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Sandhu, J. S.
- Effects of Repeated Sauna Bathing on ECG
Authors
1 Department of Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, Vol 1, No 1 (2007), Pagination: 31-35Abstract
Background and Purpose: Cardiac disease is considered as one of the contraindication of sauna bath however there is paucity of evidence supporting this statement. The purpose of the study was to investigate the repeated effect of modality on heart during its application. Previous works in our department have examined the effects of single session of sauna bath. The effects of repeated exposure to the sauna remains uninvestigated, keeping this in mind the study aims at examining the effects of 5 session of sauna on ECG.Keywords
Sauna Bath, ECG
- Effectiveness of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Identification of Tibial Stress Fractures
Authors
1 Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, G.N.D.U. Amritsar , Professor and Principal, KLES Institute of Physiotherapy, J.N.M.C. campus, Belgaum 590010, Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Sport Medicine & Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, IN
3 Department of Radio-Diagnosis, J. N. Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, Vol 2, No 1 (2008), Pagination: 51-53Abstract
Objective: To determine how accurately continuous wave therapeutic ultrasound with 3 MHz frequency could identify tibial stress fractures as revealed by X-ray and Magnetic resonance imaging.
Materials and Methods: One hundred - fifty patients with suspected unilateral tibial stress fracture volunteered for this study from March 2003 to December 2006. Continuous, 3MHz ultrasound was applied to uninvolved (control) and involved tibias with 2w/cm2 intensity for 30 seconds. Pain responses to ultrasound was noted in terms of visual analogue scale and investigating physiotherapist put up one of the two responses such as no stress fracture (VAS 0 to 5) and stress fracture (VAS 5 to 10). Results of ultrasound test were compared with X-ray and MRI findings to determine if continuous therapeutic ultrasound could predict whether subject had tibial stress fracture or no tibial stress fracture.
Results: Therapeutic ultrasound has better sensitivity, less specificity and accuracy as that of X - ray when compared with magnetic resonance imaging as a gold standard. The predicted sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of therapeutic ultrasound were 43.03%, 32.39% and 38% respectively.
Conclusion: Ultrasound is not accurate enough to serve at present as a substitute for MRI, particularly because of the considerable proportion of false positives.
Keywords
Stress Fracture, Bone Remodeling, Ultrasound, Radiograph- Generalized Hypermobility and Its Relation to Injuries in Hockey Players
Authors
1 Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Punjab) 143 001, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, Vol 1, No 4 (2007), Pagination: 30-33Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate and compare injury pattern between hypermobile and non-hypermobile hockey players of Punjab.
Method: Hockey players aged between 14-25 years were evaluated for generalized joint hypermobility using a validated Beighton scale. Players were given a score between 0-9 with high score indicating increasing hypermobility. Players were also assessed for detailed sports injuries, player position and training hours. From individual player consent form was taken.
Results: A total of 188 hockey players both male and female players were included. Results indicated that 31.0% males were hypemobile while 56.66% females were hypermobile. In male group, the maximum frequency(42.0%)of injury was occurred in category 5-9 score, followed by (37.28%) in 0-2 score and 20.0% in 3-4 category, whereas in females, the maximum frequency(70.0%)of injury was found followed by 20.0% in 3-4 score and 10% in 0-2 score category.
Conclusion: In this study results indicated that females were more hypermobile than male hockey players, and hypermobility was significantly associated with increased prevalence of injuries in hockey players.