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Dagmar Pavlu is an Associate Professor at Charles University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport and is a Guarantor of study programs in Physiotherapy at the faculty. She was a President of the professional organization - Physiotherapists of the Czech Republic (till 2014) and during 2004-2008 she was a Vice Chairman of European Region of World Confederation for Physical Therapy (ER WCPT). She is a Member of Executive Board of Association of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine in the Czech Republic. She is the author of two monographs and more than 150 special articles in journals. She is the Head of one part of the Progres research project at UK FTVS. Her current research interests include analysis of the effect of physiotherapeutical methods.

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Elastic resistance exercises are considered as an integrative part in different concepts in physiotherapy, also with different goals and different applications. In the main goal of the workshop is to explain different possibilities how to use elastic resistance band in two concepts (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Brügger-Concept) and when/and how to use elastic band effectively for various workouts and strength training in sports and therapy, for endurance training in sports and therapy, to increase muscle stretch and expand the scope of joint mobility, for coordination or training exercises, for speed ability or training exercises, for exercises to improve stability (for both overall and local stabilization), for general exercises or specific training for sports, for exercises for the handicapped, for exercises for the elderly, for exercises for children, for the prevention and compensation of a one-sided and monotonous load with reference to daily activities, for the prevention and compensation of a one-sided and monotonous load with reference to sports activities, for exercises in pairs or groups, for exercises in combination with other aids, for water exercises, etc. 

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Home care physiotherapy of hypoxic acquired brain injury: Case report Aim: The purpose of this case report is to describe the home care pediatric physiotherapy for a 5 year old hypoxic acquired brain injured child. Case Description: This case involved a 5 years old child with hypoxic acquired brain injury was undertaken for physiotherapy at home for 8 weeks post medical management in hospital. Intervention: The therapy intervention was implemented to improve the arousal and to regain the gross motor functional activities through neuro developmental techniques. Task oriented positional release technique for the elongation of trunk and limb muscles, static & dynamic balance training and Gait training were given vice versa. Result: The post intervention revealed drastic differences in the scores of Paediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (PGCS) & GMFM 88. The goals were achieved in short period of rehabilitation about 56 days. Conclusion: This case report is used to demonstrate the neuro developmental techniques which are essential in speeding up the functional recovery of a child with hypoxic acquired brain injury. Implication: This case report can be used to demonstrate the flow of physiotherapy in children with hypoxic acquired brain injury. 

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Maya John is working as a physiotherapist from 1999.Presently employed in Al Ain Hospital. I handle mostly neurological and neurorehabilitation cases. The above topic derived during my assessment of patients, both middle aged and geriatric age groups who were diagnosed with neck pain.

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Aim: Statement of the Problem: The presentation in detail includes Introduction to smartphone injuries, Effect of electromagnetic waves on human brains, Effect on human’s upper extremities, back and neck caused by handheld devices, Effect of smartphones on drivers, Advantages and disadvantages of using smartphones and HHDs, Can people live without cell phones?, Solutions to mitigate impact of cell phones and mobile devices on human health and life Method: Literature review study and evidence based practices to avoid repetitive musculoskeletal injuries from hand held devices.The contents are derived from different articles published in different years regarding the smartphone injuries Result: case study conducted for patient with neck pain improved drastically by decreasing the use of smartphone and exercises Conclusion: repetitive injuries resulting from smartphones can be avoided and decreased by the less use of smartphones and regular exercises 

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Aim: To provide an overview of the significance of Physiotherapy (PT) in promoting the quality of life among cancer survivors particularly the oral, breast and GI carcinoma. Method: PT plays a pivotal role in cancer Rehabilitation and the needs of the patient with the patient as well as the rehabilitation team, there by promoting the QOL (Quality of Life) of survivors. PT helps a cancer survivor to obtain maximum physical, social, psychological and vocational functioning within the limits imposed by disease and its treatment. PT offers muscle reeducation; prevent muscle fatigue, improving cardio respiratory endurance. PT offers exercises, myofascial release, Passive modalities and tailor made home based exercise program, thereby attesting to biopsychosocial models of cancer rehabilitation. Result: The PT for oral, breast, lung and GI cancer improves functional capacity and patients’ reported outcomes across a range of cancer diagnoses. Conclusion: We believed that exercise may is just not to be healthy but may in fact therapeutic. The field must bridge extensive knowledge of integrative exercise physiology with clinical oncology and cancer biology to provide a basis of individualized targeted approaches, which may place exercise training as an integrated component of standard cancer care.

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Mahboob Ur Rahman completed his graduation in Physiotherapy from Karachi University, Pakistan. In 1997, Habib Physiotherapy Complex was established and he is the Founder and Chairman of the same. He has been Member of Pakistan Bait ul Mal, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Province for 3 years. Recently, he has been elected as Chairman, Board of Directors; Pakistan Physiotherapy Association (PPTA). Besides the publication of research papers, his book Chest Physio for the War Wounded has been published by National Book Foundation, Islamabad.

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One of the challenges the application of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) faces is in ensuring adherence to use of restraint. Constraint-induced movement therapy was developed to improve purposeful movement of the stroke-affected extremity by restricting the use of the unaffected one. The two main components of the CIMT are the restraint of the affected extremity and mass training of the more impaired arm to perform functional tasks. The purpose of this study is to determine factors that influence duration of adherence among stroke survivors. Thirty (30) stroke survivors with hemiparesis were consecutively recruited from physiotherapy out-patient clinics using a purposive sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on clinical and socio-demographic parameters. The participants were given a restraint and a time log book to enter a daily record of time spent in wearing the restraint. The time log book was reviewed at the end of every week of the 3-week study. Motor function and functional ability were measured using Motricity Index and Motor Activity Log, respectively. Data was analyzed using the SPSS 15 with significant level set at 0.05. Age, gender (p=0.73) and side affected/handedness (p=0.79) had no significant influence on the percentage duration of adherence to use of restraint (DAU). The influence of Socio-Economic Status (SES) was significant with participants of the middle SES adhering for longer duration (p=0.02). There was significant correlation between corresponding motor function/ functional ability and DAU (p>0.05) except for the functional ability on the first week (0.44). The duration adherence to use of restraint in CIMT is majorly determined by clinical presentations of the stroke survivors.

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One of the challenges the application of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) faces is in ensuring adherence to use of restraint. Constraint-induced movement therapy was developed to improve purposeful movement of the stroke-affected extremity by restricting the use of the unaffected one. The two main components of the CIMT are the restraint of the affected extremity and mass training of the more impaired arm to perform functional tasks. The purpose of this study is to determine factors that influence duration of adherence among stroke survivors. Thirty (30) stroke survivors with hemiparesis were consecutively recruited from physiotherapy out-patient clinics using a purposive sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on clinical and socio-demographic parameters. The participants were given a restraint and a time log book to enter a daily record of time spent in wearing the restraint. The time log book was reviewed at the end of every week of the 3-week study. Motor function and functional ability were measured using Motricity Index and Motor Activity Log, respectively. Data was analyzed using the SPSS 15 with significant level set at 0.05. Age, gender (p=0.73) and side affected/handedness (p=0.79) had no significant influence on the percentage duration of adherence to use of restraint (DAU). The influence of Socio-Economic Status (SES) was significant with participants of the middle SES adhering for longer duration (p=0.02). There was significant correlation between corresponding motor function/ functional ability and DAU (p>0.05) except for the functional ability on the first week (0.44). The duration adherence to use of restraint in CIMT is majorly determined by clinical presentations of the stroke survivors.