Health Sciences

Pneumonia is the major cause of morbidity and mortality among young children. Globally, there are over 1,400 cases of pneumonia per 100,000 children, or 1 case per 71 children every year and is responsibe for the lives of over 800,000 children under five every year, including over 153,000 newborns. Objective: To identify sociodemographic factors and clinical characteristics of pneumonia in children between 1 month to five years of age. Materials & Methods: Hospital based prospective cohort study conducted at tertiary teaching institution in North India.

Background: At the beginning of the pandemic in Spain, concern was raised about the need to hospitalize the elderly living in nursing homes affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A multidisciplinary hospital team was formed in Valladolid (Spain) to medicalize these facilities. Methods: 835 elderly residents (70% women and 30% men) of six nursing homes were analyzed.

Introduction: Child malnutrition is still as major public health problem in many parts of the world especially in developing countries like Nepal. There are numerous causes of child malnutrition among which demographic, socio-economic as well as many other factors are responsible for this condition. So this study was done to identify factors associated with malnutrition among under five children of Jaimini Municipality, Baglung. Study Groups: The study population was the children of 6-59months along with their mothers was study population.

Indo-Myanmar border trade are governed by the kind of human groups living in border areas. By this, we mean the ethnic composition on both sides of the boundary. The economy of the border areas is always of supplementary and complimentary nature and this aspect of economy should always be kept in mind while promoting the border trade. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the socio-economic condition of Indo-Myanmar boundary of Mizoram state. India is an emerging power with fast economic growth, geographic size, natural resources, and dynamic population.

La insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva (ICC) representa uno de los síndromes clínicos más frecuentes siendo así un gran problema de salud pública en el mundo debido al incremento anual de la prevalencia, así como el costo que implica el tratamiento adecuado de los pacientes que padecen esta enfermedad, esta afectación es un complejo problema que se origina de un desorden estructural o funcional y deteriora la capacidad de llenado o expulsión ventricular de la sangre.

Background: Core stability training has become a popular fitness practice that is already being used in rehabilitation and sports medicine programs. Core stability training is the basic and fundamental component of many comprehensive functional rehabilitation programs. In the late 1990s, core stability training was created based upon findings from large number of studies which demonstrated the significance of trunk control in neuromuscular reorganization in managing back pain.

COVID-19 pandemic has become a global health crisis, but its effects are not confined to health sector. Education is one of the most sensitive sectors that is severely affected by this pandemic. Worldwide school closures have resulted in fears of downfalls in literacy rates in many countries. Sri Lanka is one of the South Asian country that has got sustained detrimental effects of COVID-19 pandemic both medically as well as socially.

Background: Cervical radiculopathy is a common cause of axial neck and arm pain, and is characterized by symptoms that radiate to the upper extremities in a dermatomal distribution. Nerve root impingement can be secondary to an acute disc herniation, or also from chronic spondylosis. annual incidence, approximately 83 cases per 100,000 persons (1). Purpose: Aim of current study was to investigate the effect of dexamethasone Phonophoresis Therapy on pain , range of motion and physical performance with cervical Radiculopathy patients.

Background: Myofascial trigger points (TrP) are one of the most overlooked and ignored causes of musculoskeletal pain. Purpose: This current study is designed to investigate and compare the effects of extracorporeal shockwave and high-power pain threshold ultrasound in treating myofascial trigger points in upper trapezius. Materials and methods: This study will be conducted in outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy in Egyptian Chinese University. Sixty patients with upper trapezius trigger point participated in the study and each participant read and signs the consent form.

Background: At the Background: Patellar tendinopathy presents one of the most common and formidable challenges for competitive athletes and sports medicine clinicians. Diagnosed clinically as activity-related anterior knee pain associated with focal patellar tendon tenderness it is frequently the source of chronic pain and limits athletic practice and performance. . The prevalence of jumper's knee (patellar tendinopathy) is high, up to 40%‐50%, in sports characterized by high demands on leg extensor speed and power, such as volleyball, basketball, football, and athletics.