Sudhakar .s

• M. P. T (Ph.D)
• Professor at DR. M. G. R. EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY

Background Lateral epicondylitis is a common condition involving the arm. It is caused by degenerative changes or overuse of the tendon connecting the elbow joint to the forearm muscle. Plyometric and TheraBand FlexBar (Theraband, Akron, OH, USA) exercises can relieve elbow discomfort, soreness, and weakness. This study examines the effects of plyo...

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea, commonly known as menstrual cramps, is a prevalent gynecological issue that impacts many women in their childbearing age. It manifests as reoccurring, cramp-like lower abdominal pain, usually commencing right prior to or during the menstrual period. These painful sensations can be severe, extending to the lower bac...

Objective of The Study: To determine the effect of myofascial therapy and pelvic relaxation exercise combined with phonophoresis using Diclofenac sodium gel in subjects with myofascial pelvic pain syndrome (MPPS). Background of The Study: Myofascial pain syndrome is a disease that is characterized by hypersensitive point called trigger points found...

Introduction Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition characterized by inflammation of the airway leading to breathlessness. Exercise training has been recognized as a valuable component in the management of asthma, enhancing lung function and overall well-being. Bicycle ergometer training and Nordic walking are two distinct forms of exercise that...

Stress Urinary Incontinence is a common condition among women that requires attention. The main aim of thisstudy was to compare the effects of Pilates and conventional treatment methods in managing stress urinary incontinence amongwomen. This study is an experimental design, comparative pre-post-test type. 30 female subjects with stress urinaryinco...

Background Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a common condition in athletes characterized by muscle pain and stiffness after intense or unfamiliar exercise. It significantly impairs an athlete’s performance by reducing muscle strength, flexibility, and overall physical capacity, often leading to suboptimal training or competition outcomes. Ma...

Background: Sinusitis also known as Rhino sinusitis is the inflammation of sinuses that involves one or more cavities that could be due to bacterial or viral infection or even due to allergies. The patients may experience pain and tenderness around eyes, cheeks, nose and forehead, facial swelling, headache may be severe with nasal congestion. The s...

Abstract Resisted exercise and whole body vibration therapy recently focused intervention to control the blood glucose level. This study investigated the effects of resisted exercise versus whole body vibration therapy on random blood glucose level among Type II Diabetes mellitus patients. A total 70 samples were selected in the age group of 40 – 5...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of structured awareness program on polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), to create awareness on PCOS, to find out high risk adolescents for PCOS and to co-relate clinical symptoms of PCOS with biochemical tests. BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a gynaecological endocrine disorder aff...

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: To determine the effect of skipping rope exercise on physical fitness and cardiovascular fitness among collegiate males. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Sedentary life style is contributing to the early onset and progression of life style disease such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. Cardiovascular fit...

Aim: To find the effect of a combined exercise intervention namely Brandt-Daroff exercise (BDE) combined with Cawthorne Cooksey exercises (CCE) for treatment of vertigo among posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) subjects. Materials and methods: A total of 20 male and female subjects in the age group of 25-45 years were includ...

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous, multisystem endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age. It is a common female endocrine disorder of prevalence ranging from 2.2% to 26% worldwide and 9.13% in Indian adolescents. This draws attention to the issue of early diagnosis in adolescent girls. Aim: This was a scoping rev...

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the correlation between hormonal level and depression in subjects with the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Background: PCOS is a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age. It is one of the leading causes of poor fertility. PCOS is also associated with high levels of depress...

Background: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a periodic, recurrent, debilitating condition with severe psychological or affective symptoms during the late luteal phase. Pilates plays an important role to ease premenstrual syndrome (PMS), but the effect of exercises in the more severe form of PMS needs to be investigated. Aim: The aim of...

BACKGROUND: Physiotherapy is the essence which is widely used to treat musculoskeletal pain. One of the common conditions which currently prevail around globe is Tennis Elbow or lateral epicondylitis. It was interesting to evaluate the attitude of the patients towards the physiotherapy modules prescribed to them. METHODOLOGY:The subjects were en...

Background: Eating disorders are considered to be a mental disorder involving abnormal eating habits affecting the normal life of individuals due to frequent comments on their weight and shape. Very few studies have attempted to establish the eating disorders among different age groups in India. Aim: To compare the eating disorders among differe...

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: The objective of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of kinesio taping on balance and functional performance in subjects with plantar fasciitis. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain which affects both males and females. It is defined as the inflammation...

Introduction and Aim:The aim of this study isto evaluate the efficacy of Transverses Abdominis(TrA) training and Pilates in Postpartum women with stress urinary incontinence(SUI).Stress urinary incontinence is an involuntary urine leakage/drippling of urine during the activities like coughing,sneezing,lifting heavy weights which would increase the...

Background: Plantar intrinsic foot muscles plays a crucial role in supporting medial longitudinal arch providing foot stability and flexibility for shock absorption. Researchers have assessed the changes in foot posture after a middle distance run. But, there is a lack of study examining effects of plantar short foot muscles exercise on middle dist...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Mulligan's Glides like sustained natural apophyseal glides and muscle energy technique (MET) in the management of individual with cervicogenic headache (ICH). Methods: A total of 30 ICH were recruited by the simple random sampling to participate in this two-group pretest-posttest, s...

Background: Balance, otherwise known as 'postural control', can be defined statically as the ability to maintain a base of support with minimal movement, and dynamically as the ability to perform a task while maintaining a stable position. In a chaotic sporting environment, the ability to maintain a stable position is vital not only for successful...

Background: Functional balance is the integration of static and dynamic balance training to maintain or improve activities of daily living and quality of life. But, there is a lack of study examining effects of functional balance training programme (FTP) on novice runners. Objective: To compare the effects of isolated ankle strengthening exercise (...

Background: Balance, otherwise known as ‘postural control’, can be defined statically as the ability to maintain a base of support with minimal movement, and dynamically as the ability to perform a task while maintaining a stable position. In a chaotic sporting environment, the ability to maintain a stable position is vital not only for successful...

Introduction and Aim: The pain around the kneecap region is known as Anterior or Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) found common in active females. Although the cause of this syndrome is multifactorial, some of the studies have proven that it is due to any physical or bio-medical changes. Excessive internal rotation of hip makes patella moves medi...

Background of the study: Hamstring is a group of muscle essential for flexion of knee and extension of hip.Hence hamstring flexibility is essential for the activities of Daily Living. Hamstring tightness may decrease the output of a person's activity. Objective: The purpose of the study is to find the effectiveness of two PNF stretching techniques...

Objective: To compare the impact of foot arches on dynamic balance and speed performance. Materials and methods: 30 collegiate male short distance runners were divided into three groups based on foot arches, high, neutral and low. Balance and speed performance were estimated based on scores of star excursion balance test (SEBT), 40 yard dash tes...

Introduction: Postural compensatory movement impairment is the most common musculoskeletal problem in all age-related population. Upper body dysfunction is a new terminology of movement impairment where the subjects have discomfort in either the neck, shoulder, or upper back region mainly due to poor postural adaptation. Varying postural analysis m...

Breast cancer impact affects physical, social, psychological, and many other aspects of life among the cancer survivors. For the past two decades, there has been increasing number of studies highlighting the importance of physical activity and prevention, reduction, and reoccurrence of cancer. There is a paucity of information available on the func...

Introduction and Aim: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is defined as the presence of signs and symptoms of peripheral nerve dysfunction in subjects with diabetes. Vestibular dysfunction accounted to be greater than 70% in people with diabetes which eventually increases the risk of fall. Conservative treatment methods like vestibular rehabilitat...

Introduction and Aim: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is defined as the presence of signs and symptoms of peripheral nerve dysfunction in subjects with diabetes. Vestibular dysfunction accounted to be greater than 70% in people with diabetes which eventually increases the risk of fall. Conservative treatment methods like vestibular rehabilitat...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease, occurring primarily in older person, characterized by erosion of the articular cartilage, hypertrophy of bone at the margins. Numerous Physiotherapeutic Interventions are available for degenerative Tibio femoral joint disease based on symptoms. Lack of literature regarding the effect of Stabilization...

Adhesive capsulitis, describes the common shoulder condition characterized by painful and limited active and passive range of motion (ROM). The purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of active release technique and muscle energy technique on subscapularis trigger points in adhesive capsulitis.60 subjects were assessed according to i...

Background: Assessment of motor function is a vital characteristic of infant development. Alberta Infant Motor scale (AIMS) is considered to be one of the tool available for screening the developmental delays, but this scale was formulated by using western samples. Every country has its own ethnic and cultural background and various differences are...

Introduction and Aim: Adhesive Capsulitis is one of the common diseases of the shoulder joint. Dysfunction of the subscapularis muscle (trigger points) is a potential factor for consideration in the aetiology of adhesive capsulitis. Subscapularis muscle is often overlooked and therefore undertreated. The aim of the study is to assess the effectiven...

Introduction and Aim: Neuromuscular training and proprioceptive exercises have been proved to be effective in reducing pain, strength, and function in Knee Osteoarthritis. But none of the studies have shown the efficacy between these two techniques, so this study was proposed to determine the effectiveness of Neuromuscular training and Propriocepti...

Background: Age-related hyperkyphosis causes deleterious effects on health, physical function, and quality of life. Recently, health care providers recognized it as a major health concern. Objective: To identify the effect of corrective exercise strategy on hyperkyphosis and compare it with that of conventional exercise. Methods: Subjects were...

Introduction: The postural adaptation is very common now a days in school going children, office desk oriented job, computer users and frequent mobile users, and in all major industrial workers. Several studies have documented a high incidence of postural abnormalities in a given population; however, methods of postural measurement were poorly defi...

Introduction and Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the comparative effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of dorsiflexors and cryotherapy to calf muscle in reducing calf muscle spasticity, thereby improving ROM and gait pattern of the children with spastic cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is the commonest neurological problem...

Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of knee joint stabilization exercises in minimizing articular cartilage degeneration and to examine theeffectiveness of knee joint stabilization exercises on decreasing pain, improving range of motion (ROM) and muscle strength.Methods: About 20 volunteer subjects (age 35-65 years) with primary osteoarthrit...

Objective of the Study To find the effectiveness of combining slump stretching with conventional physiotherapy as a comprehensive physiotherapy treatment approach in improving pain and disability in subjects with sub acute non-radicular low back pain. Study Design Experimental study design Sampling Simple Random sampling Setting Outpatient Physioth...

Objective: To find effectiveness between Static Stretching and Eccentric Training on flexibility of hamstrings in Collegiate Male Running Population.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of six week plyometric training on agility performance in collegiate male basketball players.

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of ultrasound technique and physical therapy in the improvement of skin grafted patients. Methods The subjects were recruited from ACS Medical College and Hospital. The study was performed using randomized control trials conducted on 7 patients. The study was performed using subjects wi...

Objective To determine modified constraint induced movement therapy (m)CIMT Feasibility and comparing its efficacy to traditional rehabilitation in acute and sub-acute stroke survivors exhibiting upper limb hemiparesis Design: Pre post case series Setting: Outpatient department (physiotherapy) and in patient of a hospital Subjects: 25 acute and sub...

Purpose of the study: the chronic neck pain is the major and second most common musculo-skeletal problems among the middle-aged people. Recurrent complaint of pain and discomfort with remission is the major issues among the patients which lead to lesser productivity of routine functional activity and even job-oriented task. The purpose of the study...

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF HINDFOOT VARUS, VALGUS AND NORMAL ANGULATION ON SPEED PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGIATE BAREFOOT SPRINTERS S.SUDHAKAR, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physiotherapy, DR.M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute University, Chennai. (TRACK D4- SPORTS BIOMECHANICS) OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to analyse s...

Football is the world’s most popular game and is played by men, women and children of all ages and levels of ability. Success as a player requires an appropriate mixture of mental, physical, technical and tactical ability. Many decisive moments are defined by anaerobic activities such as sprinting, jumping & contests for the football. Agility is an...