Manigandan Chockalingam

Academic Qualification

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India 1998.

Masters in Psychology, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, India 2003.

Research Interest

• Designing and development of prosthetic and orthotic devices
• Biomedical instrumentation and enhancing function in clients with physical disability
• Development of assessment tools and outcome measures for physical rehabilitation
• Psychological reactions to physical disability both from client’s and carer’s perspective
• Development and evaluating the efficacy of non-pharmacological intervention strategies and protocols in reducing psycho-morbidities among people with physical disabilities

Grants Awarded

Millennium Research Fund 2005 - €4,000 to construct a Splint Wearing Time Monitor: An objective measure of splint wearing time.

Publications

Raj JT, Manigandan C, Jacob KS. Leisure satisfaction and psychiatric morbidity among informal carers of people with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2006 Jan 17.

Sheija A, Manigandan C. Efficacy of support groups for spouses of patients with spinal cord injury and its impact on their quality of life. Int J Rehabil Res. 2005 Dec; 28(4):379-83.

Poonnoose PM, Manigandan C, Thomas R, Shyamkumar NK, Kavitha ML, Bhattacharji S, Srivastava A. Functional Independence Score in Haemophilia: a new performance-based instrument to measure disability. Haemophilia. 2005 Nov; 11(6):598-602.

Manigandan C, Sureshkumar K, Rachel R, Ninan S, Gupta AK, Padankatti SM. Dynamic joint-aligned PIP and DIP corrective-flexion/extension orthosis for post burn finger contractures. Burns. 2005 Sep; 31(6):787-8.

Manigandan C. Re-emphasising the use of the cost-effective ear-cup as a pressure-relieving splint in the management of ear reconstruction. Burns. 2005 Jun; 31(4):535. Epub 2005 Apr 2.

Manigandan C, Bedford E, Ninan S, Gupta AK, Padankatti SM, Paul K. Adjustable aesthetic aeroplane splint for auxiliary burn contractures. Burns. 2005 Jun; 31(4):502-4.

Manigandan C, Gupta AK, Ninan S, Padankatti SM. Re-emphasising the efficacy of the multi-purpose, self-adjustable, aeroplane splint for the splinting of auxiliary burns. Burns. 2005 Jun; 31(4):500-1. Epub 2005 Mar 19.

Daniel A, Manigandan C. Efficacy of leisure intervention groups and their impact on quality of life among people with spinal cord injury. Int J Rehabil Res. 2005 Mar; 28(1):43-8.

Ninan S, Manigandan C, Gupta AK. Postoperative care of flaps using the Bohler Braun frame: an innovation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Feb; 115(2):676-7.

Manigandan C, Bedford E, Kumar S, Nathan V, Peter BK, Premkumar JC. 'MYNI's orthosis': a self-adjustable, dynamic knee extension orthosis for quadriceps weakness in haemophilia rehabilitation. Haemophilia. 2004 Nov; 10(6):738-42.

Manigandan C, Charles J, Divya I, Edward SJ, Aaron A. Construction of exercise attitude questionnaire-18 to evaluate patients' attitudes toward exercises. Int J Rehabil Res. 2004 Sep; 27(3):229-31.

Sathishkumar S, Manigandan C, Asha T, Charles J, Poonoose PP. A cost-effective, adjustable, femoral socket, temporary prosthesis for immediate rehabilitation of above-knee amputation. Int J Rehabil Res. 2004 Mar; 27(1):71-4.

Manigandan C, Dhanaraj P. An innovative, cost-effective, pressure-relieving device for burned ears. Burns. 2004 May; 30(3):269-71.

Manigandan C, Gupta AK, Venugopal K, Ninan S, Cherian RE. The wrist in auxiliary burns--a forgotten focus of concern. Burns. 2003 Aug; 29(5):497-8.

Manigandan C, Gupta AK, Venugopal K, Ninan S, Cherian RE. A multi-purpose, self-adjustable aeroplane splint for the splinting of auxiliary burns. Burns. 2003 May; 29(3):276-9.

Manigandan C. 'Salute splint': a useful alternative. Br J Plast Surg. 2002 Jan; 55(1):88.

Saravanan B, Manigandan C, Macaden A, Tharion G, Bhattacharji S. Re-examining the psychology of spinal cord injury: a meaning centered approach from a cultural perspective. Spinal Cord. 2001 Jun; 39(6):323-6.

Manigandan C, Saravanan B, Macaden A, Gopalan L, Tharion G, Bhattacharji S. Psychological wellbeing among carers of people with spinal cord injury: a preliminary investigation from South India. Spinal Cord. 2000 Sep; 38(9):559-62.

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