Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru (The Mysterious Mountain Girl - Himaputri) is a 15 year old from Hyderabad, Telangana, probably the youngest girl in the world to have started her adventure career at an early age of 10 months, when her parents took her into wilderness in a specially designed backpack to give her the first taste of outdoor. She is on a Mission to climb the highest peaks of the 7 continents known as the #Mission7Summit and reach the farthest point of th... Read More

Rehabilitation adherence is an outcome of a complex interaction of physical, social, therapeutic and psychological elements. In a previous article, I had discussed the central role of therapeutic relationship in facilitating rehabilitation adherence. This second article, based on the findings of my doctoral research, centres on the role of social support and other social influences as a determinant of rehabilitation adherence. 

During the last 30 years, researchers have shown g... Read More

In the previous edition I have covered the basics of the tendon including the biomechanics, patho-mechanics and the continuumoftendinopathy, its time now to shed some light on tendinopathy treatments.

Management aim -     

• An argument for high tendon load as one of the key components of a successful tendon rehabilitation program has always been raised.
• One of the key goals of rehabilitation should be to increase tend... Read More

Dry Needling is an invasive form of treatment useful for treating Neuromusculoskeletal and Fascial conditions. Much has been said about Dry Needling to help improve Myofascial Pain syndromes through the release of Myofascial Trigger points (MTrP’s). However Dry Needling can be used to improve a multitude of other conditions that have less defined approaches to treatment. There are a multitude of conditions where in Dry Needling has not been attempted as yet.This article attempts to shed... Read More

 “That’s been the secret that I have had through this year that keeps me healthy,” said American gymnast Alexander Naddour, USA Today reports. “It’s been better than any money I’ve spent on anything else.” Cupping has become popular after Rio Olympic, though it is an ancient mode ... Read More

Art is an integral part of humanity. 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual, and visuals are processed 60000x faster in the brain than text. Everyone’s brain has a visual tool kit and this depends upon what we see in normal environment on a daily basis. According to our visual kit, our brain gets the meaning of the visuals. So, visuals make it easy for our brain to understand. At one workshop, a participant asked me, how visuals can give meaning? I told <... Read More

Whether we agree or not, we are already in the clutches of technology and the youth these days is suffering from the APP FEVER. The cell phones with faster internet, 4G and mobile application market in different stores (GOOGLE PLAY STORE, APP Store) is gripping us; whether you are a student, a professional, a technical person, a teacher, a doctor; name a profession and you have an app for your taste and skill. Definitely there is no reason as to speak; to avoid smart phones and the apps. But ... Read More

Home health care is a system of care provided by skilled practitioners to patients in their homes. The goals of home health care services are to help individuals to improve function and live with greater independence; to promote the client’s optimal level of well-being; and to assist the patient to remain at home, avoiding hospitalization or admission to long-term care institutions. When it comes to physiotherapy, home health care is an integral part of the practice. More so in the mode... Read More

Neonatal physios should monitor preterm babies until age of two, NICE says

Specially trained physiotherapists should be involved in the care plans of premature babies from as soon after they are born as possible. This is according to new clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which recommend that the expertise of neonatal physiotherapists is used more commonly when it comes to treating preterm babies.

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