Deepak Sharan

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Dr. Sharan has supplemented 26 years of International clinical experience in Orthopaedic Surgery with qualifications in Ergonomics, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), Orthopaedic Engineering and Rehabilitation Technology. He has produced over 500 scientific publications or conference presentations. He is an internationally recognised expert in Ergonomics and Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (also called Repetitive Strain Injuries or RSI), having developed his own assessment and treatment approach called the SHARAN'S Protocol. He leads a team of over 100 medical/rehabilitation professionals that has successfully treated over 600,000 clients with RSI from 40 countries since 2001. Dr. Sharan was the chairperson and presenter for several scientific sessions on Ergonomics and RSI at the World Ergonomics Congress (China 2009, Brazil 2012, Australia 2015), ODAM (South Africa 2011, Denmark 2014), HEPS (Spain 2011, Taiwan 2014, France 2016), SEANES (Malaysia 2012, Indonesia 2016), Orthopaedic World Conference (Dubai 2012), and PREMUS (France 2010, South Korea 2013, Canada 2016). Described as a "cult figure in the world of RSI" by the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Sharan is the Medical Director of RECOUP, which has a hospital in Bangalore, 19 clinics and over 50 on-site Ergonomics and OSH clinic in Oracle, Mercedes Benz, Texas Instruments, NetApp, ABB, Yahoo, SAP, Honeywell, etc. He has presented his path breaking surgical and rehabilitation approach for Cerebral Palsy (SEMLARASS) at International CP Conferences in Sydney, Utrecht (Netherlands) 2009, Brisbane, Toronto, Pisa, Muscat 2012, Istanbul 2014, Berlin, Lyon 2015, Stockholm 2016, Cape Town, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Montreal 2017. Specialties: Ergonomics, Occupational Health, Workplace Design, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Repetitive Strain Injury, Pain Management, Cerebral Palsy, Paediatric Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Scoliosis Rehabilitation, Performing Arts Medicine

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Work style risk and its correlation with other ergonomic risk factors in musculoskeletal disorders - a retrospective report anal

11th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM 2014), Aug 19, 2014

The aim of this study was to identify Work style related and other ergonomic risk factors that ma... more The aim of this study was to identify Work style related and other ergonomic risk factors that may be associated with the onset or exacerbation of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSD) among Information Technology (IT) professionals and to look for the correlation between the two. It is a retrospective report analysis of 5331 professionals working for various IT companies in India. Ergonomic workplace analysis reports of those employees were analysed retrospectively. Report consisted of Demographic data (age, gender etc.), workstation information, working posture information, perceived pain and discomfort, and workstyle questionnaire addressing psychosocial factors. Majority of respondents were males and used laptops, desktops and sometimes both for their work. Majority of the workers worked more than 8 hours but there were significant number who worked less than 3 hours and still had symptoms. Neck pain and lower back pain were the more prevalent, followed by wrist, upper back and shoulder pain. 80% of participants worked with their upper arm and shoulders raised and away from the body. The short form workstyle questionnaire score analysis indicated significant participants with a high risk score (score ≥ 28) for adverse workstyle. Correlation coefficient analyses indicated a significant positive correlation between workstyle score and pain, and posture and regional pain.

Two models of virtual reality devices for therapeutics in persons with cerebral palsy

Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine, Jul 1, 2018

Background and aims The aim of this study was to investigate if the use of a vest type dynamic el... more Background and aims The aim of this study was to investigate if the use of a vest type dynamic elastomeric fabric orthosis (DEFO) will lead to improvement in sitting balance, hip lateralization and gross manual dexterity. Methods Twenty-four children with CP between the ages of 3-7 with impaired trunk control were allocated to either of three groups: Control group who received only conventional exercise therapy, DEFO 2 hours group who wore DEFO 2 hours during therapy and DEFO 6 hours group who wore DEFO 4 hours in addition to 2 hours of wear during therapy. Children were evaluated with sitting domain of Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), Sitting Assessment Scale (SAS), Box and Block Test (BBT) and Parent Satisfaction Questionnaire before treatment (BT), at posttreatment, at 1 month posttreatment (MPT) and at 3 MPT. SAS and BBT were also assessed when immediately after wearing the orthosis. To measure trunk asymmetry and effect of orthosis in hip lateralization, changes in Cobb (CA) and kyphotic angles (KA) and Migration index (MI) between BT and 6 MPT were determined. Results All groups showed similar improvements except the control group showing less improvement in SAS scores than DEFO groups. SAS and BBT scores also improved immediately after wearing the orthosis. While CA and KA decreased significantly at 6 MPT, MI did not show statistically significant difference. Changes in radiographic assessments were similar between groups except kyphotic angle values. KA values showed less change in control group. When DEFO groups compared with each other, there were no significant differences in any of the assessments. Conclusions DEFO vest has an immediate effect on sitting balance and gross manual dexterity. DEFO provides improvements in posture and balance during sitting. Using DEFO vest for 2 hours and 6 hours yielded similar outcomes. Wearing DEFO vest improves kyphotic posture but not scoliosis and hip lateralization.

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