Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal

This paper includes a quick overview of common non-invasive techniques in addition to a more in-depth analysis of a body composition assessment method. a technique for figuring out composition using quantitative MRI and using fat as a reference. For whole-body measures of adipose tissue (AT), often known as fat, and lean tissue (LT), DXA and quantitative MRIs show excellent agreement, with linear correlations of 0.99 and 0.97 and coefficients of variation (CV) of 4.5 and 4.6% for fat (calculated from AT) and LT, respectively. With a CV of more than 20%, visceral adipose tissue showed much lower agreement. Because of its ability to assess ectopic fat, muscle volumes, and muscle AT infiltration, as well as its speed, quantitative MRI is made possible.

Background: Scapular dyskinesis (‘dys’—alteration of, ‘kinesis’—movement) is a collective term that refers to movement of the scapula that is dysfunctional. The Upper Trapezius (UT) muscle has been found to be often affected by MTrPs. Common symptoms in individuals with MTrPs in the UT muscle include a taut and painful muscle, tension headache, neck pain, dizziness or vertigo, limited neck, and shoulder ROM. The former technique Dry needling is used to treat myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), which are described as localized hypersensitive spots in a palpable taut band of muscle, and the other is Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) is a popular therapeutic approach for myofascial restrictions. As college students have to carry heavy bag pack, their scapular stabilizer muscle may become weaken due to continuous stress. Hence this study was undertaken to find out the effectiveness of either Dry needling or Instrumented assisted soft tissue manipulation in case of scapular dyskinesia with trapezitis among college students. Purpose of the Study: Aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Dry Needling versus Instrumented Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on scapular dyskinesia in college students with trapezitis, and objective is to determine the effect of Dry Needling on Scapular Dyskinesia in college students with Trapezitis, and to determine the effect of Instrumented Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization technique on scapular dyskinesia in college students with Trapezitis, and to compare the effectiveness of Dry Needling versus Instrumented Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization technique on scapular dyskinesia in college students with Trapezitis. Methods: A comparative study was conducted in M.B Gohil Institute of Medical Science and Research Center, College of Physiotherapy, Navsari (OPD) on 40 college students including both male and female of Navsari district based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Outcome of the study that is Dynamic scapular motion test, Pressure pain threshold scale, Lateral scapular slide test and Numeric pain rating scale were assessed for each college students with prior inform consent form signed by the participant. Comparison of the effectiveness of Dry needling and IASTM Tool was done statistically. Outcome Measure: (1) NPRS (2) Pressure Pain Thresold Scale (3) Dynamic Scapular Motion Test (4) Lateral Scapular Slide Test. Amit. S. Patel, Keshvi Ajaykumar Soni/To Compare the Effectiveness of the Dry Needling Versus Instrumented Assisted Soft Tisse Mobilization Technique on Scapular Dyskinesia in College Students with Trapezitis – A Comparative Study Statistical Analysis: Statistical Analysis was done by using SPSS 20 software. Results: In Study, within group comparisons showed a significant improvement in NPRS, PPTS, LSST of group-a and group-b. p value (<0.005) whereas, in between group there was no significant difference found i.e., Dry needling and instrumented assisted soft tissue mobilization have similar effects on active mayo-facial trigger points of upper trapezius muscle. Conclusion: This study suggests that Dry Needling and soft tissue mobilization with myorelease tool may have similar effects on active trigger points of the upper trapezius muscle, which include reducing the pain intensity, increasing the pressure pain threshold and improving LSST.

Slab-concreting is one of the important tasks in construction in which structural element exercises to generate horizontal flat surface at the roof or ceilings. The study was conducted to evaluate the working postures of 68 laborers performing concrete mix laying on the floor for slab concreting. The ERIN, RULA and REBA methods were used to evaluate workers' real-time work patterns followed by design of collection and discharging tables designed and modelled. Biomechanical and lifting/lowering analysis were performed on the manikin while working on the newly developed table. Results indicate that laborers are working in vulnerable condition with extremely high ergonomic risk and exposing to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The most exposed parts of the body are the Lower back (85.29%), shoulders (66.18%), arms/hand (48.53%). Newly proposed collecting and Eviction bin table minimizes the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorder on the different parts of the body.

Introduction: In the present era, the increasing use of Smartphone as brought about numerous musculoskeletal discomforts of which Neck Pain is the common and overuse of smartphone can lead to Smartphone Addiction (SA) which is related to Alexithymia in a south gujarat region. Method: A group of students of age groups 17-27 years were recruited from different colleges of South Gujarat through convenient sampling technique. The prevalence of Alexithymia was calculated from enrolled 457 subjects and 117 subjects were enrolled on basis of inclusion criteria. The addiction level to a smartphone was measured using Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV), Alexithymia was measured using Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) & the Neck disability was measured using the Neck Disability Index (NDI). Result: The study showed Alexithymics with a prevalence of 52% and SA with a prevalence of 59%.The Spearmen correlation analysis of the result clearly showed that there was a moderate positive correlation between SAS-SV & TAS (r=0.63, p>0.05) and also between SAS-SV & NDI (r=0.52, p>0.05) but there was no significant correlation between the variables (r >0.05). Conclusion: The study concluded that the Smartphone addicted subjects showed significant features of alexithymia, neck pain and disability in this age group due to excessive smartphone use.