18th August 2016. A billion hearts were pounding. A pair of billion eyes watching. With seconds left on the clock, this tenacious wrestler from Haryana summoned an extra reserve of strength from deep within her to fight back from 0-5 down to seal the bout 8-5 in her favor & produce India’s first medal at Rio 2016 Olympics.

Sakshi Malik, a name that would go down in the annals of Indian sporting as the first woman wrestler from India to bag an Olympic medal and only fourth ... Read More

Manual Therapy is made up of two words- Manual and Therapy. The late Middle English term manual came from Old French word Manuel, from Latin word manualis (hand), from another Latin word manus (hand). The English term therapy came in the mid-19th century from Modern Latin word therapia, from Greek word therapeia (healing), from another Greek word therapeuein (treat medically). So technically, manual therapy is any treatment done purely with the hands.

The very first documented recor... Read More

Cigarette smoking is the single biggest avoidable cause of death & disability in developed countries. Smoking is now increasing rapidly throughout the developing countries & is one of the biggest threats to current & future world health. For smokers, quitting smoking is the most important thing they can do to improve their health. Encouraging smoking cessation is one of the most effective & cost effective things that Physiotherapists can do to improve health & prolong thei... Read More

Everyone has a journey of their own. Similarly, I am about to share my journey through the Australian Physiotherapy Council’s (APC) process in order to get General Physiotherapy Registration in Australia. “Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination” This has been true in my case.

The first step of my journey with the APC began in July 2014 by applying for the interim certificate. Following that I successfully passed my second step ... Read More

Stress seems to be the root cause of all evil these days. Whether you have Diabetes, Weight gain, Blood pressure or Depression – every specialist’s advice to you will be to first decrease your stress levels. If stress isn’t a measurable quantity, how can one sufficiently get rid of it? How do we measure Stress and how do we decrease it? The first step to treating Stress is telling a patient to “listen” to what their bodies are telling them. Our bodies are talking... Read More

Cost in very simple terms can be defined as the amount which has to be paid to obtain something. It can be considered as the summation of monetary value of time and effort invested, materials and resources consumed, risks incurred and opportunities foregone to obtain something. But then what is price? Many people fail to appreciate the subtle distinction between cost and price. Price is also the monetary value to obtain some product or some service. Whereas cost is the term used from producer... Read More

Marketing mantra seminar held in Rajkot at R.K.University on 25^th Sept, 2016 Our mission: To help Physiotherapists of India combine their clinical skills with marketing acumen to create their own space & practice with dignity in this ever evolving world of private health practice

Who Can Attend: Any one right from the 1^st year to 4^th Year BPT Students, Interns, MPTs, and Practicing Physios, Private Practitioners, Clinicians, Academicians, Faculti... Read More

‘CLICKING ELBOW’ or commonly called as ‘SELFIE ELBOW’, is a modern tech-induced ailment which is affecting a lot of selfie lovers these days. People like me and you, who do not have any sports background or record of being indulged in a sport like tennis or golf which requires repeated use of extended arm and repetitive jerk on the elbow are having problems which resembles the symptoms of the same. Each time you click a picture, you put yourself in a position where you... Read More

APPTA celebrates with Orphan Children

AAPTA (Andhra Pradesh Physical Therapists Association) would like to share the World PT day event which we have done at New Capital Amaravathi Region. On that day we have arranged Health screening to "CHIGURU" Orphanage children, with a team of Physiotherapists, Pediatricians and Dentists, examined all the children and provided the necessary medical care. We have ended the program by providing lunch to the children.

Being Healthy is not simply ‘absence of disease’- It is also important to be mentally healthy, have positive relationships and fulfill the social roles and functions in society.This book discusses the social and cultural factors which impact health, the importance of healthy socialization and the role of family and other agencies in health of an individual.The book further throws light on the various social problems plaguing our society and their impact on health of individual and... Read More

As Physiotherapists, we all celebrate 8^th Sept as the world physiotherapy day every year and raise awareness about the profession. However there are many ‘health days’ to promote important public health issues.These days also provide us an opportunity to promote the role of physiotherapy in varied conditions. At PHYSIOTIMES, we have taken the first step by creating awareness posters and sharing them on social media& circulating it among our members on various health... Read More

In this section we bring you interesting websites of clinical & academic relevance to physiotherapists.

www.iofbonehealth.org The international osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)

https://www.nof.org The national Osteoporosis Foundation