Bharat CPO explores the history of orthotics and prosthetics in India, from early assistive devices and traditional craftsmanship to the rise of Jaipur Foot, rehabilitation institutes, clinical education, NGOs, government programmes and modern O&P services. We highlight the people, innovations and organisations that shaped India’s journey toward improved mobility, dignity and access to prosthetic and orthotic care.
History
Narayan Seva Sansthan, based in Udaipur, Rajasthan, is one of India’s best-known charitable organisations working in disability care, corrective surgery, artificial limb support and rehabilitation. For Bharat CPO, its history is important because it shows how a service-led charitable movement grew into a large rehabilitation institution supporting people with
History
The Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India, better known as ALIMCO, holds a unique place in the history of prosthetics, orthotics and assistive technology in India. For more than five decades, ALIMCO has been one of the country’s most important public-sector institutions supporting access to artificial limbs, orthotic appliances,
History
The All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, widely known as AIIPMR Mumbai, occupies a central place in the history of rehabilitation medicine in India. Established in November 1955, the institute became one of the country’s most important centres for physical medicine, rehabilitation, prosthetics, orthotics and allied rehabilitation
History
The Jaipur Foot is one of India’s most important contributions to global prosthetic rehabilitation. Developed to meet the real-life needs of amputees in India and other low-resource settings, it became known for its affordability, practicality and ability to support culturally important movements such as squatting, sitting cross-legged and walking