The art of Yoga is as old as Vedas. When we read the conditions that prevailed in those times, we get an impression that women were pre eminent in many fields. The Goddess Parvati first gained knowledge of Yoga by importunating Lord Shiva to teach her.

In Vedic era, women have been held with high esteem. They enjoyed equal rights and opportunities. Manusmriti describes them as Goddess. In Samkhya-Yoga woman has been compared to Prakriti (Nature). Like Nature, she has to remain ever ... Read More

What is obesity?- Obesity means overfatness. In a woman, if the  percent body fat is above 30% and in man above 20% person is considered overfat or obese.  In obese person, the increase in body weight is due to increase in size of fat cell.

Why fat loss and weight loss is advocated?- It is important to explain obese woman. What is different in her body? Why there is increase in her body weight and why it needs to be attended to. The increase in body weight is due to increa... Read More

Roma is a manager in a firm and a mother of two wonderful kids. She loves her job and is good at her work. But over the past few months she is having a difficult time. She is not able to concentrate on work and is not able to share good time with her kids. In the middle of a meeting she runs out only to return with a dejected look. Her sleep is disturbed and she is depressed. How can she perform her duties when she has no control over what is happening to her? Roma knows what her problem is. ... Read More

The pelvic floor or pelvic diaphragm is composed of muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue which span the area underneath the pelvis. The pelvic floor separates the pelvic cavity above from the perineal region below. The pelvic cavity of the true pelvis has the pelvic floor as its inferior border. The perineum has the pelvic floor as its superior border. Inferiorly, the pelvic floor extends into the anal triangle.

Function of Pelvic Floor M... Read More

Although the concept of reproduction is universal, the process of motherhood is not. Even in homogenous societies consisting of human beings, a cultural discrepancy in child-bearing and child-rearing tactics is evident. As humans continue to reproduce and society continues to evolve, the nature of motherhood will experience changes, as well. New technology and discoveries directly affect every aspect of human life including labor and delivery. Only Mothers have the unique privilege of nurturi... Read More

Different modalities used in radiology are classified those which are based on usage of X-rays and hence pose a radiation risk & those which do not use x-rays and are hence harmless

X RAY BASED MODALITIES   includes  Radiographs, CT scan,  Mamography,  Isotope scanning, PET scanning whereas  Non - Xray based Modalities includes USG & MRI

Radiography Principles

1) Always take two perpendicular view of interested area. 2) Patie... Read More

Headaches are often caused by disorders of the neck or physical and emotional tension. skilled manipulative  physiotherapists can successfully treat headaches originating from the neck or soft tissues and facilitate to prevent the pain arising from cervicogenic headache.

Very often in my practice I come across female patients who come with debilitating unilateral headache, quite often diagnosed to be migraine. They often inform that they don’t find much improvement with t... Read More

It’s been over a decade now, since Indian Physiotherapists started moving to western countries especially to USA to peruse their career as Physiotherapists/Physical Therapist. The well organized, high standard along with good remuneration for the services provides optimal grounds to work as PT in United States of America. The median annual earnings of Physiotherapists in USA were $66,200 during the financial year 2006-2007.

Employment of PT’s in USA has grown much faster... Read More

LCS- An Introduction by Dr. Bharat Dave: LCS is most common spinal disorder of elderly and it gives significant disability. There are mainly two types of the stenosis; acquired & congenital. Symptoms are due to mechanical compression of nerve roots, vascular compromise & venous stasis around nerve roots. The natural history at 3-years follow up; 50% cases show excellent or good results with aggressive non-operative treatment. Operative treatment increases the quality ... Read More

Women are blessed by god with the ultimate power to give birth to new life, adding new joy and colour to the world. For a woman, motherhood is the most precious and beautiful thing that can happen. When a lady conceives, she is fulfilled and completed. The way a mother cares extremely for her child, she should also take extreme care of herself. Otherwise, neglecting ones health can cause grave consequences. The science of physiotherapy helps a mother take care of her baby as well as of hersel... Read More

Obesity has been termed as a civilization syndrome mainly in the developed world. not much work is done on obesity in Indian context There are no standard reference text books currently available in the market on weight management.

This book by Satyajit Mohanty will not only will enlighten the students about the disease but also help them to treat their patients with great authority.