International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, 2024
There are several anatomical and physiological changes that occur in the cardiovascular, respirat... more There are several anatomical and physiological changes that occur in the cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, hormonal and nervous system during the course of pregnancy and post-partum. The new mother is constantly looking after her child which may cause her to neglect her own physical health and mental wellbeing. Thus, it is important to understand the trend of anxiety, body image, kinesiophobia and the perception towards exercise in women who have undergone vaginal delivery versus Cesarean section delivery to help plan holistic treatment interventions for these new mothers. This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted with 84 post-partum women (42 having undergone vaginal delivery and 42 having undergone LSCS). The study included primiparae women postpartum up to 6 months, between age group of 18-35 years and those who were able to read and understand the English language. The Hamilton Anxiety scale was used to assess the anxiety, Body Image Satisfaction Rating scale was used to assess body image issues, Tampa scale was used to assess kinesiophobia were as Exercise Barriers and Benefits scale was used to assess the perceived benefits and barriers to exercise. A higher incidence of anxiety, body image dissatisfaction, kinesiophobia and low perceived benefits and higher perceived barriers to exercises were noted in women who had undergone Caesarean section delivery as compared to vaginal delivery.
International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews , 2024
Mobile phone gaming has significantly increased in the youth and is now a predominant form of gam... more Mobile phone gaming has significantly increased in the youth and is now a predominant form of gaming. Mobile gaming requires high accuracy and reaction time for success. However, this growing pervasiveness of mobile phone gaming underscores the importance of studying its more problematic ritualized and addictive use in the user population. Thus, this study aims to study the correlation between gaming addiction behaviour and reaction time in mobile phone gamers. This cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with 80 mobile phone gamers. The gaming addiction was assessed using the gaming addiction screening questionnaire and rection time was assessed using the ruler drop test. Data analysis showed a weak negative correlation (r value of-0.126) between gaming addiction screening questionnaire score and reaction time. Thus, concluding that there is a weak negative correlation between gaming addiction and reaction time in mobile phone gamers.
International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 2024
Tailors are the backbone of the garment industry. However, even in this modernized era, they are ... more Tailors are the backbone of the garment industry. However, even in this modernized era, they are subjected to long hours of working, continuous vibratory exposure and working in difficult and awkward body and hand postures. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess hand function in tailors. 69 tailors with mean age 31.22 ± 5.83 years participated in this study. Grip strength was assessed using the hand dynamometer, pinch strength using pinch meter, gross coordination using Jebson Taylor hand function kit, fine coordination using Perdue pegboard test, tactile sensitivity using Semmes Weinstein pressure esthesiometer and two-point discrimination using Vernier caliper. It was found that all components of hand function were involved in the study population to various strengths.
Handgrip strength is an important factor for optimizing bowling performance and potentially preve... more Handgrip strength is an important factor for optimizing bowling performance and potentially preventing injury. The difference in the bowling actions of pace and spin bowlers could possibly contribute to a difference in their hand grip strength. The hand grip strength of the dominant and non-dominant hand of sixty six professional bowlers (thirty three pace bowlers and thirty three spin bowlers) was assessed using the hand dynamometer. The grip strength of the dominant hand of pace bowlers and spin bowlers was 40.67±9.02 kg and 39.39±7.64 kg respectively. The grip strength of the non-dominant hand of pace bowlers and spin bowlers was 36.97±8.05 kg and 36.67±7.84 kg respectively. The statistical analysis was done using the paired t test to compare the grip strength between the professional pace and spin bowlers. There is no significant difference between the grip strength of professional pace and spin bowlers in cricket.
International Journal of Scientific Reports, Oct 22, 2021
The global pandemic of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increasingly emerged as a mult... more The global pandemic of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increasingly emerged as a multisystem infection with a wide spectrum of patient presentation, clinical severity and eventual outcomes. Physiotherapy treatment is pivotal to combat the consequences of the viral infection assisting timely functional recovery. Early intervention, routine assessments and tailormade rehabilitation programs aid in the comprehensive management of the patient and reduce further debilitating long COVID sequelae. This case report describes the course of a COVID-19 patient admitted in a COVID dedicated ICU, on immunosuppressive therapy and with multiple comorbidities, receiving daily physiotherapy treatment from admission to discharge. The change in the functional status was assessed using various outcome measures namely single breath count, breath holding time, Medical Research Council sum score, 30 sec sit to stand, timed up and go and 6 min walk test demonstrating a positive effect of physiotherapy interventions in facilitating recovery in the patient.
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, Jun 25, 2021
Background: Spirometry mandates the requirement of equipments and skilled technicians which may b... more Background: Spirometry mandates the requirement of equipments and skilled technicians which may be difficult to acquire in resource limited situations. Thus simple alternative tests like Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) and Single Breath Count (SBC) can be used to assess the pulmonary functioning of an individual. Methods: Hundred healthy participants of both genders between the age group of 18-50 years were recruited for this study. They were asked to perform PEFR using the Mini Wright Peak Flow Meter and SBC using a metronome. Three reading were noted and the best of three readings were used for analysis. Results: The mean age and BMI of the participants were 31.54±10.42 years and 23.88±5.14 kg/m2 respectively. The Spearman's correlation coefficient of PEFR and SBC was 0.7048 with p<0.001 indicating a strong positive correlation. Conclusions: SBC can be used as a simple, convenient and cost-effective alternative to PEFR to assess pulmonary function in adults.
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: The novel Coronavirus is known to primarily affect the respiratory system and physiot... more Background: The novel Coronavirus is known to primarily affect the respiratory system and physiotherapy treatment is integral to combat this infection. However, the assessment of pulmonary function poses a difficult challenge considering the risk of spread of infection and sanitisation of the devices used. Single breath count (SBC) and breath holding time (BHT) can be thus adopted as bedside assessment tests for pulmonary function following physiotherapy treatment.Method: In this a retrospective observational study of 51 COVID-19 patients, mean age 51.7±14.56 years, on room air, admitted in the step-down units of a tertiary care hospital. Patients received standard physiotherapy treatment, within safe hemodynamic limits. Pre and post treatment session SBC was recorded in 32 patients and BHT in 19 patients. Three reading were noted and the best of three readings were used for analysis.Results: The paired t test was used to analyse SBC and BHT. Mean pre and post SBC was 18.25±8.96 and...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jul 30, 2022
Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness is a health-related component of overall physical fitness a... more Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness is a health-related component of overall physical fitness assessed as maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) during any physical activity. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) and Chester step test (CST) are two submaximal exercise tests routinely administered to estimate the VO2max of an individual. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess whether an agreement exists between the VO2max estimated by 6MWT and CST in normal adults. Method: This crossover study was conducted with 80 healthy adults aged 18-40 years. All participants performed the 6MWT and CST on consecutive days. VO2max from the 6MWTwas estimated using a prediction equation whereas from the CST using the graphical plot method. Results: The mean VO2max-6MWT and VO2max-CST were 43.53 ± 4.65 ml/kg/min and 38.34 ± 4.94 ml/kg/min respectively. The Bland and Altman analysis revealed that the mean difference between VO2max-6MWT and VO2max-CST was 5.19 ± 5.50 ml/kg/min which exceeded the maximum acceptable difference of 3 ml/kg/min decided a priori. The line of equality (X axis) did not fall within the confidence interval of the mean difference indicating that VO2max estimated using the two submaximal exercise tests significantly differ from each other. The standard error of mean was 0.61 ml/kg/min and the standard error of limits of agreement was 1.06 ml/kg/min. Conclusion: VO2max estimated from the six-minute walk test and Chester step test show no agreement with each other.
International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, 2024
There are several anatomical and physiological changes that occur in the cardiovascular, respirat... more There are several anatomical and physiological changes that occur in the cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, hormonal and nervous system during the course of pregnancy and post-partum. The new mother is constantly looking after her child which may cause her to neglect her own physical health and mental wellbeing. Thus, it is important to understand the trend of anxiety, body image, kinesiophobia and the perception towards exercise in women who have undergone vaginal delivery versus Cesarean section delivery to help plan holistic treatment interventions for these new mothers. This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted with 84 post-partum women (42 having undergone vaginal delivery and 42 having undergone LSCS). The study included primiparae women postpartum up to 6 months, between age group of 18-35 years and those who were able to read and understand the English language. The Hamilton Anxiety scale was used to assess the anxiety, Body Image Satisfaction Rating scale was used to assess body image issues, Tampa scale was used to assess kinesiophobia were as Exercise Barriers and Benefits scale was used to assess the perceived benefits and barriers to exercise. A higher incidence of anxiety, body image dissatisfaction, kinesiophobia and low perceived benefits and higher perceived barriers to exercises were noted in women who had undergone Caesarean section delivery as compared to vaginal delivery.
International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews , 2024
Mobile phone gaming has significantly increased in the youth and is now a predominant form of gam... more Mobile phone gaming has significantly increased in the youth and is now a predominant form of gaming. Mobile gaming requires high accuracy and reaction time for success. However, this growing pervasiveness of mobile phone gaming underscores the importance of studying its more problematic ritualized and addictive use in the user population. Thus, this study aims to study the correlation between gaming addiction behaviour and reaction time in mobile phone gamers. This cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with 80 mobile phone gamers. The gaming addiction was assessed using the gaming addiction screening questionnaire and rection time was assessed using the ruler drop test. Data analysis showed a weak negative correlation (r value of-0.126) between gaming addiction screening questionnaire score and reaction time. Thus, concluding that there is a weak negative correlation between gaming addiction and reaction time in mobile phone gamers.
International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 2024
Tailors are the backbone of the garment industry. However, even in this modernized era, they are ... more Tailors are the backbone of the garment industry. However, even in this modernized era, they are subjected to long hours of working, continuous vibratory exposure and working in difficult and awkward body and hand postures. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess hand function in tailors. 69 tailors with mean age 31.22 ± 5.83 years participated in this study. Grip strength was assessed using the hand dynamometer, pinch strength using pinch meter, gross coordination using Jebson Taylor hand function kit, fine coordination using Perdue pegboard test, tactile sensitivity using Semmes Weinstein pressure esthesiometer and two-point discrimination using Vernier caliper. It was found that all components of hand function were involved in the study population to various strengths.
Handgrip strength is an important factor for optimizing bowling performance and potentially preve... more Handgrip strength is an important factor for optimizing bowling performance and potentially preventing injury. The difference in the bowling actions of pace and spin bowlers could possibly contribute to a difference in their hand grip strength. The hand grip strength of the dominant and non-dominant hand of sixty six professional bowlers (thirty three pace bowlers and thirty three spin bowlers) was assessed using the hand dynamometer. The grip strength of the dominant hand of pace bowlers and spin bowlers was 40.67±9.02 kg and 39.39±7.64 kg respectively. The grip strength of the non-dominant hand of pace bowlers and spin bowlers was 36.97±8.05 kg and 36.67±7.84 kg respectively. The statistical analysis was done using the paired t test to compare the grip strength between the professional pace and spin bowlers. There is no significant difference between the grip strength of professional pace and spin bowlers in cricket.
International Journal of Scientific Reports, Oct 22, 2021
The global pandemic of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increasingly emerged as a mult... more The global pandemic of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increasingly emerged as a multisystem infection with a wide spectrum of patient presentation, clinical severity and eventual outcomes. Physiotherapy treatment is pivotal to combat the consequences of the viral infection assisting timely functional recovery. Early intervention, routine assessments and tailormade rehabilitation programs aid in the comprehensive management of the patient and reduce further debilitating long COVID sequelae. This case report describes the course of a COVID-19 patient admitted in a COVID dedicated ICU, on immunosuppressive therapy and with multiple comorbidities, receiving daily physiotherapy treatment from admission to discharge. The change in the functional status was assessed using various outcome measures namely single breath count, breath holding time, Medical Research Council sum score, 30 sec sit to stand, timed up and go and 6 min walk test demonstrating a positive effect of physiotherapy interventions in facilitating recovery in the patient.
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, Jun 25, 2021
Background: Spirometry mandates the requirement of equipments and skilled technicians which may b... more Background: Spirometry mandates the requirement of equipments and skilled technicians which may be difficult to acquire in resource limited situations. Thus simple alternative tests like Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) and Single Breath Count (SBC) can be used to assess the pulmonary functioning of an individual. Methods: Hundred healthy participants of both genders between the age group of 18-50 years were recruited for this study. They were asked to perform PEFR using the Mini Wright Peak Flow Meter and SBC using a metronome. Three reading were noted and the best of three readings were used for analysis. Results: The mean age and BMI of the participants were 31.54±10.42 years and 23.88±5.14 kg/m2 respectively. The Spearman's correlation coefficient of PEFR and SBC was 0.7048 with p<0.001 indicating a strong positive correlation. Conclusions: SBC can be used as a simple, convenient and cost-effective alternative to PEFR to assess pulmonary function in adults.
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: The novel Coronavirus is known to primarily affect the respiratory system and physiot... more Background: The novel Coronavirus is known to primarily affect the respiratory system and physiotherapy treatment is integral to combat this infection. However, the assessment of pulmonary function poses a difficult challenge considering the risk of spread of infection and sanitisation of the devices used. Single breath count (SBC) and breath holding time (BHT) can be thus adopted as bedside assessment tests for pulmonary function following physiotherapy treatment.Method: In this a retrospective observational study of 51 COVID-19 patients, mean age 51.7±14.56 years, on room air, admitted in the step-down units of a tertiary care hospital. Patients received standard physiotherapy treatment, within safe hemodynamic limits. Pre and post treatment session SBC was recorded in 32 patients and BHT in 19 patients. Three reading were noted and the best of three readings were used for analysis.Results: The paired t test was used to analyse SBC and BHT. Mean pre and post SBC was 18.25±8.96 and...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jul 30, 2022
Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness is a health-related component of overall physical fitness a... more Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness is a health-related component of overall physical fitness assessed as maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) during any physical activity. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) and Chester step test (CST) are two submaximal exercise tests routinely administered to estimate the VO2max of an individual. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess whether an agreement exists between the VO2max estimated by 6MWT and CST in normal adults. Method: This crossover study was conducted with 80 healthy adults aged 18-40 years. All participants performed the 6MWT and CST on consecutive days. VO2max from the 6MWTwas estimated using a prediction equation whereas from the CST using the graphical plot method. Results: The mean VO2max-6MWT and VO2max-CST were 43.53 ± 4.65 ml/kg/min and 38.34 ± 4.94 ml/kg/min respectively. The Bland and Altman analysis revealed that the mean difference between VO2max-6MWT and VO2max-CST was 5.19 ± 5.50 ml/kg/min which exceeded the maximum acceptable difference of 3 ml/kg/min decided a priori. The line of equality (X axis) did not fall within the confidence interval of the mean difference indicating that VO2max estimated using the two submaximal exercise tests significantly differ from each other. The standard error of mean was 0.61 ml/kg/min and the standard error of limits of agreement was 1.06 ml/kg/min. Conclusion: VO2max estimated from the six-minute walk test and Chester step test show no agreement with each other.
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