A Combined Comprehensive Palliative and Rehabilitative Care Plan for a Child With Cerebral Palsy.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of neurological disorders that affect movement, muscle tone, and motor skills. Here, we present a case of an 11-year-old female patient who presented with tightness in both lower limbs, since birth, and delayed walking, accompanied by difficulty walking due to spasticity. She was diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Lower limb amputation rehabilitation status in India: A review.

Rehabilitation of lower limb amputation in developing countries is quite challenging. Though there are basic to highly advanced prostheses available in India, the set-up is still facing difficulties in developing countries. Prosthetic management is difficult due to lack of availability of prostheses and reduced affordability among low income populations.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning in motor recovery: A rehabilitation medicine perspective.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are powerful technologies with the potential to revolutionize motor recovery in rehabilitation medicine. This perspective explores how AI and ML are harnessed to assess, diagnose, and design personalized treatment plans for patients with motor impairments. The integration of wearable sensors, virtual reality, augmented reality, and robotic devices allows for precise movement analysis and adaptive neurorehabilitation approaches.

Sexual function history taking in medicine.

Sexual history taking is important for the proper diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction. It is often neglected in a clinical setting and it is also underreported by patients due to stigma and hesitation. Here we have described how we should take sexual function history taking during any sexual dysfunction.

Precautions before starting tofacitinib in persons with rheumatoid arthritis.

Tofacitinib is an immunosuppressive and disease-modifying therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. It may result in many infections flaring up. It is important to take precautions of all kinds (cardiovascular, malignancy, infections etc.

Can hydroxychloroquine be used for COVID-19-induced arthritis? A debatable hypothesis.

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a known disease-modifying antirheumatic drug for rheumatoid arthritis. It is also being used in viral arthritis on many occasions. HCQ is also being used to treat coronavirus disease 2019, but the results are not satisfactory.

Effect of the pandemic on rehabilitation healthcare services in India: Breaking barriers.

We would like to highlight the rehabilitation medicine perspective from India. Difficulties are impacted by the pandemic during this time, especially for people with disabilities. Awareness building among the public regarding the need for rehabilitation along with improvement in infrastructure is the key unmet need.

" treatment guideline: An Indian perspective": Letter to the editor.

Treatment guidelines in many countries for () may differ. Owing to the various characteristics of bacteria, clinical manifestations, resistance to antibiotics and recurrence rate, treatment regimens may change. In this letter, we would like to give an Indian perspective on treatment guidelines.

Rehabilitation in long COVID-19: A mini-review.

We have been experiencing multiple waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. With these unprecedented waves, we have entered into an era of 'new normal'. This pandemic has enforced us to rethink the very basics of childhood learning: Habits, health etiquette, and hygiene.

Communicable to Non-communicable Disease Pandemic in the Making: An Urgent Call for Post-COVID-19 Preparedness.

We have entered the third year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. If we look back, we can see how this pandemic caused a wide spectrum of disabilities and death worldwide. Moreover, COVID-19 is notorious for affecting multiple systems of our body leading to what we call "long-COVID".

The need for physical medicine and rehabilitation as an integral component in the medical education curriculum in India.

Enhanced quality of health care and increased life expectancy come with issues about the quality of life. This challenge is especially relevant to physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM and R)-a specialty focused on enhancing the quality of life. With the increasing burden of chronic diseases and disabling conditions, requirement for PM and R specialists will increase.

Vitamin C Deficiency as a Risk Factor for Bell's Palsy: A New Association.

A 28-year-old female developed gum hypertrophy after five months of Bell's palsy (BP). The vitamin C level was severely low. After vitamin C supplementation for one month, gingival hypertrophy was completely resolved.

Intermittent versus daily regimen of prednisolone in ambulatory boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A randomized, open-label trial.

Introduction/aims: Corticosteroids prolong ambulation and improve muscle power among boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). However, the optimal steroid regimen remains unclear. Hence, this study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of daily- versus intermittent-steroid regimens in ambulatory boys with DMD.

Assessment of pain and structure after an intra-articular injection of adalimumab in osteoarthritis of the knee: A case report.

Introduction: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) mediated inflammation has been implicated, in knee osteoarthritis, despite being a predominantly degenerative condition.

Patient Concerns: A 56-year old female, a case of left knee pain not responding to conventional conservative strategies.

Diagnosis: A diagnosis of primary osteoarthritis of the left knee, grade 3 osteoarthritis as per the Kellgren-Lawrence Scale was established.

Muscle Activation Profiles and Co-Activation of Quadriceps and Hamstring Muscles around Knee Joint in Indian Primary Osteoarthritis Knee Patients.

Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) of knee is a common joint disease. It is associated with reduced knee joint stability due to impaired quadriceps strength, pain, and an altered joint structure. There is altered muscle activation in knee OA patients, which interferes with normal load distribution around the knee and facilitates disease progression.

Age related changes in postural stability.

Postural instability is a commonly encountered problem in elderly population. In a large number of persons this can be attributed to the physiological changes associated with aging. To investigate the changes in postural stability with aging this study was conducted in 64 healthy volunteers aged eight to seventy years using dynamic posturography.