EFFECT OF FACETAL JOINT MOBILIZATION IN LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS.

 Objectives: Lumbar spondylosis is described as a degenerative condition whose symptoms recur over a period of time. Hence, the objective of this study is to find out the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and mechanical intermittent lumbar traction (MILT) (conventional therapy) with or without facetal joint mobilization in lumbar spondylosis for speedy and long-term recovery.Method: A total of 60 subjects clinically diagnosed with lumbar spondylosis of age between 40 and 60 years were recruited and divided into two groups (Groups A and B) with baseline treatment of TENS and MILT given to both groups and facetal joint mobilization along with baseline treatment given to the study group. Pre- and post-intervention outcome were measured using visual analog scale (VAS) for pain and modified Schobers test (MST) for a range of motion.Result: Results showed extremely significant improvement in VAS and MST score in Group A.Conclusion: Facetal joint mobilization along with TENS and MILT is effective in relieving pain and improving range of motion in lumbar spondylosis

EFFECT OF CIRCUIT TRAINING IN OSTEOARTHRITIS OF KNEE

Objectives: The objective of the study is to find the effect of circuit training on quality of life. To find the effect of conventional therapy (interferential therapy [IFT] and isometric exercise) and to find the effect of conventional therapy with or without circuit training in OA knee.Methods: A total of 30 participants of 50-60 years of age, having osteoarthritis (OA) knee were recruited and allocated into two groups and treated with IFT, exercises, and circuit training for 4 weeks. Pre- and post-intervention outcome were measured using Western Ontario and McMaster University OA Index (WOMAC) and visual analog scale (VAS).Result: Both groups showed improvement, but there was an extremely significant improvement on VAS and WOMAC scales in the group treated with circuit training along with conventional treatment (IFT and isometric exercises).Conclusion: From this study, we conclude that circuit training along with IFT and isometric exercises shows an extremely significant effect over IFT and isometric exercises alone in OA knee patients

EFFECT OF POST-ISOMETRIC RELAXATION AND RECIPROCAL INHIBITION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE

Objectives : To evaluateeffect of post-isometric relaxation, reciprocal inhibition andcombined effect  post-isometric relaxation and reciprocal inhibition in osteoarthritis knee.Method :Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Ethical Committee, KIMSDU karad. Comparative study conducted at Physiotherapy Dept. of Krishna Institute of medical sciences. A total of 30 subjectswere equally divided into three groups using Convenientsampling with random allocation(Group A,Group B and Group C).Baseline treatment was given to all three groups(IFT and HMP). Group A was given post-isometric relaxation, Group B was given reciprocal inhibition and Group C was given combination of post-isometric relaxation and reciprocal inhibition. Result: Statistical analysis was done using paired t test and ANOVA test. Inpre intervention there was no statistical significant difference seen with p values for VAS of 0.3408 and for WOMAC of 0.5424. While on comparing the post interventional values, the results between the three Groups using ANOVA test revealed that there was very significant difference seen with p value for VAS of 0.0023 and for WOMAC of  0.0019.Conclusion: From the study it can be concluded thatthere was significant effect of  post-isometric relaxation and reciprocal inhibition in OA knee.Â

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISUAL IMAGERY TECHNIQUE AND PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN SUBJECTS WITH MODERATE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Objectives: (1) To determine the effectiveness of visual imagery technique (VIT) on anxiety and depression in moderate chronic obstructive lung disease, (2) to determine the effectiveness of progressive relaxation technique (PRT) on anxiety and depression in moderate chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), and (3) to compare the effectiveness of VIT and PRT on anxiety and depression in moderate COPD.Methods: Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional ethical committee. A total of 45 stable moderate COPD patients were selected by simple random sampling, according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. 22 patients of Group A received VIT and 23 of Group B received PRT with a baseline treatment of conventional physiotherapy in both groups for 60 minutes twice a day for 5 days in the Pulmonology Department, Krishna Hospital, Karad.Result: Statistics was analyzed using paired t-test and unpaired t-test. In pre-intervention, there was no statistically significant difference seen for depression anxiety stress scale (DASS21) (p=D 0.0189, A 0.0002, S <0.0001) (t=D 2.440, A 4.053, S 5.105), hospital anxiety depression scale (HADS) (p=D 0.7677, A 0.5121) (t=D 0.2973, A 0.6610), and 6-min walk test (6MWT) (p=D 0.5948, RPE 0.0658) (t=D 0.5359, RPE 1.888). On comparing, the post-interventional values between the two groups using unpaired t-test proved that there was extremely statistically significant difference seen for DASS21 (p=D 0.0011, A <0.0001, S <0.0001) (t=D 3.504, A 9.220, S 13.508), HADS (p=D <0.0001, A <0.0001) (t=D <0.0001, A <0.0001), and 6MWT (p=distance 0.7041, RPE <0.0001) (t=distance 0.3824, RPE <0.0001).Conclusion: VIT along with conventional physiotherapy was significant both statistically and clinically compared to PRT on anxiety and depression in moderate COPD patients

Conservation Strategies Using Watershed Management and Rainwater Harvesting

Watershed management amp rainwater harvesting plays a vital role in reducing soil erosion amp water conservation. Several districts in coastal Maharashtra face the perennial problem of water storage despite of getting heavy rains during the monsoons lack of water is particularly acute problem during the months after the monsoon seasons. This study aims to cater the water scarcity by implementing watershed management amp rainwater harvesting systems, To model amp analyze watershed amp Rainwater harvesting project in our college (Vishwaniketanrsquos iMEET) area to fulfill water requirement.nbs

A CASE STUDY ON GAS RECOVERY UNIT FOR R-22

The present research is concerned with proper recovery of the R-22 [1] gas, which is widely used in various R.A.C. fields on the system failure and reusing these recovered gases again for the future use. It is well known that various cooling units are widely spread in their applications and are circulating R-22 as a refrigerant. It is intended to recover this type of refrigerant by any means preventing its ill effects on environment. The time required for recovering is less, hence the system requires less time. The recovery rate of the unit ranges between 1 to 2 kg/min for 1 ton capacity of the system. We can use the unit for any ton capacity of the breakdown system refrigeration and air conditioning system to recover the gas. The. Global warming [2] is the process wherein the average temperature of the Earth\u27s near surface air increases, owing largely to various man-made activities. Though there are some natural causes for this rise in temperature, they stand to be insignificant when compared to the man-made causes. Understanding global warming & green house gas causes and effects can give us a brief idea of the dreadful phenomena our future generations may have to face. There are some of the prominent global warming causes and effects

Aspect Mining for Drug Recommendation: A Survey

Now a days due to this computerized world all the information related to the patients queries are available on internet. This survey paper compares various research issues and few techniques related to the user query for their drug discovery. These reviews helps users to know more about the drug dosage, their side-effects and also specifications. Reviews provides positive as well as negative feedback, Hence these reviews also plays an important role for patients and pharmaceutical industries. The probabilistic aspect mining model (PAMM) identifies aspects according to the class labels. PAMM finds aspects related to one class instead of finding aspects for all classes simultaneously in each execution. PAMM also find aspects measured using the mean point wise mutual information .Hence mixing concepts of different class label gets avoided

Geriatric prescription analysis with respect to “STOPP” and “START” criteria: a descriptive study in the Indian scenario

Background: Patients; sixty-five years of age and above, are a special risk group as far as drug prescribing is concerned. Prescription irregularities in such patients may be hazardous. STOPP/START criteria are considered as the most up to-date set of explicit criteria for evaluating geriatric prescriptions. To analyse geriatric prescriptions in a tertiary care centre with respect to STOPP/START criteria and WHO core drug prescribing indicators so as to get an idea of pattern of drug prescription in geriatric patients as well as frequency of potentially inappropriate prescriptions. Descriptive cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: All inpatients aged 65 years and above who were prescribed at least one allopathic medication and consented to participate in the study were included and patients admitted for medical emergencies were excluded. Demographic data and details of drugs prescribed were collected from prescription chits and indoor case papers.Results: There was a high frequency of polypharmacy, prescription of antimicrobials and injections. Proportion of patients receiving at least one potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) as per STOPP criteria was 21.01%. Proportion of patients subjected to at least one potential prescribing omission (PPO) as per START criteria was 33.33%. Proportion of patients exposed to potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions as a whole (PIPs=PIMs+PPOs) was 46.37%. Statistical analysis used as descriptive statistics like numbers and percentages were used for data analysis.Conclusions: With regards to geriatric prescribing, adherence to WHO core prescribing indicators, prescription of drugs as per STOPP and START guidelines are indicative of scope for improvement