Publications by authors named "Sara Khawar Butt"

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  • * Researchers assessed 190 participants using Finkelstein's test and evaluated pain levels and functional difficulties with tools like the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE).
  • * The study found a 26.8% prevalence of DQD among subjects, with factors like infant age, lifting frequency, and hand dominance being significant, while caregiver age and other factors were not significant; average pain and function scores indicated moderate impairment.
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Objective: To determine the effectiveness of breathing techniques in the management of asthma.

Methods: The systematic review was conducted from July 2021 to August 2022, and comprised search on PubMed, Google Scholar, and MEDLINE databases using the population-intervention-control-outcomes format and Boolean operators. Relevant randomised controlled trials published in the English language in the preceding 10 years were included.

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Objective: To compare the effects of core muscle strengthening exercises with and without routine physical therapy on trunk balance in chronic stroke patients.

Methods: The randomised controlled trial was conducted at Mubarak Medical Complex, Sargodha, Pakistan, from October 28, 2021, to April 28, 2022, and comprised patients of either gender with chronic stroke aged 40-60 years. The subjects were randomised using the lottery method into group A that was managed with routine physical therapy, and group B which was further managed with core strengthening exercises.

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