| Ponmathi.P,had done masters in Physiotherapy in Obstetrics and Gyanecology with 16 years of teaching experience,with 10 years as Assistnt professor at SRM College of Physiotherapy and 6 years as Assistant Professor in Sri Ramacandra Faculty of physiotherapy.She acts as an visiting faculty at Perandhanya University,Srilanka.She has worked as Co primary investigator in DST funded project and Primary investigator in SRM funded and GATE,SRIHER projects.She has one patent awarded.She has over 27 publications and had been a resource person and guest lecture to many institutions.She is a qualified American Heart Association accredited BLS and ACLS trainer.She had guided over 50 dissertation and projects for postgraduate and undergraduate students.Her research interests are Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome,Diastasis Recti and Pelvic Floor dysfunction |
PCOS, Dysmennorhea
Objectives:To design and develop a wearable device that measure the distance between two recti muscles and tension in the linea alba, and check its validity during rehabilitation exercises. To evaluate the efficacy of the custom made biofeedback device over patient satisfaction for postnatal women.
Methodology:Phase 1 Domain level study involving control groups and woman with DRA Design of the proposed approach Phase 2 Implementation of hardware and software layouts Real time Data Acquisition Development of prototype Initial Testing Getting feedback from Therapists Phase 3 Refinement Testing and Validation Raising patents and publications
Results:Device that measure the IRD is developed and two publications and two patents were published.
Objectives
This study aims to develop a biofeedback device for reeducating quadriceps muscle, to improve the compliance of exercises among osteoarthritis knee patients.
Methods
The Arduino is powered up by connecting to +5V supply and the force sensitive resistor commonly called as Force sensor is connected to Arduino by using MCP6004 operational amplifier as voltage follower and this sensor is placed under the solid mass
which was mentioned earlier along with the Arduino Mega 2560 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is interfaced using connecting wires. Voice play back module is also connected to the Arduino. With the speaker and buzzer connected to the voice module setup this forms the audio feedback of the system and LEDs of three colours red, yellow, blue is also connected to the Arduino.
Results and conclusion
This device helps to follow the exercise programs that are very essential in the
treatment of osteoarthritis knee, quadriceps muscle failure, fracture recovery.One publication and one patent is published
PCOS is a common female endocrine disorder with prevalence ranging from 2.2% to 26%.Most reports have studied adult women with age ranged from 18 to 45 years. Prevalence of PCOS in Indian adolescents is 9.13%.1 Researchers also think insulin may be linked to PCOS. Insulin is a hormone that controls the change of sugar, starches, and other food into energy for the body to use or store. Many women with PCOS have too much insulin in their bodies because they have problems using it. Excess insulin appears to increase production of androgen. High androgen levels can lead to acne ,excessive hair growth, weight gain and problems with ovulation.2 Finally, PCOS status is expected to have long-term consequences in women, specifically the development of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hormone dependent cancers3. Studies have revealed that the incorporation of regular exercise can decrease high concentrations of androgen induce regular menstrual patterns, reduce insulin resistance and assist with weight control, which helps to prevent diseases associated with PCOS.
Aim:
The aim is to find the effectiveness of Functional Resistance training in women with Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Objectives:
1. To find the efficacy of functional resisted training on the insulin resistance in
PCOS patients.
2. To find the efficacy of functional resisted training on the quality of life in PCOS
patients.
Research Methodology:
Design: Randomized control trial
Sampling Method: Block Randomization Method
Sample Size: 35 sample in each group (5 % level of significance and 80% power of study
Results:
Ongoing