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Papers by Deepak Anap (Ph.D.)

Background: Flexibility is important for normal biomechanical function. Muscle tightness is cause... more Background: Flexibility is important for normal biomechanical function. Muscle tightness is caused by a decrease in
the ability of the muscle to deform. Hamstring tightness leads to high risk of recurrent injury, decreases the performance
in athletes, lead to post-exercise soreness and decreases coordination among athletes. Hence, the objectives
of this study was to find out the prevalence and severity of the hamstring tightness among college going student.
Method: In this cross sectional study 50 participants with hamstring tightness were included using purposive sampling.
The tightness was measured by AKE test. Three measurement were taken and average of their reading was
noted. Result: Analysis showed higher prevalence of hamstring tightness among college students. More students
were affected with AKE angle between 30o
-45o
. Conclusion: Prevalence of hamstring tightness is very high in college
going student of age group 18-25 years.

Background: Since past 100 years SI joint has been a topic of interest in medicine. Hippocrates w... more Background: Since past 100 years SI joint has been a topic of interest in medicine. Hippocrates was one who described pelvic separation during labor. He said it remained so even after birth. Well-known spine specialists reported that SI joint dysfunction can be the main source of SI joint and low back pain. The purpose of study was to find out the age wise prevalence of sacroiliac joint dysfunction in females and to find the severity of sacroiliac joint dysfunction in primipara and multipara subjects.

Introduction: Vastus Medialis Oblique [VMO] muscle plays an important role in patellar tracking a... more Introduction: Vastus Medialis Oblique [VMO] muscle plays an important role in patellar tracking and knee stability. Since

Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of people around the world and... more Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of people around the world and are the most common cause
of severe long-term pain and physical disability. Sugarcane workers are involved in heavy lifting, bending, cutting and twisting
activities. Our study objective was to find out the prevalence and identify most commonly affected body regions among sugar
cane worker.
Procedure: The Ethical clearance was obtained for the study from Institutional Ethical Committee of PDVVPF, COPT,
Ahmednagar. Written informed consent was obtained from all the subject fitting in inclusion criteria. Initially the demographic
data i.e Name, Age, Gender, Height, Weight & BMI was assessed and standardized Nordic questionnaire was filled up by every
participant.
Result: The descriptive statistical analysis of data (N=100, Workers, Males-57 & Females-43).The most commonly affected
body regions are low back pain(50%) & knee pain(29%).
Conclusion: The result shows that prevalence of MSDs is high in sugarcane workers. The highest prevalence of MSDs for the
last twelve months is on the low back & knee

Background: Muscular flexibility is an important aspect of normal human function. Limited flexibi... more Background: Muscular flexibility is an important aspect of normal human function. Limited flexibility has been shown to predispose a person to several musculoskeletal overuse injuries and significantly affect a person’s level of function. The objective of our study was to find out the effect of mulligan BLR on hamstring tightness, to find out the effect of self MFR on hamstring tightness & Comparison of Mulligan BLR & self MFR on hamstring.

Procedure: 40 normal healthy subjects (20 in each group) fitting in inclusion criteria. They were divided in 2 groups by simple randomization method. Group A received single session of mulligan BLR Technique and Group B received single session of self MFR technique for hamstring tightness. Sit and reach flexibility tests were measured pre intervention and post intervention. Data was analyzed using paired and unpaired t-test.

Result: Shows that hamstring flexibility in mulligan BLR (17.2850) and self MFR (11.0492) increased immediately post-intervention y within the group but there was no significant (0.5877) difference on comparison between two groups.

Conclusion: The single intervention of Mulligan BLR and self MFR technique is equally effective in improving flexibility of hamstring.

Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of people around the world and... more Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of people around the world and are the most common cause
of severe long-term pain and physical disability. Sugarcane workers are involved in heavy lifting, bending, cutting and twisting
activities. Our studyobjective was to find out theprevalence and identify most commonly affected body regions among sugar
cane worker.
Procedure: The Ethical clearance was obtained for the study from Institutional Ethical Committee of PDVVPF, COPT,
Ahmednagar. Written informed consent was obtained from all the subject fitting in inclusion criteria.Initially the demographic
data i.e Name, Age, Gender, Height, Weight& BMI was assessed and standardized Nordic questionnaire was filled up by every
participant.
Result: The descriptive statistical analysis was done for all participants(N=100, Workers, Males-57 & Females-43).The most
commonly affected body regions was low back region(50%) & knee joint(29%).
Conclusion: The result shows that prevalence of MSDs is high in sugarcane workers. The highest prevalenceof MSDs for the last
twelve months is on the low back & knee.

Journal of Pain & Relief, 2013

I 1 Cumulative musculoskeletal disorders related to computer products use in Arabic children and ... more I 1 Cumulative musculoskeletal disorders related to computer products use in Arabic children and adolescents Afaf A.M. Shaheen, Samia A. Abdel Rahman 6 Effect of trunk control retraining in hemiparetic patients with postural disturbances Kumar A. 10 Efficacy of ischaemic compression technique in combination with strain counterstrain technique in managing upper trapezius myofascial trigger point pain Amir Iqbal, Sohrab. A. Khan, Mohd. Miraj 16 Perception of effort and exhaustion in trained athletes -a validation of the psychobiological model of exercise tolerance Amrith Pakkala, N.Veeranna 18 Effect of mechanical traction on neck pain and disability in patients with cervical radiculopathy Sanduja A. 22 Treatment of calcifying tendinitis of Gluteus medius and Gluteus minimus by Acetic acid Iontophoresis -A case study Deepak B. Anap, S.G. Gandge, Nitin J. Wagh 25 Effect of knee support brace and lateral wedge in sole on isokinetic peak torque in osteoarthritis of the knee-a randomized clinical trial Girija P., Eapen C., Zulfeequer, Kamath S. 29 Self motivation: Does it influence performance of motor function in post stroke individuals? Talhatu K. Hamza-t, Omobolanle A. Adebisi-Akinbile 32 Comparison of muscle energy technique and positional release therapy in acute low back pain -RCT Naik Prashant P., Heggannavar Anand, Khatri Subhash M. 37 Anterior cruciate ligament injury rehabilitation -An overview of reviews Binu S. Das, Narasimman S. 40 Effect of sitting balance training under varied sensory input on balance and quality of life in stroke patients Ibrahimi N., Tufel S., Singh H., Maurya M. 46 Effect of single session of prolonged muscle stretch on spastic plantarflexors of children with quadriplegic and diplegic spastic cerebral palsy Preet Kamal Kaur 51 Influence of high-heels on few mechanical factors of lower extremity and lumbar lordosis among college going females Manishtha Bhan, Rahul Singh Parihar, P. Dhakshinamoorthy 55 Autism-Help for parents Ryan J. Smith 61 Comparison of Real-time Ultrasound Imaging and Pressure Biofeedback training for performing Abdominal Drawing-in Maneuver in low back pain Bajaj S., K. Chitra, S. Shallu 66 Effect of dominant hand training on intermanual transfer to sub dominant hand in patients with cerebral tumors D. Satheesh, Ajay Sharma 71 Effect of ankle position on isometric quadriceps strengthening in osteoarthritis of knee joint Katyal Shveta, Nishat Quddas, Zubia Vequar 76 Craniocervical flexors endurance training: Treatment approach for cervical spondylosis Shweta Gupta, Shallu Sharma, Chitra Kataria 82 Attitude of physiotherapy students towards communication skills and effects of an interactive lecture -A randomized controlled trial Vaishali, Sailakshmi Ganeshan, C.V. Raghuveer 85 A cross sectional study of skeletal deformities in post menopausal women in urban and rural areas Veena Bembalgi 89 Comparative Analysis of Knee-laxity measurements by a left-hand-and a right-hand-dominant physiotherapist in patients with Anterior Cruciates ligament injuries and healthy control group Vikas Trivedi, Vaibhav Agarwal

Background: Prevalence of stroke in India varies in different regions of country and ranges from ... more Background: Prevalence of stroke in India varies in different regions of country and ranges from 40 to 270 per 1,00,000 population. Only one study in India evaluated the perception of warning signs of stroke and its risk factors. Amount of evidence available with this respect is very low and there is a need for extensive research. Method: In this prospective study 600 subjects from Loni, Maharashtra were handed over a multiple choice questionnaire in the local language that addressed questions regarding warning signs and risk factors of stroke and sources of information regarding stroke. Results: Awareness for stroke was considerably low with only 51% subjects being able to recognize brain as the organ responsible for stroke. Knowledge of risk factors was moderate with 66% participants being able to establish at least 1 risk factor. Weakness of one side of the body was the most established warning sign, other warning signs were however less known. Awareness of warning signs was in d...

The spinal muscles are the main proportion of human musculature and foundation of correct posture... more The spinal muscles are the main proportion of human musculature and foundation of correct posture and are a huge group. Basically, back extensors play an important role in prevention and treatment of low back pain and are proven clinically with more credit to its endurance as compared to its strength. Thus, this study was done to assess the endurance of back extensors in normal individuals. Experimental study using simple random sampling. In this study Sorensen's test was assessed in twenty normal individuals. After applying t-pearson's test it was found that females (61.8±7.997) have higher back endurance than males (44.7±11.945). The study concluded that average values obtained in all the tests are higher in females as compared to males in the population under study.

The purpose of this study was to compare three sensory and mixed NCS technique in mild CTS hands ... more The purpose of this study was to compare three sensory and mixed NCS technique in mild CTS hands and evaluate the percentage of abnormality when at least one of them was abnormal. This study is a simple randomized comparative experimental study. This study was carried out in the Electromyography laboratory (E.M.G Lab), Department of Neurosciences, College of Physiotherapy, PIMS, Loni. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most commonest entrapment neuropathy. The carpal tunnel is bounded by carpal bones and transverse ligaments, which are attached to Scaphoid, Trapezoid and Hamate bones. The diameter of carpel tunnel is 2-2.5 cm and the median nerve passes through it along with 9 digital flexor tendons. Some degree of compression of median nerve and focal nerve conduction slowing is common at this level, which is more pronounced 2-3 cm distal to the origin of the ligament. Autopsy study has also confirmed focal abnormality in the median nerve in 5 out of 12 asymptomatic subjects.

Background: Pes-planus (’flat foot’) is one of the most common conditions observed in adult healt... more Background: Pes-planus (’flat foot’) is one of the most common conditions observed in adult health practice. The objective of our study wasto find out prevalence of flat foot in a population of 18 to 25 year old physiotherapy students and to find out correlation of BMI with arch index Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted with sampleof80 physiotherapy students fitting in inclusion criteria. Different outcome of the study that is navicular drop test, arch index, foot posture index was assessed for each subject. Result : Prevalence of flat foot in a population of 18 to 25 years old physiotherapy students was 11.25% for all subject affected with bilateral flat foot. According to theage, 18 years were having 2.5% of flat foot bilaterally, 19 years were having 3.75% flat foot bilaterally, 22 years were having 3.75 % flat foot bilaterally, 24 years were having 1.24% flat foot bilaterally. The mean Navicular drop test value was 11.11 for all subject affected with bilateral fla...

International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2013

Purpose. To determine the effect of TheraBite®on range of motion by TheraBite scale and paininten... more Purpose. To determine the effect of TheraBite®on range of motion by TheraBite scale and painintensity on Visual Analogue scale inTemporomandibular dysfunction. Method. The study duration was from February2012- November 2012. Fifty participants bothmales and females based on inclusion andexclusion criteria were alternately allocated intwo groups Group A and Group B. There were25 participants in each group. There were 2 dropout in group B. Group A received therapeuticultrasound and exercise with TheraBite, whilegroup B received therapeutic ultrasound, manualstretching and Maitlands mobilization exercises.Both the groups received treatment for 6 days aweek for 3 weeks. Assessment was done on day1 and at the end of 3 rd week. Results. There was no significant difference seenin both the groups in relation to the pain intensity(p>0.05) on VAS. While in range of motion formouth opening, lateral deviation to right and leftside of mandible and protrusion there was highlysignificant differ...

Journal of Spine, 2012

Background: Pott's Paraparesis is one of the serious manifestations of Tuberculosis of Spine. The... more Background: Pott's Paraparesis is one of the serious manifestations of Tuberculosis of Spine. The presence of Post Polio Residual Paralysis (PPRP) in one of the lower extremity adds to the seriousness of the sufferer. There is hardly any study about the electronic balance board and treadmill training in patients with Pott's Paraparesis as well as PPRP. Therefore, the objective of this study was to find out the clinical utility of electronic balance board and treadmill training.

Journal of Yoga & Physical Therapy, 2014

Background: Fothergill's Disease (FD) also called as Trigeminal Neuralgia is characterized by par... more Background: Fothergill's Disease (FD) also called as Trigeminal Neuralgia is characterized by paroxysmal attacks of severe, sharp, stabbing, electric shock like pain affecting one side of face mainly second and third divisions of it. FD is sometimes called "the worst pain known to mankind" and "the suicide disorder" by Medical Science. It is trigger by chewing, speaking, cold winds and touching trigger spot. Most of the time the patients with FD who showed partially or refractory responsive to drug therapy they underwent for surgery to relief the pain. Hardly any studies have reported the role of physiotherapy in Fothergill's Disease.

Journal of Spine, 2012

Introduction: Patients with neck pain often have subjective complaints of muscle stiffness, tensi... more Introduction: Patients with neck pain often have subjective complaints of muscle stiffness, tension, or tightness in addition to their pain. It has been stated that in neck pain there is tightness of Upper Trapezius leading to weakness of Middle and Lower Trapezius, so this study compares the strength of Upper, Middle and Lower Trapezius muscle on the side of pain and the contralateral side.

Background: Flexibility is important for normal biomechanical function. Muscle tightness is cause... more Background: Flexibility is important for normal biomechanical function. Muscle tightness is caused by a decrease in
the ability of the muscle to deform. Hamstring tightness leads to high risk of recurrent injury, decreases the performance
in athletes, lead to post-exercise soreness and decreases coordination among athletes. Hence, the objectives
of this study was to find out the prevalence and severity of the hamstring tightness among college going student.
Method: In this cross sectional study 50 participants with hamstring tightness were included using purposive sampling.
The tightness was measured by AKE test. Three measurement were taken and average of their reading was
noted. Result: Analysis showed higher prevalence of hamstring tightness among college students. More students
were affected with AKE angle between 30o
-45o
. Conclusion: Prevalence of hamstring tightness is very high in college
going student of age group 18-25 years.

Background: Since past 100 years SI joint has been a topic of interest in medicine. Hippocrates w... more Background: Since past 100 years SI joint has been a topic of interest in medicine. Hippocrates was one who described pelvic separation during labor. He said it remained so even after birth. Well-known spine specialists reported that SI joint dysfunction can be the main source of SI joint and low back pain. The purpose of study was to find out the age wise prevalence of sacroiliac joint dysfunction in females and to find the severity of sacroiliac joint dysfunction in primipara and multipara subjects.

Introduction: Vastus Medialis Oblique [VMO] muscle plays an important role in patellar tracking a... more Introduction: Vastus Medialis Oblique [VMO] muscle plays an important role in patellar tracking and knee stability. Since

Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of people around the world and... more Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of people around the world and are the most common cause
of severe long-term pain and physical disability. Sugarcane workers are involved in heavy lifting, bending, cutting and twisting
activities. Our study objective was to find out the prevalence and identify most commonly affected body regions among sugar
cane worker.
Procedure: The Ethical clearance was obtained for the study from Institutional Ethical Committee of PDVVPF, COPT,
Ahmednagar. Written informed consent was obtained from all the subject fitting in inclusion criteria. Initially the demographic
data i.e Name, Age, Gender, Height, Weight & BMI was assessed and standardized Nordic questionnaire was filled up by every
participant.
Result: The descriptive statistical analysis of data (N=100, Workers, Males-57 & Females-43).The most commonly affected
body regions are low back pain(50%) & knee pain(29%).
Conclusion: The result shows that prevalence of MSDs is high in sugarcane workers. The highest prevalence of MSDs for the
last twelve months is on the low back & knee

Background: Muscular flexibility is an important aspect of normal human function. Limited flexibi... more Background: Muscular flexibility is an important aspect of normal human function. Limited flexibility has been shown to predispose a person to several musculoskeletal overuse injuries and significantly affect a person’s level of function. The objective of our study was to find out the effect of mulligan BLR on hamstring tightness, to find out the effect of self MFR on hamstring tightness & Comparison of Mulligan BLR & self MFR on hamstring.

Procedure: 40 normal healthy subjects (20 in each group) fitting in inclusion criteria. They were divided in 2 groups by simple randomization method. Group A received single session of mulligan BLR Technique and Group B received single session of self MFR technique for hamstring tightness. Sit and reach flexibility tests were measured pre intervention and post intervention. Data was analyzed using paired and unpaired t-test.

Result: Shows that hamstring flexibility in mulligan BLR (17.2850) and self MFR (11.0492) increased immediately post-intervention y within the group but there was no significant (0.5877) difference on comparison between two groups.

Conclusion: The single intervention of Mulligan BLR and self MFR technique is equally effective in improving flexibility of hamstring.

Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of people around the world and... more Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of people around the world and are the most common cause
of severe long-term pain and physical disability. Sugarcane workers are involved in heavy lifting, bending, cutting and twisting
activities. Our studyobjective was to find out theprevalence and identify most commonly affected body regions among sugar
cane worker.
Procedure: The Ethical clearance was obtained for the study from Institutional Ethical Committee of PDVVPF, COPT,
Ahmednagar. Written informed consent was obtained from all the subject fitting in inclusion criteria.Initially the demographic
data i.e Name, Age, Gender, Height, Weight& BMI was assessed and standardized Nordic questionnaire was filled up by every
participant.
Result: The descriptive statistical analysis was done for all participants(N=100, Workers, Males-57 & Females-43).The most
commonly affected body regions was low back region(50%) & knee joint(29%).
Conclusion: The result shows that prevalence of MSDs is high in sugarcane workers. The highest prevalenceof MSDs for the last
twelve months is on the low back & knee.

Journal of Pain & Relief, 2013

I 1 Cumulative musculoskeletal disorders related to computer products use in Arabic children and ... more I 1 Cumulative musculoskeletal disorders related to computer products use in Arabic children and adolescents Afaf A.M. Shaheen, Samia A. Abdel Rahman 6 Effect of trunk control retraining in hemiparetic patients with postural disturbances Kumar A. 10 Efficacy of ischaemic compression technique in combination with strain counterstrain technique in managing upper trapezius myofascial trigger point pain Amir Iqbal, Sohrab. A. Khan, Mohd. Miraj 16 Perception of effort and exhaustion in trained athletes -a validation of the psychobiological model of exercise tolerance Amrith Pakkala, N.Veeranna 18 Effect of mechanical traction on neck pain and disability in patients with cervical radiculopathy Sanduja A. 22 Treatment of calcifying tendinitis of Gluteus medius and Gluteus minimus by Acetic acid Iontophoresis -A case study Deepak B. Anap, S.G. Gandge, Nitin J. Wagh 25 Effect of knee support brace and lateral wedge in sole on isokinetic peak torque in osteoarthritis of the knee-a randomized clinical trial Girija P., Eapen C., Zulfeequer, Kamath S. 29 Self motivation: Does it influence performance of motor function in post stroke individuals? Talhatu K. Hamza-t, Omobolanle A. Adebisi-Akinbile 32 Comparison of muscle energy technique and positional release therapy in acute low back pain -RCT Naik Prashant P., Heggannavar Anand, Khatri Subhash M. 37 Anterior cruciate ligament injury rehabilitation -An overview of reviews Binu S. Das, Narasimman S. 40 Effect of sitting balance training under varied sensory input on balance and quality of life in stroke patients Ibrahimi N., Tufel S., Singh H., Maurya M. 46 Effect of single session of prolonged muscle stretch on spastic plantarflexors of children with quadriplegic and diplegic spastic cerebral palsy Preet Kamal Kaur 51 Influence of high-heels on few mechanical factors of lower extremity and lumbar lordosis among college going females Manishtha Bhan, Rahul Singh Parihar, P. Dhakshinamoorthy 55 Autism-Help for parents Ryan J. Smith 61 Comparison of Real-time Ultrasound Imaging and Pressure Biofeedback training for performing Abdominal Drawing-in Maneuver in low back pain Bajaj S., K. Chitra, S. Shallu 66 Effect of dominant hand training on intermanual transfer to sub dominant hand in patients with cerebral tumors D. Satheesh, Ajay Sharma 71 Effect of ankle position on isometric quadriceps strengthening in osteoarthritis of knee joint Katyal Shveta, Nishat Quddas, Zubia Vequar 76 Craniocervical flexors endurance training: Treatment approach for cervical spondylosis Shweta Gupta, Shallu Sharma, Chitra Kataria 82 Attitude of physiotherapy students towards communication skills and effects of an interactive lecture -A randomized controlled trial Vaishali, Sailakshmi Ganeshan, C.V. Raghuveer 85 A cross sectional study of skeletal deformities in post menopausal women in urban and rural areas Veena Bembalgi 89 Comparative Analysis of Knee-laxity measurements by a left-hand-and a right-hand-dominant physiotherapist in patients with Anterior Cruciates ligament injuries and healthy control group Vikas Trivedi, Vaibhav Agarwal

Background: Prevalence of stroke in India varies in different regions of country and ranges from ... more Background: Prevalence of stroke in India varies in different regions of country and ranges from 40 to 270 per 1,00,000 population. Only one study in India evaluated the perception of warning signs of stroke and its risk factors. Amount of evidence available with this respect is very low and there is a need for extensive research. Method: In this prospective study 600 subjects from Loni, Maharashtra were handed over a multiple choice questionnaire in the local language that addressed questions regarding warning signs and risk factors of stroke and sources of information regarding stroke. Results: Awareness for stroke was considerably low with only 51% subjects being able to recognize brain as the organ responsible for stroke. Knowledge of risk factors was moderate with 66% participants being able to establish at least 1 risk factor. Weakness of one side of the body was the most established warning sign, other warning signs were however less known. Awareness of warning signs was in d...

The spinal muscles are the main proportion of human musculature and foundation of correct posture... more The spinal muscles are the main proportion of human musculature and foundation of correct posture and are a huge group. Basically, back extensors play an important role in prevention and treatment of low back pain and are proven clinically with more credit to its endurance as compared to its strength. Thus, this study was done to assess the endurance of back extensors in normal individuals. Experimental study using simple random sampling. In this study Sorensen's test was assessed in twenty normal individuals. After applying t-pearson's test it was found that females (61.8±7.997) have higher back endurance than males (44.7±11.945). The study concluded that average values obtained in all the tests are higher in females as compared to males in the population under study.

The purpose of this study was to compare three sensory and mixed NCS technique in mild CTS hands ... more The purpose of this study was to compare three sensory and mixed NCS technique in mild CTS hands and evaluate the percentage of abnormality when at least one of them was abnormal. This study is a simple randomized comparative experimental study. This study was carried out in the Electromyography laboratory (E.M.G Lab), Department of Neurosciences, College of Physiotherapy, PIMS, Loni. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most commonest entrapment neuropathy. The carpal tunnel is bounded by carpal bones and transverse ligaments, which are attached to Scaphoid, Trapezoid and Hamate bones. The diameter of carpel tunnel is 2-2.5 cm and the median nerve passes through it along with 9 digital flexor tendons. Some degree of compression of median nerve and focal nerve conduction slowing is common at this level, which is more pronounced 2-3 cm distal to the origin of the ligament. Autopsy study has also confirmed focal abnormality in the median nerve in 5 out of 12 asymptomatic subjects.

Background: Pes-planus (’flat foot’) is one of the most common conditions observed in adult healt... more Background: Pes-planus (’flat foot’) is one of the most common conditions observed in adult health practice. The objective of our study wasto find out prevalence of flat foot in a population of 18 to 25 year old physiotherapy students and to find out correlation of BMI with arch index Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted with sampleof80 physiotherapy students fitting in inclusion criteria. Different outcome of the study that is navicular drop test, arch index, foot posture index was assessed for each subject. Result : Prevalence of flat foot in a population of 18 to 25 years old physiotherapy students was 11.25% for all subject affected with bilateral flat foot. According to theage, 18 years were having 2.5% of flat foot bilaterally, 19 years were having 3.75% flat foot bilaterally, 22 years were having 3.75 % flat foot bilaterally, 24 years were having 1.24% flat foot bilaterally. The mean Navicular drop test value was 11.11 for all subject affected with bilateral fla...

International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2013

Purpose. To determine the effect of TheraBite®on range of motion by TheraBite scale and paininten... more Purpose. To determine the effect of TheraBite®on range of motion by TheraBite scale and painintensity on Visual Analogue scale inTemporomandibular dysfunction. Method. The study duration was from February2012- November 2012. Fifty participants bothmales and females based on inclusion andexclusion criteria were alternately allocated intwo groups Group A and Group B. There were25 participants in each group. There were 2 dropout in group B. Group A received therapeuticultrasound and exercise with TheraBite, whilegroup B received therapeutic ultrasound, manualstretching and Maitlands mobilization exercises.Both the groups received treatment for 6 days aweek for 3 weeks. Assessment was done on day1 and at the end of 3 rd week. Results. There was no significant difference seenin both the groups in relation to the pain intensity(p>0.05) on VAS. While in range of motion formouth opening, lateral deviation to right and leftside of mandible and protrusion there was highlysignificant differ...

Journal of Spine, 2012

Background: Pott's Paraparesis is one of the serious manifestations of Tuberculosis of Spine. The... more Background: Pott's Paraparesis is one of the serious manifestations of Tuberculosis of Spine. The presence of Post Polio Residual Paralysis (PPRP) in one of the lower extremity adds to the seriousness of the sufferer. There is hardly any study about the electronic balance board and treadmill training in patients with Pott's Paraparesis as well as PPRP. Therefore, the objective of this study was to find out the clinical utility of electronic balance board and treadmill training.

Journal of Yoga & Physical Therapy, 2014

Background: Fothergill's Disease (FD) also called as Trigeminal Neuralgia is characterized by par... more Background: Fothergill's Disease (FD) also called as Trigeminal Neuralgia is characterized by paroxysmal attacks of severe, sharp, stabbing, electric shock like pain affecting one side of face mainly second and third divisions of it. FD is sometimes called "the worst pain known to mankind" and "the suicide disorder" by Medical Science. It is trigger by chewing, speaking, cold winds and touching trigger spot. Most of the time the patients with FD who showed partially or refractory responsive to drug therapy they underwent for surgery to relief the pain. Hardly any studies have reported the role of physiotherapy in Fothergill's Disease.

Journal of Spine, 2012

Introduction: Patients with neck pain often have subjective complaints of muscle stiffness, tensi... more Introduction: Patients with neck pain often have subjective complaints of muscle stiffness, tension, or tightness in addition to their pain. It has been stated that in neck pain there is tightness of Upper Trapezius leading to weakness of Middle and Lower Trapezius, so this study compares the strength of Upper, Middle and Lower Trapezius muscle on the side of pain and the contralateral side.