Integrate the knowledge and skill of various therapeutic Modalities and exercises.
Expertise in the skill of using various electrical currents for the purpose of Electro-diagnosis able tointerpret the same with appropriate clinical reasoning.
Able to integrate theoretical knowledge with clinical practice .
Medical Physics of various therapeutic currents, Ultrasound & Electro – magnetic energy, SWD.
Cellular response & tissue response to environment & man-made Electro–magnetic field– risk factor of prolonged exposure–safety measures.
Appropriate dose for the treatment of various conditions / disease conditions with various therapeutic modalities.
Advanced Electro therapeutic in the management of Pain, and various other conditions.
Principles of combination of Therapeutic currents & / ultrasound . with Pharmaco – Therapeutics with special reference to Musculo-skeletal, / neuropathic & psychosomatic pain and various other conditions.
Advanced Electro Therapeutics in Tissue healing, Wound Care, management of Scars, Keloids & De-pigmentation – skin conditions.
Superficial and deep heating modalities, cryotherapy , Bio-Feedback
Definition, details of effects and uses of following exercises.
a. Dynamic Exercises
b. Plyometric Exercises
c. Isokinetic Exercises
d. Kinetic chain exercises
e. PRE
III. Stretching
IV. Balance and coordination exercises
V. Factors affecting the joint range of motion prevention of stiffness, methods ofJoint mobilization.
I. Principles and application of neuromuscular facilitation techniques including PNF
II. Principles of different soft tissue mobilizations like Myofacial Techniques,
III. Neural Tissue Mobilization
IV. Muscle Energy Technique
V. Aquatic therapy
I. Historical development.
II. Definition and classification of massage techniques
III. Physiological effects of massage.
IV. Description of the techniques of the classical massage.
V. Physiological basis of massage, underwater massage, mechanical devices ofmassage
VI. Therapeutic applications and contraindications of massage.
VII. Clinical reasoning and differential clinical diagnosis based on various approaches such as Maitland, Kaltenborne, Cyriax, Mulligan, Meckenzie etc
I. Electro diagnosis: introduction to methods of electro diagnosis SD CURVE
II. Electro myography : technique of EMG, interpretation of normal and abnormal responses
III. Nerve conduction studies: MNCV, SNCV, variables affecting nerve conduction, measurementof NCV of nerves of upper limb and lower limb, interpretations of normal and abnormalresponses.
IV. Evoked potentials, H-reflex, P wave, repetitive nerve stimulation, VEP, BAEP, SSEP.
Werner Kuprian: Physical Therapy for Sports, W.B. Saunders.
John Low & Reed: Electrotherapy Explained, Butterworth.
Meryl Roth Gersh: Electrotherapy in Rehabilitation, FA Davis.
Joseph Kahn: Principles and Practice of Electrotherapy, Churchill Livingstone.
Claytons Electrotherapy 10th Ed. - Sarah & Bazin - W.B. Saunders.
Nelson and Currier: Clinical Electrotherapy, Prentice Hall.
Greenman: Principles of Manual medicine, William and Wilkins.
Kuprian: Physical Therapy for Sports, W.B. Saunders.
Bates: Aquatic Exercise Therapy, W.B. Saunders.
Thomson et al - Tidy’s Physiotherapy: Butterworth – Heinmann.
Wood & Baker: Beard’s Massage, W.B. Saunders.
Kendall: Muscles – Testing and Function - Williams & Wilkins
Daniels and Worthinghams: Muscle Testing – Techniques of ManualExamination, W.B. Saunders.
William E. Prentice: Rehabilitation TechniquesUNIT -1 Physiotherapy methods