WHAT IS YOUR WHY OF DOING MASTERS IN PHYSIOTHERAPY?


While i was Teacher at Sancheti College of Physiotherapy we had important brain storming Session with all new masters student who joined in 2017 for doing MPT program.

I asked them…..

“WHY DID YOU JOINED FOR MSTERS PROGRAM IN PHYSIOTHERAPY (MPT)?”

If you are clear with your why did you joined MPT it will help you to keep motivated and on the path of your goal during MPT.

These are some of the student’s response to this question, which they published on facebook to make their why public.

Manasa Nair 

“Why did you choose neuro
physiotherapy as a specialization?”

“Isn’t it depressing to work
with people who are physically challenged, everyday?”

“Is there any growth in this
field?”

“How much do you earn?”

These are some of the questions I’m
asked on a daily basis & after my first day at “Gajanan Bhalerao’s
school of neuro rehab and aquatic therapy” I am better equipped to answer
these questions.

This institute promotes a sense of
oneness,

not only the therapists but also
the patients are a part of a family, they are not going through their hardships
alone. How can it be depressing when you have your friends and family making
you laugh through all your problems?

How can you say there is no growth
when each day you’re making a difference in someone’s life by not only making
them independent but just by making them smile at the end of the day? Today,
being my first day and having attended only a couple of hours, I saw how the
entire team got together to discuss the progress of “their” institute
and how they can work together to improve it.

GB sir sat down and spoke to each
therapist about our objectives & goals and what we are doing to achieve it.
A thing very few people take the effort to do nowadays.

Within a matter of minutes I saw
how GB sir used simple tasks to make a patient turn the pages of a book, pick
up a bottle, move his hand through his hair, something that he has been unable
to do for more than 2 and half years.

I also saw how all the therapists
& patients shed tears and gave speeches for a therapist who was leaving for
her further studies as if they have known her for years together.

These small things motivate you to
work harder and push yourself so that you are one step ahead of what you were
yesterday & no amount of money can ever replace the sense of pride that is
felt when you hear the words of appreciation and admiration that your patient
expresses throughout their journey.

This is worth more than any amount
of salary to me and this is my idea of SUCCESS.

Thankyou for providing me with this
opportunity.

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Nikita Vaidya

💎Shine bright like a diamond 💎

On the very first day of my Post Graduation in Sancheti , our class in charge Dr.Gajanan Bhalerao asked us a very interesting question about what were everyone’s objectives behind doing Masters in their respective speciality ?

No one ever had questioned our motive behind taking up masters because people have pre conceptualised thinking that yes , she has done UG that means she will do PG coz that’s the trend!

But ,when we were asked to give the specific and genuine reasons behind this decision ,was when we realised what exactly are we supposed to do and what should be our aim.

Triggering that dormant area in our brains made us scratch it even more.

So here , I would like to share with you all the reasons behind ,me ,taking up masters.

Firstly, I feel it is very important to believe in yourself and trust your capabilities.

When I had cleared my 12th CET , I thought I would score much much better than what I really got and through my merit rank I got into Physiotherapy. Frankly , I had lost hopes because of my under performance.

I was really sad because I thought I could have done much better!

But my parents have always taught me to be strong and fight every difficulty.

They told me to start my journey with a positive attitude. College started and I decided to give my best.

I never knew , that , I would be able to bag the university rank NOT once but TWICE, I didn’t know I had the capability to be the college topper for consecutive four years , to win paper presentation in scientifica or to lead the college as General Secretary. All this happened step by step and only when I started believing in myself.

Just like my family and friends, SKN played a major share in moulding me.

My teachers have always believed in me and have helped me excel.

I was the favourite target of internal politics because there are some people who cannot see you succeed and when they know, that they can’t reach your level, they start troubling you, talking about you.. basically try to pull you down. The same had happened even in my case and I didn’t know what to do! But fortunately I have a great family.. my mom, dad , Nimish VaidyaSatish Pendse , my grandparents who have been my pillar. My friends Shardul KulkarniShreya SathayeMadhurima RajwadeNeeru KaplayAdwait KulkarniRutujaa MulyeSwara DesaiHrushikesh Apte who have helped me come out of the bad phase and have been my constants. I love you guys! Rutuja BamanePayal Mehta What would I do without you ?❤️

This is how I decided that I won’t stop .

I want to grow more , I want to face more challenges, I want to become a better and a bigger person than what I am today.

I want to give my best to the society through my profession.

Honestly, I didn’t like this profession at first but the more I got involved with it.. I started loving it.

When patients started telling me , “Doctor, aap farishta ho ! Aapne mera back pain thik kiya issliye ab mai vapis kheti karke kama sakta hun.Meri family raste pe aati agar mai thik nahi hota. Mai aapka ehesaan kabhi nahi bhulunga!”

That’s when I thought what a noble profession I belong to! I should make the most of it !! You don’t get a chance better than this to serve the humanity .

I would now be able to live upto my Nana’s dream who always taught me to do something good for others and not waste this life by simply living it for your own.

So that’s when I decided..No, I won’t run away from it or quit or change my profession.

Because , winners never quit and quitters never win.

In fact , I would help it grow even more and this was the most important objective behind taking up masters in my favourite elective , Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.

I want to learn and do more and more research which would help me increase my knowledge and most importantly my skills. This is what is commonly seen , that many people know the theoretical aspect of everything and lack the clinical skills.

Simply treating patients with lack of depth in your knowledge is of no use.

What I also believe, it’s important as a human to give something to the society. We owe it to the society that has given us so much.

I believe, our existence must be valued.

So with a passion in my eyes to serve the society better and become not just good but a great doctor , I have taken up post graduation.

I am glad that I have got an opportunity to do my masters in such a renowned institute with such amazing and talented teachers.

I hope , I make the most of it.

Thank you, Gajanan Bhalerao sir for giving this opportunity to speak up my mind and my lovely batch mates for making things easy ❤️❤️

And most importantly, Shardul Kulkarni for the brain storming session !😘😘

Sonali KulkarniAbhijit Bhate for insisting me to take up Sancheti and helping me make up my mind !

Thank you so much!!

– Dr. Nikita Vaidya (PT)

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Shruti Pandya 

Why did I opt for the ‘Masters in Physiotherapy’ program ?

Honeslty, I too wasn’t sure with the answer to this question, unless I came across a very respectful and motivating Personality of Sancheti, our class coordinator – Dr. Gajanan Bhalerao

So, it goes like this –

My first day in the ‘Sancheti Institute of Physiotherapy’. I had feelings of excitement and disquiet all at once ! That is when, we were sitting in our classroom, and a professor (our class coordinator) entered our classroom, and the first question he asked us was “Why masters in Physiotherapy?”

My mind was so much preoccupied by things like – happiness of getting admitted to Sancheti, the chaos of moving to a new city, being emotionally traumatized of leaving family and friends, that I realised I had hardly put a percent of attention to this question !

So yes, when I started looking for an answer to this question, I went into flashback of the events that got me where I am.

I had decided to do masters right from the time I was pursuing my Batchelors degree, with not a specific aim, but honestly, just to add a ‘degree’ to my career. I initially even had plans to go abroad for higher studies, which i eventually striked off, considering the risks involved and lack of security. So, I decided to do masters in my own country- INDIA .

So, when sir asked this question, the only possible reasons I could think of, were –

*Because I haven’t learnt enough from my Batchelors degree.

*Because I wish to get into Academics.

*Because I will be more well versed with recent techniques.

*Because I can snaffle better job opportunities than I could, with only a Batchelors degree.

I had so many reasons by my side, but none was a concrete one.

That day at Sancheti, sir pushed us to think why have we opted for a Masters program ?

I believe, this was a very important question, as it has now changed my concept of looking at life. It is so important to have a Goal in life. Leading a life without goal, is like walking on a road blindly, you’re just walking – irrespective of where the road takes you. Everything we do in life, should be adequately reasoned out, justified, if not, we are simply wasting our time.

That day, sir himself gave us reasons, to be in Sancheti, to do Masters for a reason – and those reasons were ” to improve skills, to practice more, to research, to explore and to establish, and in this process, to grow and build our own self into something new, different and better !”

Now, this gives a purpose and light to my existence in Sancheti, this gives a reason to me, a justification to all the efforts I put in a new city, in a totally new place !

Huge thanks to Gajanan sir for igniting the fire within me, and inculcating important values such as

*”do it now”, a way to get rid of procastination.

*”Grab the opportunity”, to make use of every single opportunity life throws at you.

And many more !

I have heard many a times, that we become a bit alike to the kind of people we are surrounded by, and in Sancheti, if we are going to be surrounded by proffesors like Dr. Gajanan sir, we are bound to become our best versions by the end of these two years .

Looking forward to learn great things, w.r.t both academics and life lessons, from Sancheti and Gajanan sir.

😁
😇

“Ask yourself “why” and the answer will keep you motivated”

these lines by our leader Gajanan sir have now become my favourite ! ❤

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Madhumanti Mukherjee 

WHAT NEXT???

And again after 4.5 yrs the same old question was asked “ab aage kya karna hai”😣

and hence the thought which had the last seat on my mind was forced to come and sit on the 1st bench😜

I was working in a hospital with good renumeration so I asked myself.. should I continue with this or go for the post graduation? Big decision it was!

After thinking for many days.. I came to a conclusion that gaining more knowledge never did harm! This knowledge and improving skills would help my patients getting better rehabilitation!! And then the CET happened… list came out and after all the process “sancheti hospital and college of physiotherapy” happened😁

I was all excited to start a new journey with sancheti hospital!

The new session started with new friends, teachers who oriented us with the syllabus and motivated us to do well.

But I would like to mention one person who changed our perception and made a difference on the very 1st day!!

“Ask yourself why are you here and the answer itself will keep you motivated”

Words by Dr. Gajanan Bhalerao😊

And hence, a new journey has begun😁

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Riddhi Sheth 

POST-GRADUATION!! Why….??

Why PG, when you can already practice with an undergraduate degree?

Why PG? Don’t you wanna get married? You’re 23 already!

Why PG? why don’t you join a hospital or do some clinical practice..itna padhke Kya karegi?

Why PG? Is it worth it?? 2 saal

aur waste karke Kya milega!?

These are the questions people kept asking, I kept asking myself each time, haunting me since past soo many days and months..

And the same question was asked on the very 1st day of my post graduate class by Dr. Gajanan Bhalerao our class incharge that tickled our brain neurons and led all the students present in that class into an array of thoughts!!

Thanks to his brain storming session that made us all think as to why we are here…

…here at SANCHETI COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY pursuing our masters program without having a clue as to what it is actually gonna lead us all into….

But The answer was simple and clear.

Just ask yourself why you chose to be here….

For academics, for skills, for knowledge or for a mere degree!!

Just at that particular moment I got my answer…

For me, it was a dream to study at this particular institute!!

Right from the day I had thought of doing PG only one institute was on my mind!!

Neither KEM nor TNMC(Nair) just SANCHETI!!

Being a part of this institute is a dream come true and 2 years from now I am gonna live this dream with my arms open!!

For me, this Master’s program is not only about skills, knowledge and a postgraduate degree but it beholds me an another degree of Independent living!!

Living outside my comfort zone.

Leaving my family and friends behind and living on my own!!

And for me, this in particular is a mixture of skills, knowledge, experience and a degree in true sense!!

#helloopune#newbeginnings#awaitingexperiences😎🤗

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Divya Parmar

The world woven under her wings…

A 3rd girl child was born…in the prejudiced world dominated with the pride of ‘sons’..

The whole family was disappointed as even they were expecting a son EXCEPT for the FATHER …he was the happiest n told the society and the whole world.. “my daughter is no lesser than a son !!”

To serve the humanity was the only purposeful wish list of a girl since childhood ….

It was a dream …since the young mind started to blossom to become a doctor just to cure souls.

The biggest inspiration in having her mind shaped and goals defined was her father who shaped this stone into a pearl !!

Daddy’s little girl she was always, she took her father’s dreams as her own to see pride in the eyes of her father .

What started with father- daughter dream , soon turned out to be entire family’s life …

She set her goals and gradually climbing every ladder to reach there..worked hard for it ….

Being a bright student , she always earned the best laurels in whatever she did!

Wanted to get into MBBS , destiny got her into physiotherapy through her merit rank… And who knew that she would put her best foot forward for it …

This was what she wanted…

This was what she saw her future in !!

She passed her final year …and then a year of internship along with working with a private practitioner as she always had the urge to learn more…

Finally , the big day arrived. Convocation saw blend of emotions for her family as she proved to the world she was no lesser than a boy and she achieved all she could with her own wit and might….

‘What puts a stop to our achievements , can never be our goals .’ And so believing in this , graduation was never a halt in her life , she embarked on a new journey to excel more in her field.

To give entire justice to her patients…

To treat them at the best… she decided to pursue post graduation and acquire the perfect skills and studied for the entrance…

With studies,she never stopped practicing …her patients wanted her to be in clinic as she would make the environment lively n the exercise session was fun to do …

She gave the entrance exam n the results were out …she got admission in Sancheti college of physiotherapy,pune..

For the stream of her choice she had to move out of her city , out of her comfort away from her family just so that she doesn’t settle her dreams for anything she didn’t desire for…

Getting admitted in one of the top institutes , Sancheti college of physiotherapy , however rejoicing that was , the worry about her parents n grand parents kept pinching her …

Also ,having known that she wouldn’t be able to be independent and earn at the start of her PG kind of drived her away from the usual normalcy of independence she was always used to….

Somewhere she felt being a graduate she needs to take up some family responsibility…which she would not be able to now atleast for a while…this stuck in her mind n held her behind…

But what’s going to stop the unstoppable ? She still aims with all the struggle to manage her plights and give the best fights…

And this is just Because , her family is through with her in thick & thins , as her dad says proudly now , ” Mara bachcha na maate toh maari jaan haazir che “!

She was too close to her patients…kept them as family ..so while she was leaving for pune, many of her patients gave her farewell gifts and blessings..kept calling to know the status of her accomodation in the new city….

One of the patients who treated her as a grand daughter gave her change of 2000 in coins n notes of 50 so that she could not face any probm in the new city…

College started…

On the First day of college , one of my professors @Gajanan Bhalerao sir told us “remember the reason why did u start , that reason will keep u going n help u to reach ur goals” thank you sir for motivating us ..pushing us and for tapping our potential

To all of them, this girl, Divya Parmar , once naïve in this world and now brave to every battle , just wants to express a simple ‘ Thank You’ for building up the bricks of my life into a story I can proudly dedicate to ….

Thank you Dad ..mom..dadu baa..

Special thanks to my sisters , Mayank jij, Tushar jij, my teachers Sachin sir and Vishakha Maam ,Dr.Neelima Kapadia, @Gajanan Bhalerao sir who have inspired me alot ..Palak maam and Vidya maam,mazi maam ,meenakshi ma’am for always being there for me n guiding me …Shree Kadam, Sanchit Shetye, Prathamesh Turai , Kinjal Mehta , Jesal Shah , Aishwarya Bargode, Manisha Mishra ,Harshit Gandhi, Ashwini di , Dhwani Sanghavi..for being my constant support. Vaibhav Vadolia , Dishita Patel ,Mamta Vora , Tanvee Vora ,Hetal Shah, Aditya Pawaskar for being there!!

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Payal Shetkar 

WHY?….. “The new beginnings”

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Do I Know the answer to this?

THINK, trigger your mind… have a GOAL and you will automatically work towards it with all ur heart irrespective of the struggle.

These words by our mentor Gajanan Bhalerao rightly ignited our minds on the very first day of PG life, which definitely is the need for the NEW BEGINNING 😃

Warm welcomes with Hugs and wishes of luck, yet the surprised expressions Of “Idhar kaise?” I entered my old school of graduation on the same old entrance but now with a new step heading towards my goal of achieving the best quality of hands on skills with practice under a guided shelter And also my urge to learn will help to pile on my knowledge of physiotherapy.

(I know its too mainstream but it is a FACT and haan PG karne apne faayde toh by default hai hi 😜)

I take this opportunity to “THANK” the special ones for all the support and guidance when I start this new journey 1st I thank my Parents, Nivedita PingaleGayatri Venkitachalam Harsha Lotlikar Shetkar GaneshKomal ShetkarAnkit ShahNafisa ShabbirSeemi RetharekarSachin GawandeSurabhi DateNeeraj AthavaleBiplab NandiMayur Tukaram RevadkarAditi Ghodke Soman and all my teachers and batchmates.

Starting with a new journey of being a neuro physiotherapist at Sancheti HealthcareAcademy

Dr. Payal Shetkar (PT)

Loved to share this with u all…

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Isha Shripad

After 23 yrs of studying, working hard, exploring different aspects of this journey of life, the question still remained ” ab aage kya karoge?”

This question is a nightmare of every individual… I bet every student, in his life, has come across these words like, ” arey bas abhi padh lo, baad me to aish hi aish h..”

And walking through this journey, the search of “aish” is still on..!!😝😝

So here I was, with a trolley suitcase in one hand.. A backpack on my shoulders.. An admission letter in the other hand.. With my feet trembling, I got off at platform no. 4 of Pune station.. Not knowing what lay ahead, I felt an eerie silence inside of me… Cruising through the crowd, my heart knew this is going to be an adventure.. An adventure that is going to change me as a person.. For a person, who has always been in a protective environment woven by her parents, this was the first time I was going to be on my own.. This adventure surely is going to leave me wanting for more..

I reached the place where I am going to spend the next 2 yrs of my life.. SANCHETI HEALTHCARE ACADEMY… With every forward step, my heart pounding faster than ever.. I could feel my heart in my throat…

As told, I reached my classroom 2 where the orientation program was going to happen… As I pushed the door, a bunch of people turned their heads towards me with a smile that felt so welcoming…

These were the people with whom I will be sharing a big part of my life… Talking to them, I felt a little comforting as if we knew each other before.. Every person I met that day was determined to make their mark in this big world… Each pair of eyes glistened with dreams of a successful future…

Amidst all the talks, entered our class incharge Dr. Gajanan Bhalerao … And upon entering the class, he posed a question which has been haunting me since, ” why did you join the Masters program?”

I felt as if history never stops repeating itself… Sir one by one asked each of us and started listing our objectives on the whiteboard… Reading every objective on that board, all of us were happy to be there…

But still something felt incomplete.. It was as if we needed something more than what was on that list… We needed guidance to pursue every single objective on that list… And in that moment, we knew that all our questions are going to get answered as our class in charge began to interact to us..

After 3 hours of this session something really changed… And that change was a gain of perspective… Sir compelled us to make better choices as every choice determines our success… When I left the class, I got the answer to my ever haunting question..!

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Kinjal Atul Mehta 

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the Shadow!”

-Helen Keller.

This particular quote has always inspired me to look at the brighter side and the bigger picture in life, which motivates me to stay positive always; so amidst all the negativity, pre conceived notions and demeaning remarks made regarding the profession of physiotherapy, by a leading spine clinic in Mumbai, I would like to take this opportunity and encourage everyone to not let a small controversy make you loose faith in the beauty of this profession of ours!

As someone rightly said, “when people pull you down, it means you are already above them!”

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Ever since I was a kid, I had always aspired to become a doctor, do good for the society and spread happiness. I used to emulate my father, carrying first aid kits and medicines to school camps and sports days (secretly hoping for someone to fall 😛)! The joy I used to get by helping someone in need then, to seeing a patient step out with a smile on their face after a session now, is something I had always yearned for.😊

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The reason for me to get into masters was pretty simple; hone my skills, grow as a professional as well as an individual and explore the possible avenues to the best of my abilities. Probably the awareness about physiotherapy is relatively less in India compared to the western world and hence there’s every alternate person telling you, “US me scope better hai!” Or merely mocking you calling a massage waali, where even patients come up to you saying, “haath upar nichhe karne ke itne paise thodi hote hai?”.. I have always disdained such people considering it as their lack of knowledge or mere stupidity (again secretly hoping that they would have to take physiotherapy sessions in future, to realise that we charge not for making you do the movement you already are aware of, but the correct application of our knowledge and skills to decide the proportion and extent to of what movement to be done when! We ‘prescribe’ exercises!). Physiotherapy is something every person needs atleast once in their lifetime. The fact that we can impact someone’s life and make them independent or simply help them get better, no surgery being completely successful unless guided correctly by a physiotherapist and the ability to heal souls, made me fall in love with physiotherapy and I now only aim at getting better and better!

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Getting into Sancheti institute, has by far, been one amongst the best possible major changes to have happened to me, where being completely on your own gives you a sense of freedom, at the same time, the knowledge, skills and guidance by the extremely well accomplished and wise teachers (leaders) only makes it better. It’s like getting the best of both worlds!:)

The very first day at Sancheti made me forget the grief of leaving home and staying in a completely new city, by my own. The positive aurait created, made me fancy and love this place all the more! From extremely talented but humble and kind professors, to the very friendly clinical staff, extremely helpful seniors and the welcoming juniors, it all made me feel the decision of leaving home was all worth it! I would say this is the best place to learn about professionalism, with a touch of compassion, where the monotony of our lives is presented so beautifully, that you would absolutely fall in love with it!!

I would like to thank everyone who has been a part of this journey.. Divya ParmarJesal ShahShree KadamManisha MishraPrathamesh TuraiAishwarya Bargode Nishigandha Patil Vishakha Patil ma’am Sachin Etam sir, Mahaziver Farokh MasterMeenakshi PunamiyaSaloni ParikhPalak JainMonika JainHiranmayee BagweVidya Karad school friends, teachers and most importantly my family to have been through thick and thin!

Special mention to Gajanan Bhalerao sir, to help us channelise our thoughts and motivate us to express them beautifully to the world; as someone rightly said, “talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit, talk about your joys!” 🙂

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Aditi Patil 

“Mujhe toh pata tha tu sports hi legi” These were the words I heard from a lot of friends… But this decision was not that easy for me.

When my heart was screaming “lele sports lele” My brain and my relatives were screaming “No No not sports…You are a girl..Its a hectic field.. How will you settle in life!!” … A few were a step ahead… They were thinking about the happiness of my in-laws.. Who are yet to be found out 😝😂

But the only thing i had found out in these years is my Passion for sports. I love sports… Sports is in my blood and i love the smell of ground and the sweat (hardwork) of the players 😅i know this sounds filmy but its true.

I loved treating all the patients but if i got to know that they were or are into sports they automatically became my favourites… That was reflected in my work and through their words too.. When a 17 yr old girl wrestler with an ACL injury added me on Facebook just to tell me – “Ma’am mala khup bara watai.. Tumchya sarkhe mala konhi samzunch ghet navta,everyone was scolding me when i was already depressed about my injury … Me nakkich maza best daecha prayatn karen” to a 70 yr around runner who is a doctor herself – “i like the way you explain can I take you home” 😊

Here its not at all about my knowledge but the passion to treat them….Thus I decided to do Sports Medicine to gain more knowledge in this field.. so that i can bring wider smiles on patients and player’s face.

I would like to thank all my FRIENDS and SENIORS who helped me take this decision to do Sports Medicine when others had this opinion k “Tujhe Mumbai me milnewale subject seats kyu chhodne h! “

They encouraged and told me to ‘Do what you love and everything else will fall in its place’ ..Thank you.. Thank you so much.. I hope I live upto your expectations and do well….

I’m thankful for such supporting parents… from my 1st race as an athlete to supporting my decision to study sports medicine.

“You should know WHY have you started something and the answer will always keep you motivated”said our professor Dr. Gajanan Bhalerao (a motivator with strange mentoring techniques 😁) Happy to have him as a class teacher and hoping to learn a lot from him and this great Institute.

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Monica Dharaskar 

The story began after achieving my life’s 1st milestone i.e graduation where few days went in peace😛..But then after few months a question started hammering in my mind ‘WHAT NEXT’..!!After seeking advices and suggestions from seniors I came upto a decision of opting for a ‘Fellowship Program in Orthopaedics in Sancheti Hospital’…On the very first day of my interview I got a chance to interact with Dr.Gajanan Bhalerao and Dr.vivek kulkarni where within few minutes of interaction i got answers to all my questions and the puzzle in my mind got solved.Those few minutes of interaction were enough to change my life..!!!😃

Fortunately during those 3 months of duration I got to meet wonderful people like Dr.priya raut,Dr Vishakha Patil,Dr Abha ma’am,Dr Vinit Patil,Dr Neeraj Athavale,dr Pratik Phansopkar Dr Suryakant Gadgerao from whom I got to enhance my skills and knowledge… Thank you all for your love and support throughout and guiding me to be a person I am today..!!

During this fellowship course ,there was an administration workshop by Dr.gajanan bhalerao sir and team which opened new ideas in my mind that as a Physiotherapist we can become Great “ENTREPRENEURS” along with being clinicians and academicians…

After completing this fellowship course ,now with ideas and goals clear in my mind ,I went ahead and by God’s grace got admission in Sancheti college of physiotherapy…!!I feel utterly blessed and happy to meet such amazing people in my life..

I would also thank my family and friends #Locahostelites#for believing in me and being by my side always.!!😃

Till now Sancheti has taught me a lot and now awaiting to learn more..!!

#NEW BEGINNINGS#MPT LIFE#🌠🌠

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Zehra Dholkawala

‘A Road less taken’

It all started 4 nd a half yr ago…when i stepped into d field of physiotherapy….honestly speaking der was no so called interest (and dats true considering how some one can develop interest into a field abt which they hardly know …an upcoming field in our country).

For d initial 2 yrs it was all abt theoretical knowledge…it was in my 3rd yr where i got d first kick. People normally say, ‘There is always a starting point’ and for me it was here. Our postings got started where treating patients and making dem independent in their daily activities, getting additional knowledge by attending workshops, application of theoretical part into practise nd much more developed my interest.

Yeaah!!!!! How can i forget one of my best sir whose ways of handling, treating and observational skills worked like a catalyst in increasing my interest.

And that’s when i decided to go fr MASTERS to fine tune myself and deepen my knowledge.

I have always heard, ‘Everything happens for the good’ and now I can rightly say that yes, it was a good step to study Physiotherapy!!

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Ravi Shettar, Head injury with hemiplegia


I have not given testimonial before and this is my maiden testimony, after my injury I did go to couple therapists for my rehabilitation after 2 months of therapy at the first therapist I was able to walk independently without any aid but with circumduction GAIT, weak ankles(feet inversion) and  toes curling the therapist said I’m all better and they don’t see any issues with me.

The second therapist was Ortho physio who had issued a disclaimer at first visit for not handling a neuro patients and said he will suggest exercises and it will take time to recover completely. After year and half of therapy I was not satisfied with my recovery so far and was frustrated and consulted therapists online / video consultations either they suggested botox or time pill (telling that it would require some time to completely heal) without even doing any personal assessment or suggesting any exercises. I came across GB school’s instagram page and I liked the frequency and intensity being theme of their therapy which is basically the gist of neuroplasticity, so without any second thought I came to Pune for rehab.

I was solely focused on my therapy and would go an extra mile to get maximum out of my therapy and in first week my enthusiasm got better of me with over exertion on knee of my affected leg resulting in knee pain and inflammation, I was too worried about the injury and almost thought of quitting therapy and When I shared my concern to Dr GB he assessed my knee and ruled out any ligament tear or injury and started aquatic therapy. I was under impression of deadlock between my knee and ankle i.e. treating one meant ignoring other and this created doubt on my recovery , with Aquatic therapy and change in my exercises to not aggravate my knee much I got complete value of my therapy where in my ankle stability and strength improved.

I  was feeling good about my therapy for first time as I felt quad and calf of my affected leg for the first time, so I sought more challenging and difficult exercises, GB and team did not disappoint me in that regard they modified the exercises to difficult level but  with safety so that I don’t injure myself, be it increasing weights or doing it in difficult position, stepping exercises with ball in hand, holding weights while working flexors and extensors which basically allowed me to  concentrate and enjoy my therapy where in reinforcing my self-confidence.

Speed was something that was not on my radar as I solely focused on getting it right. My maximum speed was 2 kmph on treadmill I used to get feet inversion if I tried to increase my speed, but when I  complained to Dr GB regarding my ankle/feet inversion on speed , he suggested me to increase speed and directed me to his videos on GAIT where he  proposes speed as solution  which seemed rather counterintuitive to me, I started to increase my speed and focus on walking fast. With staff correcting and supervising me if I was focusing on speed and neglecting hip and knee flexion. After two months of therapy I would start with  3 kmph  speed  and reach up to 5 kmph speed covering a distance of minimum 1 km and with inclination level of 5 without any inversion or complaints other than making other patients wait for their turn on treadmill.

I came to Pune with my cousin who stayed back with me for a month at rehab as I had chosen accommodation there. After a week or two I  was familiar with my protocol of exercises and started to do them by myself without any supervision staff allowing me to do that  boosted my confidence. Initially I did not have confidence of walking 100 mts on road but within first month I walked 1 km to a restaurant. the staff encouraged me  to do so, after Dr took me to a Movie, I was confident enough that I can manage on my own. I moved to my brother’s flat and sent cousin back and managed travel/ cooking/ cleaning on my own which Dr GB encouraged and said if I face any issues we can address.  The rehab instilled the self-confidence which I was lacking in me through their exercise regimen, motivation and encouragement to be independent. This I feel is distinguishing character of GB school than other rehabs where it instills confidence and independence in neuro patients. In my case I was planning to return to work after a year or so but undergoing 2.5 months of therapy I was confident enough to return in 6 months.

After my  ankle issue  the other glaring issue with my recovery was my GAIT,along with specific aquatic exercises to improve my hip  rotation other  exercises with focus on my hip flexors and knee rotation including abductors and adductors  which team devised and personally guided me helped in improving my GAIT.

Where many facilities view patient’s disability and try to address that, GB and team sees the potential in patient and make it a possibility, I’m sure not all the staff knows my issue or cause for rehabilitation they just try and rehabilitate patients.

Me being from different state and not knowing Marathi did not hinder my therapy which just shows professionalism and dedication of the team, with team comprising mostly of young professionals it’s a very admirable virtue.  I’m pretty sure things like this makes GB School synonymous to NeuroRehab across India.

RAVI SHETTAR, HEAD INJURY WITH HEMIPLEGIA

CEREBRAL PALSY REHAB


AQUATIC THERAPY IN CEREBRAL PALSY REHAB

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY REHAB


AQUATIC THERAPY


Aquatic therapy refers to water-based exercises and /or treatment of therapeutic purpose of improving physical fitness, flexibility, strength training, mobility, balance and coordination training or for purpose of relaxation. Treatments and exercises can be performed while floating using float or with help of therapist, partially submerged, or fully submerged in water. Aquatic therapy is done by trained therapist with intent of reducing effect o illness or for improving physicals capacity and fitness.

Aquatic therapy services available 4pm -6pm on all weekdays.

It is a temperature controlled pool.

Each session is of 30 min with Rs 1000/session charges

Benefits of aquatic therapy.

  1. It completely exposes you to new environment. Body moves in different medium and effect of gravity and grounds reaction forces are completely altered/changed in water. Body’s movements and forces change in water the it may change in the space. So it becomes easy to move for patients with neurological diseases or patients weakness, as forces of gravity is reduced in water and floats helps to reduce weight further.

2. Activities or exercises in water are fun and kids to old adults everyone enjoys being in water, it helps to release dopamine hormone in our body. Dopamine is an euphoria hormone. That’s why everyone enjoys exercises in water.

3. Babies/ Children don’t cry in water based exercises. Babies/ Children doesn’t participate actively in physiotherapy and cry during exercises. But same children’s they enjoy water, don’t cry and actively participate in water based exercises.

4. Sensory Enrich environment. Water is highly sensory enrich environment. This is very good for children with sensory issues (Autism, ADHD etc). It helps them to reduce their hyperactivity.

5. Helps to reduce spasticity, dystonia and rigidity.

6. Helps in improving strength and motor control in patients with weakness and poor control. Small / Frugal efforts also can show movement in water in patients with poor control.

7. Water can be assistive or/either resistive to movements in water. Water support body part and assist in movement if you use short range , short lever and slow movement. If body moves faster, large and large lever then same water can act as resistance to the movement .

8. Metacentric effect:

9. Very effective in improving trunk control and stability training. Activation of core : abdominals , obliques is very easy and effective in water based activities.

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References of aquatic therapy.

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Michelle Kelly, Johanna Darrah. Aquatic exercise for children with cerebral palsy January 2006, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

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Adam Pachalski, Tadeusz Mekarski. Effect of swimming on increasing of cardiorespiratory capacity in paraplegics. June 1980, Spinal Cord

Julia Bidonde Angela J Busch Sandra Webber. Aquatic Therapy Versus Conventional Land-Based Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: An Open-Label Pilot Study. August 2011, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 92(8):1202-10

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Dragan Gajić Slađana Jokić Bogdana Mraković. Efficiency of the Halliwick concept in the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy. January 2020, Scripta Medica 51(3):174-180

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Paula Richley Geigle Peter Gorman. Comparison of Peak Oxygen Consumption Response to Aquatic and Robotic Therapy in Individuals with Chronic Motor Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial, January 2019, Spinal Cord 57(6).

Konstantinos Chandolias Chrysoula Moscolouri Paris Iakovidis Kallistratos Ilias. The effectiveness of a specialized hydrotherapy program based on Halliwick concept in the transition from supine to sitting of children with cerebral palsy: a randomised control trial. October 2022, International Journal of Clinical Trials 9(4). ( Full text )

Muskaan Mahamadhanif Mujawar. A Systematic Review of the Effects of Aquatic Therapy on Motor Functions in Children with Cerebral Palsy. November 2022, Reabilitacijos mokslai slauga kineziterapija ergoterapija 2(27):51-67. ( Full text )

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Bolarinwa Isaac Akinola Caleb Gbiri Daniel Oluwafemi Odebiyi. Effect of a 10-Week Aquatic Exercise Training Program on Gross Motor Function in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy. June 2019, June 2019, Global Pediatric Health 6:2333794X1985737. ( Full text ).

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Aikaterini Bairaktaridou Dimitrios Lytras Anastasios Kottaras Ioanna P Chatziprodromidou. The effect of hydrotherapy on the functioning and quality of life of children and young adults with cerebral palsy. July 2021. International Journal of Advanced Research in Medicine 2021; 3(2): 21-24. ( Full Text )

Jorge Rodrigues Filho Jeane Assunção Alessandra Carvalho. The effects of aquatic exercises on body functions, activity and participation in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review. April 2023.

Jorge Salse-Batán David Suárez Iglesias Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra Carlos Ayán. Aquatic exercise for people with intellectual disabilities: findings from a systematic review. April 2023, International Journal of Developmental Disabilities 69(2):134-146

Konstantinos Chandolias Chrysoula Moscolouri Paris Iakovidis Kallistratos Ilias. The effectiveness of a specialized hydrotherapy program based on Halliwick concept in the transition from supine to sitting of children with cerebral palsy: a randomised control trial. October 2022, International Journal of Clinical Trials 9(4).

Sandra L Stevens Don Morgan. Heart Rate Response During Underwater Treadmill Training in Adults with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. March 2015, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 21(1):40-48. ( Full text )

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Federica Tamburella Giorgio Scivoletto Elena Cosentino Marco Molinari. Walking in Water and on Land After an Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. October 2013, American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists 92(10):e4-e15

Koichi Kaneda Mark McKean Yuji Ohgi Brendan Burkett. WALKING AND RUNNING KINESIOLOGY IN WATER: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. December 2012. Australian Institute of Fitness Journal of Fitness Research (2012) 1: 1–11. ( Full Text )

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Diego Munguía-Izquierdo Alejandro Legaz-Arrese. Exercise in warm water decreases pain and improves cognitive function in middle-aged women with fibromyalgia. November 2007, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 25(6):823-30. ( Full text ).

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E M Gass Gregory Gass. Thermoregulatory responses to repeated warm water immersion in subjects who are paraplegic. March 2001, Spinal Cord 39(3):149-55.

Paola Zamparo P Pagliaro. The energy cost of level walking before and after hydro-kinesiotherapy in patients with spastic paresis. September 1998, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 8(4):222-8.

Paolo Pagliaro Paola Zamparo. Qualitative evaluation of the stretch reflex before and after hydro- kinesi therapy in patients affected by spastic paresis. May 1999, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 9(2):141-8.

Adam Pachalski Tadeusz Mekarski. Effect of swimming on increasing of cardiorespiratory capacity in paraplegics. June 1980, Spinal Cord 18(3):190-196.

Andresa R. Marinho Buzelli Cindy Gauthier Katherine Chan Kristin Musselman. The state of aquatic therapy use for clients with spinal cord injury or disorder: Knowledge and current practice. April 2021, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 45(9):1-9.

Andresa R. Marinho Buzelli Abirami Vijayakumar Elizabeth Linkewich Sander L Hitzig. A qualitative pilot study exploring clients’ and health-care professionals’ experiences with aquatic therapy post-stroke in Ontario, Canada.March 2023, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.

Daxin Li Ping Chen. Effects of Aquatic Exercise and Land-Based Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Motor Function, Balance and Functional Independence in Stroke Patients—A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. August 2021, Brain Sciences 11(8):1097. ( Full Text ).

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Vizitiu Elena Mihai Constantinescu Corina Poraicu .Aquatic therapy in neuromotor recovery – case study. September 2022, Balneo and PRM Research Journal 13(Vol.13, no.3):516.

M.D. Getz. Aquatic intervention in children with neuro-motor impairments. January 2006.

Cristina Bravo Francesc Rubí Iolanda Colomo Carolina Climent-Sanz. Aquatic therapy improves self-reported sleep quality in fibromyalgia patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. October 2023, Sleep and Breathing. ( Full Text ).

Abu Bony Amin Ebenezer Asabre Akshat Sahay Yeonsik Noh. Feasibility Testing of Wearable Device for Musculoskeletal Monitoring during Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation. August 2023. Conference: 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. At: Sydney, Australia. ( Full Text ).

Sanaz Faraji Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi Hassan gharayagh zandi Ina Shaw. Effect of aquatic therapy on motor skill and executive function in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. September 2023, South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation 45(2):17-27. ( Full Text ).

Maria Arango Carl Schulman. 753 Aquatic Therapy Improves Functional Outcomes in a Pediatric Burn Patient. May 2023, Journal of burn care & research: official publication of the American Burn Association 44(Supplement_2):S159-S159. ( Full Text ).

Catalina Tapia Javiera Constanzo Valentina González Mauricio Barría. The Effectiveness of Aquatic Therapy Based on the Halliwick Concept in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review. September 2023, Developmental Neurorehabilitation 46.

Ardalan Shariat Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi Isis Kelly Santos Elahe Nouri. The effectiveness of aquatic therapy on motor and social skill as well as executive function in children with neurodevelopmental disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. September 2023, Archives of Physical Medicine and Re.

Irene Calles Plata Araceli Ortiz Irene Torres Sánchez Marie Carmen Valenza. Effectiveness of aquatic therapy on sleep in persons with fibromyalgia. A meta-analysis. December 2022, Sleep Medicine 102(1).

Suraj Kanase G Varadharajulu. Effect of Aquatic Therapy on Functional Mobility and Balance in Chronic Stroke. November 2022, NeuroQuantology 20(18):507-514. ( Full text ).

Vizitiu Elena Mihai Constantinescu Corina Poraicu. Aquatic therapy in neuromotor recovery – case study. September 2022, Balneo and PRM Research Journal 13(Vol.13, no.3):516.

Andresa R. Marinho Buzelli Abirami Vijayakumar Elizabeth Linkewich Sander L Hitzig. A qualitative pilot study exploring clients’ and health-care professionals’ experiences with aquatic therapy post-stroke in Ontario, Canada. March 2023, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.

Renato de Souza Melo Caroline Stefany Ferreira Cardeira Damaris Scarleth A Rezende Show all 6 authors Alberto Galvão de Moura-Filho. Effectiveness of the aquatic physical therapy exercises to improve balance, gait, quality of life and reduce fall-related outcomes in healthy community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. September 2023, PLoS ONE 18(9):e0291193. ( Full text ).

Andre Eduardo Falcoski Doliny Adriano Zanardi da Silva Thalyssa Karine Mocelin Vera Lúcia Israel. Aquatic physical therapy effects on cardiorespiratory variables in Parkinson’s disease. August 2023, Fisioterapia em Movimento 36(7). ( Full text ).

Ana Paula de Sousa Lucas Almeida Breno Perpétuo Lourenço Mariana Arias Avila. Pain neuroscience education improves quality of life when added to aquatic exercise therapy for women with fibromyalgia: randomized controlled clinical trial. April 2023, Disability and Rehabilitation.

Jody Chiquoine Ellen Martens Laurie McCauley Janet B. Van Dyke. Aquatic Therapy. February 2018, In book: Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Jason Scott Angela Wozencroft Vincenzo G Nocera Sophie Lowe. Aquatic Therapy Interventions and Disability: A Recreational Therapy Perspective. April 2020 International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education 12(3). ( Full text ).

Louise Carroll Meg E Morris William Thomas O’Connor Amanda Clifford. Community aquatic therapy for Parkinson’s disease: an international qualitative study. April 2021, Disability and Rehabilitation 44(7):1-10.

Louise Carroll Meg E Morris William Thomas O’Connor Amanda Clifford. Evidence-Based Aquatic Therapy Guidelines for Parkinson’s Disease: An International Consensus Stud. November 2021,Journal of Parkinson’s Disease 12(2):1-17. (Full text )

Mansueto Gomes Neto Sarah Souza Pontes Lorena Almeida Micheli Bernardone Saquetto. Effects of water-based exercise on functioning and quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. July 2020, Clinical Rehabilitation 34(6):026921552094366. ( Full text ).

Deividy Tabaczinski dos Santos Michele Minozzo dos Anjos Lilian Marin Lunelli Aline Martinelli Piccinini. The aquatic physiotherapy used to treat people with parkinson’s disease: an integrative review. May 2021, Revista FisiSenectus 9(1):43-57.

Fleur Terrens Sze-Ee Soh Prue Morgan. What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study. May 2022, BMC Neurology 22(1). ( Full text ).

Shengyu Dai Haoteng Yuan Jiahui Wang Shilin Wen. Effects of aquatic exercise on the improvement of lower-extremity motor function and quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A meta-analysis. February 2023, Frontiers in Physiology 14:1066718 (Full text ).

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Fleur Terrens Sze-Ee Soh Prue Morgan. The safety and feasibility of a Halliwick style of aquatic physiotherapy for falls and balance dysfunction in people with Parkinson’s Disease: A single blind pilot trial. July 2020, PLoS ONE 15(7):e0236391. ( full text )

Lucia Cugusi Andrea Manca Marco Bergamin Giuseppe Mercuro. Aquatic exercise improves motor impairments in people with Parkinson’s disease, with similar or greater benefits than land-based exercise: a systematic review. March 2019, Journal of Physiotherapy 65(2). ( Full text ).

Fleur Terrens Sze-Ee Soh Prue Elizabeth Morgan. The efficacy and feasibility of aquatic physiotherapy for people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review. August 2017, Disability and Rehabilitation 40(24):1-10.

Zhizhong Zhu Miaomiao Yin Liling Cui. Aquatic obstacle training improves freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease patients: a randomized controlled trial. June 2017, Clinical Rehabilitation 32(1):026921551771576. (Full text ) .

Louise Carroll Meg E Morris William Thomas O’Connor Amanda Clifford. Is Aquatic Therapy Optimally Prescribed for Parkinson’s Disease? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. December 2019, Journal of Parkinson’s Disease 10(Suppl 3):1-18.

Daniele Volpe Fabiola Spolaor Zimi Sawacha Robert Iansek. Muscular activation changes in lower limbs after underwater gait training in Parkinson’s disease: A surface EMG pilot study. April 2020, Gait & Posture 80(4).

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Juliana Siega Luis Paladini Barbara Graefling Vera Lúcia Israel. Scoping review: how do the properties of heated water influence the prescription of aquatic physical exercises to develop motor skills in people with Parkinson’s disease? January 2023, Human Movement 24(1). ( Full text ).

Adriano Zanardi da Silva Dielise Debona Iucksch Vera Lúcia Israel. Aquatic Dual-Task Training and Its Relation to Motor Functions, Activities of Daily Living, and Quality of Life of Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. June 2023, Health Services Insights 16. ( Full text )

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Kristine De Martelaer Wander Nerinckx Lise Buelens. Development of a tool for individual aquatic risk management among children. April 2022, Revista de Investigación en Actividades Acuáticas 6(11):29-36. (Full text ).

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Mariana Callil Voos Priscila Santos Albuquerque Goya Bruna Leal de Freitas Timed immersion expiration measures in patients with muscular dystrophies. December 2020, Archives of Physiotherapy 10(1) ( Full text ).

Hakan Atamturk Arda Atamturk. Therapeutic effects of aquatic exercises on a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.October 2018, Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 14(5):877-882. ( Full text ).

Ilaria Zivi Sara Maffia Vanessa Ferrari. Effectiveness of aquatic versus land physiotherapy in the treatment of peripheral neuropathies: a randomized controlled trial. December 2017, Clinical Rehabilitation 32(6):026921551774671. ( Full text )

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Meysam Roostaei Hamzeh Baharlouei Hamidreza Azadi Maria A Fragala-Pinkham. Effects of Aquatic Intervention on Gross Motor Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review. December 2016, Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 37(5):1-20. ( Full text )

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STRENGTH TRAINING

WALKING TRAINING

TRANSFERS TRAINING

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