Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal

Table of Contents

• Case report of an ankylosing spondylitis patient & review

  • Author: Abha Sharma, Niti Khurana, Sukhmeet Singh Hanspal

• Efficacy of enhancement forearm supination on improvementof finger dexterity in hemiplegic cerebral palsy children

  • Author: Ahmed M. Azzam

• A comparative study on effectiveness of ultrasound therapy and low level laser therapy in the management of second stage pressure sores

  • Author: Anil Rachappa Muragod, Sreekumaran P, Danesh KU

• Comparison of the effects of therapeutic ultrasound v/smyofascial release technique in treatment of plantar fasciitis

  • Author: Apeksha O. Yadav, R. Lakshmiprabha

• Slow breathing training on cardio-respiratory control andexercise capacity in persons with essential hypertension – a randomized controlled trial

  • Author: Balasubramanian Sundaram, Purvesh J. Maniyar, Varghese John. P, Vijay Pratap Singh

• Postural stability during seven different standing tasks inpersons with chronic low back pain – A cross-sectional study

  • Author: Balasubramanian Sundaram, Meghna Doshi, Joseley Sunderraj Pandian

• Efficacy of lateral wedged insole with subtalar strapping on the functional status of medial compartment 3rd gradeosteoarthritis of the knee

  • Author: Bindya Sharma, L. Chandrasekar

• An examination of Cyriax's passive motion tests as a diagnostic tool in patients having osteoarthritis of the knee joint

  • Author: Garg Chaya, Aggarwal Garima

• Abdominal versus pelvic floor muscles exercises in mild stress urinary incontinence in obese Egyptian women

  • Author: Dalia M. Kamel, Ali A. Thabet, Sayed A. Tantawy, Mohamed M. Radwan

• A study to compare the effects of moist heat therapy with ultrasonic therapy and ultrasonic therapy alone in lateral epicondylitis

  • Author: Dheeraj Lamba, Swastika Verma, Kavita Basera, Meenakshi Taragi, Aditi Biswas

• The effect of neural mobilization with cervical traction in cervical radiculopathy patients

  • Author: Dheeraj Lamba, Deeksha Rani, Nupur Gaur, Rita Upadhyay, Neerja Bisht

• Effects of motor imagery in phantom pain management following amputation: A review of literature

  • Author: Hemakumar Devan, Parimala Suganthini K

• The beneficial effects of low intensity laser acupuncture therapy in chronic tonsillitis

  • Author: Marwa M. Eid, Intsar S. Waked, Amany R. Abdel Wahid

• Early clinical exposure as a teaching learning tool to teach neuroanatomy for first year occupational and physical therapy students – our preliminary experience

  • Author: Ivan James Prithishkumar, Sunil J Holla

• A comparative study on the effects of incentive spirometry and deep breathing exercise on pulmonary functions after uncomplicated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

  • Author: Mueenudheen TP, Jamal Ali Moiz, V.P. Gupta

• Sjogren's Syndrome – A case report

  • Author: Kakkad Ashish

• Effect of Bean pillow as an adjunct to exercises for neck pain incervical spondylosis: A pilot study

  • Author: Krunal V Desai, Sheela A. Rao

• Effectiveness of nerve mobilization in the management of sciatica

  • Author: Meena Gupta

• Effects of customized proprioceptive training and balance exercises among diabetic patients

  • Author: Nandini B. Kadabi, Sanjiv Kumar

• Extubation outcome after spontaneous breathing trials with T-tube or pressure support ventilation

  • Author: Neeraj Vats, Jaswant Singh, Seema Kalra

• Effectiveness of valgus insole on pain, gait parameters and physiological cost index of walking in flat feet in 5–15 years

  • Author: Bharati Asgaonkar, Pradnya Kadam

• The effects of upper limb exercises on hand writing speed

  • Author: Nilukshika KVK, Nanayakkarawasam PP, Wickramasinghe VP

• Effect of spinal manipulation in primary dysmennorhoea

  • Author: Sidana Ruchi, Narkeesh

• Reliability of the six-minute walk test in individuals with transtibial amputation

  • Author: Sangeeta Lahiri, Pooja Ghosh Das

• Evaluation of thumb pain and lumbrical grip of post graduate physiotherapist practising Maitland's moblisation

  • Author: Shweta Awasthi, Amit Purib

• Effect of different body positions on manual dexterity in clinical nurses

  • Author: Sonia Talreja, J. Andrews Milton, Dharam Pani Pandey

• Comparative study of spinal cord independence measure scale versus functional independence measure scale to assess functional capacity in patients with spinal cord injury

  • Author: Priya Makkad, S.S Ganvir, Sourya Acharya

• Prevalance of low back pain in geriatric population in andaround Ludhiana, Punjab

  • Author: Supriya Sharma

• Correlation between ankle range of motion and balance in community - dwelling elderly population

  • Author: Tanushree Agarwal, Parul R Agarwal

• A pilot study to compare between effectiveness of functional mobility and strengthening exercises and strengtheningexercises alone in Guillian Barre Syndrome patients

  • Author: Venu V. Dombale, Sanjiv Kumar

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Mulidisciplinary VM – Weight distribution analysis system: Adiagnostic and evaluative tool for altered weight distribution

  • Author: Vijay Batra, V. P. Sharma, Meenakshi Batra, Vineet Sharma

• Low back pain in pregnancy – incidence & risk factors

  • Author: Vijayan Gopalakrishna Kurup, V K Mohandas Kurup, T M Jayasree, A John William Felix

• Health related quality of life in chronic non specific low back pain individuals with type II diabetes

  • Author: S.K. Wani, A. Dongre, G.J. Ramteke

• Effect of dorsal neck muscle fatigue on postural control

  • Author: Muniandy Yughdtheswari, Ravi Shankar Reddy