Comparison of fatigue and functional status in elderly type 2 diabetes patients versus age and gender matched individuals.

Introduction: Fatigue is a common yet not frequently explored complication of diabetes. There are fewer studies available on the impact of diabetes on the severity of fatigue and the functional status of patients.

Methods: Fifty individuals meeting the inclusion criteria were included.

Assessment of risk of musculoskeletal discomforts in physiotherapists treating neurological patients: A pilot study.

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are conditions that are caused and/or aggravated by work. The most important reason behind work-related musculoskeletal disorder is abnormal and/or stressful position of joints while working. Physiotherapists are very much prone to develop work-related musculoskeletal disorders, especially while treating neurologically challenged patients.

Influence of Professional Values on Attitudes towards Professional Ethics in Future Physical Therapy Professionals.

This study aimed to analyze the influence of professional values on attitudes towards professional ethics, as well as the influence of sociodemographic variables on attitudes and professional values in future physical therapy professionals. A total of 231 physical therapy students (53% women; mean age 22.30 (SD = 5.

The Implication of Pathway Turn and Task Condition on Gait Quantified Using SmartWalk: Changes With Age and Parkinson's Disease With Relevance to Postural Strategy and Risk of Fall.

One's gait can be affected by aging, pathway with turns, task demands, etc., causing changes in gait-related indices and knee flexion (influencing posture). Walking on pathways with turns threatens stability, affecting one's gait-related indices and posture.

Awareness about effects of tobacco and areca-nut use in school children of Ahmedabad, India: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey.

Introduction: Tobacco use usually starts in the adolescent age group and continues in adulthood. This study's aim was to identify knowledge regarding the adverse effects of tobacco and areca-nut use among high school children of Ahmedabad, India.

Methods: An anonymous self-administered close-ended questionnaire was designed for the study.

Validation of Gujarati Version of ABILOCO-Kids Questionnaire.

Background: ABILOCO-Kids is a measure of locomotion ability for children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 6 to 15 years & is available in English & French.

Aim: To validate the Gujarati version of ABILOCO-Kids questionnaire to be used in clinical research on Gujarati population.

Materials And Methods: ABILOCO-Kids questionnaire was translated into Gujarati from English using forward-backward-forward method.