Santosh Metgud

• Professor (Associate) at KLE University

Soft skills are an essential subset of Professional skills required for optimal patient outcomes. This paper highlights the core components of soft skills in healthcare education with a focus on physical therapy/ physiotherapy profession

Context: Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) is defined as orofacial disorders including pain, clicking in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), fatigue of the masticatory muscles, and limitation of mandibular movements. TMJD is responsible for forward head posture (FHP) and postural sway leading to neck pain, headache, and absenteeism from wor...

Background: Pelvic crossed syndrome (PCS) is a common predisposing factor of low back pain. If left untreated, PCS could result in various spinal and lower‑limb pathologies which would hinder an individual’s functional abilities and affect their quality of life. Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of sciatic nerve neurodynamic sustained na...

Background and Objective: Trigger points in the myofascial system form the major reason for pain and tenderness in nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP). These points can be treated using manual therapy techniques such as integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT). Due to lack in the literature about its effect in NSLBP condition, the present...

Background: Hamstring a two joint muscle, its flexibility is an important variable; reduced flexibility has been proposed as a predisposing factor for non-specific low back pain and changes in lumbopelvic rhythm. Evidence suggests that Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation Technique (M2T blade) is underreported and also paucity of literature...

Background: Nonspecific low backache is a pain, muscle tension, or stiffness localized between the costal margin and inferior gluteal folds, without sciatica. Only 10% of the cases have a specific cause. One of the risk factors is poor hamstring flexibility. Mulligan’s BLR and IASTM have shown to improve hamstring flexibility. No studies have compa...

ABSTRACT Back ground Osteoarthritis is the degenerative condition of the joints that affects the cartilage and the surrounding structures. It is one of the most common ailments that is affecting human joints worldwide. According to the studies done on asymmetrical hip rotation, weakness of hip abductors and external rotators are the main impairmen...

Background: Adult acquired flatfoot and arch deformities result from disruption of the supporting ligaments as well as from muscle weakness or tightness leading to direct impairments in the arch. But as the condition progresses it leads to various biomechanical alterations within an individual which further hampers the daily functioning of an indiv...

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal disorder that presents with varying signs and symptoms. Radiological and clinical assessment is routinely used to diagnose and treat osteoarthritis. Establishing a relationship between the signs and symptoms with its assessment needs to be done in order to find...

Background: Excess weight puts a strain on every part of your body. Foot problems in obese adults are most important. The position and function of the foot and ankle affect the stresses transmitted to the knee. Purpose: To measure and to find correlation between leg-heel alignment, tibial torsion and Q angle in normal, overweight and obese individu...

Background: Obesity is an increasing problem of epidemic proportion, and is associated with various musculoskeletal disorders, including impairment of spine . Obesity is a condition of accumulation of excessive fat in adipose tissues which leads to sever health issues. Low back pain is a leading cause of disability . It can be due to specific or no...

Background: With urbanization and development there is reduction in physical activity. According to statistics, about 10-20% of children in India are obese. This number increases to upto 30% among adolescents. About 2/3rd of children with obesity continue to be obese in adult life. A number of physical health problems are associated with obesity. P...

Background: The ankle and foot complex play a critical role in maintaining erect posture, as also in adaptation to supporting surfaces, The Foot Posture Index (FPI), which was developed by Redmond AC in 1998. FPI provides quantitative measurements of the typical deviations of foot posture and is sensitive enough to detect any structural dysfunction...

Background: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease involving thinning or destruction of the smooth cartilage that covers the ends of bones and changes to the bone. Joint arthroplasty is an intervention for those patients who have severe disease, with severe pain and radiographic evidence. Objective: To compare the effect of proprioceptive e...

Introduction: Quadriceps is one of the strongest muscle of the body that is required for knee mobility. Quadriceps plays a crucial role in many daily activities such as walking, twisting, running, jumping, and controlling the movement of knee. Since it’s a two joint muscle, they tend to become very to tight leading to imbalance, which can give rise...

Background: Burns are one of the most painful type of trauma and pain management for this type of injury is a well documented problem in all aspects or recovery. Specifically pain control is common obstacle limiting physiotherapy treatments. Hence progressive muscle relaxation & visual imagery can be used as an intervention to improve patient's com...