Background: Stroke is a global health problem. Patients with stroke may be damaged in many aspects of life, which affects the physical, psychological and social dimensions of quality of life. These factors lead to burden on the caregivers. This burden on the caregivers negatively...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i37A31978
Background: Although the TUG has been recommended as a key test for screening the risk of fall, the optimal cut-off value to detect older adults who are at an elevated fall risk remains controversial as wide range of threshold values have been reported in the literature. The vali...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i36B31957
Background: The researchers and clinicians are emphasizing on function of Transverse Abdominis (TrA) which is a deepest abdominal muscles because there is an evidence that TrA is recruited independently of the other abdominal muscles in many different tasks and plays an important...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i36A31927
Background: In many countries of Asian continent, floor sitting is preferred instead of chair supported sitting. Indian population differs noticeably in its cultural practice and daily tasks which involves squatting and cross-legged sitting on the ground. Aim: The purpose of the...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i35A31873
BACKGROUND: Flexibility is important for general health and fitness, athletic performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation. Sedentary behavior of students leads to decreased physical fitness levels which affects flexibility. There is little evidence regarding relationship be...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32A31723
Background: Anthropometric indicators are used to evaluate the prognosis of chronic and acute diseases, and to guide medical intervention. In anthropometry, body mass index (BMI) is widely accepted in determining obesity and skin fold thickness measurements provide good estimates...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i35B31919