Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

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Sheetal Kalra Author

heetal.kalra@sgtuniversity.org

Subjects of specialization
Scheuermann?s disease, Back pain, Cobb?s angle

Affiliation
Department of Physiotherapy, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurgaon, India

Biography

Sheetal Kalra, Department of Physiotherapy, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurgaon, India intrested in the feilds of Scheuermann’s disease; Back pain; Cobb’s angle        

Publications

Case Report

Effectiveness of Conservative Treatment with Physiotherapy in an Adolescent Male with Scheurmann’s Disease: A Case Report

Author(s):

Sheetal Kalra, Sonia Pawaria and Sajjan Pal

Study design: A single case study design Background: Scheuermann’s Disease is the developmental disorder of spine in which wedge shaped vertebrae of thoracic spine are found which leads to excessive curvature and postural abnormality that causes stiffness and pain in upper back and later compromise of respiratory functions and disability occurs. Objectives: To investigate the effect of spinal mobilization, breathing exercise and home exercises in an adolescent with Scheuermann’s Disease. Methods: This study was done on a 17 years old boy with the complaint of severe low back pain. An exercise program was given for 45 minutes for 8 weeks which included postural correction, strengthening and breathing retraining with chest expansion exercises. The changes in pain was evaluated... view more»

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