Created by celebrity trainer and renowned fitness expert Viveca Jensen, PILOXING® cardio fusion is the world’s leading fusion fitness program. The unique high-energy method blends principals of boxing, dance, and Pilates to deliver a full-body workout that torches calories, sculpts lean muscles, and increases flexibility. Designed to empower individuals, build confidence, sculpt bodies, and release endorphins, the PILOXING® fitness program allows you to have fun while learning a... Read More

Disc injuries are prevalent in the lumbar spine.  The “typical” postereolateral disc protrusion usually starts with a mechanism of flexion combined with rotation usually involving a load such as shoveling or lifting a heavy object.  The patient describes a history of this mechanism and a report of something “giving” or even “popping” in their back at the time of injury.  He/she report feeling like something happened in their back but state th... Read More

Mechanical low back pain (LBP) is an activity related pain where in most cases etiology is unknown. It varies with physical activity and time, (1) usually located in the lumbosacral region, buttocks and thighs with no radiation to foot or toes. With this article, we shall try to understand its signs, associated risk factors and review literature on mobilization techniques as treatment option.

LBP is a big problem, due to lumbar column anatomy position and its posture during gait and... Read More

The use of diagnostic ultrasound in physiotherapy was initiated in the 1980s following the work of Dr. Archie Young and his team at the University of Oxford in the UK (1). The first application was in patients with knee pain. Indeed, Young’s team highlighted a decrease in quadriceps strength (using dynamometry) despite normal cross-sectional area on ultrasound among those patients (see figure 1). The correlation between the quadriceps cross-sectional area with ultrasound scanning and it... Read More

I still vividly remember the day I finished my second year pre-degree exams in 1983 from Malabar Christian College in Calicut, a town in Malabar, Kerala. Like any ambitious teenager, who either wanted to be a doctor or an engineer, the two main professions with a high social status those days, I wanted to be a doctor. Despite rigorous preparation for the various entrance examinations, a seat eluded me. My paternal aunt, who was then working as a Registrar for the NHS in the United Kingdom sai... Read More

We all in our day to day life see a number of objects in both situations, either in static or dynamic posture and those objects do not get blur i.e. they remain clear to our vision. This is possible by a reflex activity connecting the vestibular system to the visual system through some sensory and motor pathways.

Vestibular- Ocular Reflex (VOR)-It is the reflex activity produced by movement of the eyes in the opposite direction in order of response to the movement of head in a parti... Read More

We all love to escape at times from our mundane life to a place that helps us relax and rejuvenate. But what if a simulated environment does the same thing as a therapy for those with sensory, cognitive and developmental disabilities?

Imagine being in a room illuminated only by a light up ball pit, with decorated lights dancing across the wall and ceiling, fiber-optic ropes draped over a swinging chair and psychedelic patterns projected on the walls, the reverberations of the sea wa... Read More

Salt therapy was discovered in the mid 18th century by Polish health official named Felix Botchkowski. Salt therapy was originally discovered as Speleotherapy or cave therapy, 'Spelenos' being the Greek term for 'cave'. Felix Botchkowski found that salt miners in Poland had not experienced lung-related ailments such as asthma, pneumonia, or chronic bronchitis. Even miners who had respiratory disease before they began working in the mines felt better and had fewer symptoms as t... Read More

It gives us great pleasure to bring to you a ‘STORY WRITING COMPETITION’ based on the picture given. The purpose of this contest is to provide an opportunity to explore your creative bent of mind and generate ideas which are innovative and appealing & you can win exciting prizes too.

PHYSIOTIMES in association with Ahmedabad Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Organized a free seminar on the topic “ Beyond Rehab” Expand your Practice Scope on 31^st Jan 2016 at Ahmedabad. The Resource person was Mr.KaizzadCapadia, Co-Founder & Director of K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences. Known as the Iron Man of India, and in every sense the Nations strength Coach, Mr.Capadia is arguably the countries first ever professional personal trainer.

Mr.Capadi... Read More

It was one fine morning of (March ,2008) when Mr. Mohammad Irfan, an ex-army man who got an early retirement from the Indian Army after sustaining severe injuries in his cervical spine region, first came to me visit me at my physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre. The accident that occurred in Kashmir in May 1993 left him 100% disabled. In terms used by us in medical profession Mr. Irfan became quadriplegic as a result of the accident and was in vegetative state when he came to visit me firs... Read More