidisciplinary team consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Swallow Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, Neuro-Psychologists and highly skilled Rehab Nurses deliver comprehensive rehabilitation services with the support of AI (Artificial Intelligence) based assessment systems and advanced robotic devices. Our Interventional Physiatrists are experts in interventional pain management, sports medicine and regenerative medicine and capable of handling complex cases of musculoskeletal and neurological injuries or disabilities. We have set clinical and humanitarian guidelines at Almas Hospital, Kottakkal to see that rehabilitation services are accessible to everyone regardless of their means.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at Almas Hospital, Kottakkal offers a wide range of services to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life in people with physical impairments/ disabilities of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons and make independent and bring him back to normal life.

Centre for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

We have earned our reputation as compassionate, skilled, and community-minded practitioners throughout the decades. PMR Team at Almas kottakkal provide comprehensive treatment in a multidisciplinary approach for all type of diseases under one roof. Our highly experienced Physicians supported by trained clinical staff, ensure the best care for you by bringing back the individual to his personal, professional, and social life by making him independent to the maximum extend.

Rehabilitation Specialized Services

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at Almas Hospital offers advanced and innovative services, our leading medical professionals, clinicians, and researchers will help you through your most challenging journey, so you can be the best version of yourself. We make use most advanced diagnostic modalities to precisely diagnose and treat musculoskeletal and neurological injuries for pain management, regenerative treatment, corrective and preventive management.

Robotic Rehabilitation

Our Rehabilitation centre at Almas Kottakkal has got latest AI based diagnostic devices and robotic machines for precise diagnosis and treatment.

Interventional Pain Management

Our expert interventional pain physicians at Almas Hospital, Kottakkal is capable of handling any kind of chronic pain that hinder your normal life. Our goals are to help patients return to being functional, reduce pain, and to live a high quality of life. Our speciality care include effective management of chronic headache, neck pain, back pain, all sorts of joint pain, neuropathic pain and musculoskeletal pain.

Neuro Rehabilitation

Some of the conditions that require neurorehabilitations are brain injuries, severe stroke, tumour, haemorrhage, spinal cord injuries, trauma, neuropathy, inherited metabolic disorders, arthritis, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, polio etc. The intensity and frequency needed by individuals requiring Neurorehabilitation treatment is ascertained by a group of experienced doctors and skilled therapists.

Primary goals of neurorehabilitation is regaining independence and bring the patient back to his normal daily life activities.

Paediatric Rehabilitation

Paediatric rehabilitation is concerned more about building strength and improving skills. It's more about inspiring children to gain the skills and confidence to reach their full potential. AI based assessment system (MYRO) is used for assessing developmental stages, congenital anomalies, neuromuscular disorders, skeletal disorders and improving functional abilities. Specialised robotic devices are also used for therapeutic purposes under the close monitoring and supervision of highly skilled therapists.

Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Rehabilitation

Our spectrum of treatment covers musculoskeletal condition from the cervical spine to the foot and ankle. Rehabilitation services for patients who have undergone fracture surgery, joint replacement, neck and lower back disorders and those with disabilities including amputees. Customised rehabilitation services with focus on prevention of functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system help perform daily activities, improving strength, flexibility and movement of joints, muscles and reduce pain and stiffness. Our commitment is to improve patient’s quality of life and bring him back to normal life.

Ergonomics & Posture Correction

Awakward postures, bending, forceful exertions, heavy lifting, repetitive motions, static postures etc contribute to ergonomic injuries. It always causes severe pain, numbness and tingling and the person become unable to do the job what he or she has been doing. PM&R experts at Almas Hospital take a corrective and preventive step that involves pharmacological and therapeutic management with the help of advanced devices and sent the patient back to work at the earliest.

Advanced Sports Rehabilitation

Sports Medicine is an upcoming medical branch with more focus on sports and work related injuries. Interventional and clinical management of sports injuries focus on faster relief from pain and injuries, and return to play or work comfortably. Customised exercise plans are also advised for improving strength and flexibility.

Orthotic & Prosthetic Management

Assessment and Physiatrist care for patients who require orthotic / prosthetic support with help of Advanced Robotic devices.

Arm and Hand Rehabilitation

Arm and hand rehabilitation aims to improve the mobility and strength of the hand, arm, wrist and fingers and regaining functional ability. There are a variety of injuries and disorders that may required a comprehensive rehabilitation. It includes fractures, crush injuries, tendon injuries, nerve injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputation of fingers, hands or arm, tennis elbow, trigger finger, tendinitis and neurological conditions such as stroke carpal tunnel syndrome, neuropathy etc. Wide range of AI based and robotic devices are used for the rehabilitation of hand, arm, wrist and fingers to restore the mobility and strength.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Our well equipped pulmonary rehabilitation centre provides pharmacological and therapeutic rehabilitation services for tracheotomised and Chronic Pulmonary Ailment with timely monitoring for the best patient outcome.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac Rehabilitation at the center for PM & R at Almas Hospital is designed to improve health, recover from heart diseases and surgeries, reduce risk of future heart problems. Cardiac Rehab program include medical evaluation, physical exercise appropriate to the patient, and life style modifications. During the rehab period, individual health habits are set and patients are educated to follow the same for the rest of the life with reviews at appropriate intervals.

Women’s Health Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation therapies for women – child-birth, post-partum, gynaecological problems, lymphodema, osteoporosis, pelvic pain, prenatal and post-partum periods, urinary incontinence Management of pelvic floor dysfunction| Regular prenatal and antenatal sessions.

Incontinence Management

Urinary incontinence is a health condition involving loss of control over the bladder and consequent involuntary urination. Its indicated by when the bladder is incapable of storing urine or its muscles are unable to control voiding of urine. This is indicated mainly by the sudden uncontrollable urge to urinate , frequent urination, urinating during sleep, leaking urine when coughing, sneezing , laughing etc. Such people wake up many times during sleeping. People with urinary incontinence restrict there activities, limit there social engagements. Depending upon the nature of the incontinence our expert physiatrist adopt pharmacological and therapeutic interventions combined with appropriate exercise.

Lymphoedema Rehabilitation

Lymphoedema is caused by blockage in the lymphatic system. Main symptoms include swelling of lymph nodes, accompanied by pain. The condition requires by proper medical diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. Lymphoedema is most common in women who have been treated for breast cancer

Podiatry & Amputation Rehabilitation

Podiatry always refers to the issues in the foot, angle and lower leg including foot injuries, foot pain, diabetic foot, structural anomalies of foot, heel pain etc. Post amputation care also aims at ampulating the patient successfully with the use of prosthesis and bring him / her back to the normal functioning as much as possible . They may also require psychological support too.

Obesity and weight reduction

Anyone weighs 20% or more than what is considered as normal for his /her height is considered to be obese. Obesity continues to be a major growing concern all over the world. The major contributing factors are overeating, inactivity, stress, lack of exercise, increased screen time, excessive junk food etc.

We adopt a multidisciplinary approach towards the management of obesity and weight reduction as it involves pharmacological and therapeutic plans and a strong decisional and preciseness.

Community Based Rehabilitation

Services that focus on enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities (including their families), meeting basic needs and ensuring inclusion and active participation and Multispectral strategy for empowering the disabled.

Geriatric rehabilitation:

Aging is a biological stage everyone has to pass through. It leads to gradual decrease in physical and mental activity. Common issues associated with aging are memory loss, hearing loss, neck pain, back pain, knee pain refractive errors, pulmonary obstruction, dementia, depression and many other physical and mental ailments.

Every individual would like to be there life with dignity self respect and manage there daily activities without any dependence on others. Our expert physiatrists and geriatric specialists set a well defined therapeutic and life style modification plans for a healthy aging.

Center for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation:

Our skilled and experienced PMR Physicians and multidisciplinary team consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Swallow Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, Neuro-Psychologists and highly skilled Rehab Nurses deliver comprehensive rehabilitation services with the support of AI (Artificial Intelligence) based assessment systems and advanced robotic devices. Our Interventional Physiatrists are experts in interventional pain management, sports medicine and regenerative medicine, and capable of handling complex cases of musculoskeletal and neurological injuries or disabilities. We have set clinical and humanitarian guidelines at Almas Hospital, Kottakkal to see that rehabilitation services are accessible to everyone regardless of their means.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at Almas Hospital, Kottakkal offers a wide range of services to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life in people with physical impairments/ disabilities of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons and make him independent and bring him back to normal life.

We have earned our reputation as compassionate, skilled, and community- minded practitioners throughout the decades. PMR Team at Almas Hospital Kottakkal, provide comprehensive treatment with a multidisciplinary approach for all type of diseases under one roof. Our highly experienced Physicians supported by trained clinical staff. Work as a team to bring the patient his personal and professional and social life.


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)


Q. What is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)?


PM&R, also known as physiatry, is a medical specialty focused on restoring function and quality of life to individuals with physical impairments or disabilities.

Q. What services do you offer in acute neurological rehabilitation?


We provide comprehensive rehabilitation services for individuals with acute neurological conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other neurological disorders.

Q. What is interventional pain management?


Interventional pain management involves the use of minimally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat pain conditions, such as nerve blocks, epidural injections, and radiofrequency ablation.

Q. What regenerative interventions do you offer?


We offer regenerative medicine interventions, including platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, stem cell therapy, and other innovative treatments aimed at promoting tissue repair and regeneration.

Q. What is surgical rehabilitation?


Surgical rehabilitation focuses on optimizing recovery and function following orthopedic surgeries, such as joint replacements, spinal surgeries, and sports-related procedures.

Q. How can I benefit from your services?


Our multidisciplinary team of physiatrists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other specialists work together to develop personalized treatment plans tailored to your unique needs and goals.

Q. Do I need a referral to access your services?


While some services may require a referral from a primary care physician or specialist, others may be available for direct access. Please contact our office for more information.

Q. What can I expect during my initial evaluation?


During your initial evaluation, one of our physiatrists will conduct a comprehensive assessment of your medical history, physical function, and goals to develop a customized treatment plan.

Q. Do you accept insurance?


We accept most major insurance plans. However, coverage may vary depending on the specific services provided. Please contact your insurance provider or our office for more information.

Q. How can I schedule an appointment?


To schedule an appointment or learn more about our services, please contact our office by phone or email. Our staff will be happy to assist you in setting up a convenient appointment time.

Our Doctors

Our Distinguished Team of Caring Physicians

"Almas PMR Center is at the forefront of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Kottakkal, Malappuram, renowned for its exemplary care and transformative results. Led by Dr. Azhar Kalliyath, a distinguished specialist in the field, our center offers tailored rehabilitation programs to restore functionality and enhance quality of life. Whether you're recovering from a sports injury, managing a chronic condition, or seeking post-surgical rehabilitation, our dedicated team of experts is committed to guiding you through every step of your journey towards renewed vitality and independence. At Almas PMR Center, we don't just treat symptoms; we empower you to reclaim your strength, mobility, and overall well-being, allowing you to thrive in your daily activities with confidence and resilience."

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Dr. Azhar Kalliyath

Interventional Physiatrist, Sports&Regenerative Sp..
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Dr. Shabeeba Sherin P.P

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