Journal of Exercise Science & Physiotherapy

63-66

Authors: Kumar, Ashok; Soodan, J.S.; Kumar, Rajesh;. & Kaur, L.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of training type (anaerobic) on Hoffmann reflex (H- reflex) response parameters in sprinters & non-athletes. For this purpose, 10 male Sprinters (Group 1) and 10 male non-athletes (Group 2) were involved in this study in which the amplitude and latency values of H- reflex were measured with the help of an equipment called “Neuroperfect” (Medicaid Systems, India). Statistical analysis was performed by using statistical software „SPSS,‟ means ± SD and student‟s t test was used. The mean age and body height of group 1 & 2 were 23.93 ± 2.65 years & 173.12±6.40 cm and 24.28 ± 2.45 years & 168.80±3.25 cm respectively. The H-reflex amplitude and latency values found in groups 1 & 2 were 3.13±0.22 mV & 22.77±2.82 ms and 6.19±0.44 mV & 26.79±1.85 ms respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups with respect to latencies of H- reflex. In the test group (sprinters), the amplitude of the H-reflex was significantly smaller than the non-athlete group (p<0.05). The results of this study suggest that training of skeletal muscles affect the H- reflex response parameters. Key words: Sprinters, H- reflex, Amplitude, Latency, Training

74-81

Authors: Kaur, H.; Narkeesh, A.

Proprioception is the awareness of the body position, orientation, movement and sensation of force. It is a sense which indicates whether the body is moving with required effort and as well as where the different parts of the body are located in relation to each other. Proprioception testing involves a combination of testing methods like kinaesthesia, joint position sense and sense of force testing. There are different scales available for assessing proprioception like Fugl-Meyer assessment sensory sub scale, Nottingham sensory assessment scale and Integrated Proprioception Screening Scale (IPSS). The proposed study was done on the subjects with age more than 60 yrs and tester, retester and inter-tester reliability and validity was measured. This study also checked the sensitivity of IPSS in Parkinson‟s disease patients. Key words: Proprioception, Integrated Scale, Reliability, Validity, Sensitivity, Parkinson’s disease

87-92

Authors: Kumar, Ashok; Reena; & Kumar, Rajesh.

The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of different workloads (i.e. volume patterns-3 RM, 6 RM, 9 RM) of power clean on blood lactate production in female weight lifters. A total of six weight lifters with mean age, height, weight and BMI of 20.50 ±2.88 years, 161± 6.55 cm,70±7.45Kg and 26.81±1.78 respectively volunteered to participate in this study. Each subject‟s blood lactate was measured at rest and after 3RM, 6RM & 9RM with the help of a digital portable lactate analyzer (Lactate Scout) and the data were analyzed using Mean ±SD, ANOVA and Scheffe. It was found that the maximum mean of relative absolute and percent increase value of blood lactate was 8.71±2.38 mmol and 370.06±109.38 % (3RM) followed by 7.45±2.02 mmol & 349.81±112.09 % (6RM) and 5.33±1.96 mmol & 33.31±81.32% (9RM).The difference in blood lactate at rest and after the execution of different work load pattern was statistical significantly (p < .05). It was concluded that the blood lactate response depends upon the maximum absolute load lifted by the weight lifters as compared to the volume of load lifted. In other words, we can say that in this study it was observed that blood lactate response was largely dependent on percentage of 1RM. Key words: Lactate, Power Clean, 1RM, Olympic Style

105-108

Authors: Saha, G.C.; & Haldar, S.

The purpose of the study was to compare the Health related physical fitness variables and psychomotor ability between rural and urban school going children. One thousand students age ranging from 17 to 30 years were selected as subjects for the study of which five hundred were Tribal and the remaining five hundred were Non-tribal School going from different schools of North 24 Parganas District, West Bengal. The subjects were tested in their respective school ground for continuously five days. The criterion measures included under Health related physical fitness directly related to improvement of health are 1) Sit and Reach test to measure lower back flexibility and was, 2) Body Fat Monitor, an electronic device manufactured by Omron model no. HBF 306 to measure Body fat percentage, 3) Aerobic /cardiovascular function was measured by the 1.5 mile run test, 4) Abdominal muscular strength and endurance was used measured by Partial Curl Ups and 5) Upper body muscular strength and endurance was measured by Right Angle Push-Ups.To measure the Psychomotor ability, reaction ability was considered and was measured by Nelson Hand Reaction Test. For the purpose of Comparison of Health related physical fitness variables and Psychomotor ability between Rural And Urban School going children, Student‟s „t‟ ratio statistical technique was used (SPSS Version 18) to analyse the data. The level of significance was set at p<0.05 level. The results showed significant differences between Rural and Urban school going children in all the Health related Physical fitness components as well as in Reaction ability under psychomotor ability and rural school going children was found better than urban school going children. Key words: Health related physical fitness, reaction ability, Rural, Urban

113-118

Authors: Kaur, N.; and Sidhu, S.

The present study was conducted to observe the prevalence of obesity and hypertension in newly diagnosed diabetic patients of Amritsar (Punjab), attending diabetic clinics. A total sample of 300 newly diagnosed diabetic patients including 162 males and 138 females were studied to acess the prevalence of obesity and hypertension. The prevalence of obesity in diabetic males and females was 58.02% and 73.91% according to BMI, 88.27% and 91.3% according to WC, while 98.14% and 96.3% according to WHR and 85.18% and 90.59% according to WSR, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension was 88.2 % and 84.7% in diabetic males and females, respectively. From the result, it was observed that the percentage prevalence of obesity and hypertension was quite high in diabetic patients of Amritsar. The prevalence of abdominal obesity was higher than general obesity. The percentage prevalence of obesity in diabetic females was higher than diabetic males while the diabetic males were more hypertensive than diabetic females. To manage the profile of the diabetic patients, proper awareness and prevention and management of obesity and hypertension is essential. Keywords: Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, Amritsar, T2DM patients.

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Authors: Kumar, Ashok; Manisha; & Kumar, Rajesh.

Woman boxers of national and interuniversity level participation of Punjabi University Patiala volunteered to participate in this study and their age ranged 18 to 23 years. The standard procedure was used to observe VO2max and haemodynamic variables. The mean age, height, weight and BMI of woman boxers were 20.18±1.66 years, 162.04±5.45 cms. 60.18±10.21 Kg and 23.25±3.31 respectively. The resting VO2 max, Heart Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Pulse Pressure, Mean Arterial Pressure, Rate Pressure Product, Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output was 44.45±3.26 ml.kg-1.min-1, 67.00±5.15 beats/minute, 114.91±5.24 mmHg, 77.27±5.53 mmHg, 37.64±1.96 mmHg, 89.55±5.39 mmHg, 76.85±9.15 beats.min-1.mmHg, 54.93±4.34 ml/beat and 3.60±0.23 L/minute respectively. It was concluded from the results that women boxers of this study have less mean value of VO2max (aerobic fitness) and haemodynamic variables than reported of elite national and international boxers. Key words: PP, MAP, RPP, SV, CO

7-10

Authors: Singh, G.; and Kumar2, A.K.

Aims: The purpose of the study was to observe the lipid profile of type 2 diabetics in the male Punjabi population. Method(s): A total of 120 Type 2 diabetic men with an age range from 30 to 70 years volunteered to participate in this study. The fasting blood sugar (FBS) & lipid profiles were recorded with standard procedure. Results: The mean age and FBS were 50.3 ± 11.8 years and 135.1±27.4 mg/dl respectively. There were 59% subjects with high total cholesterol (TC) levels and 98% were having increased LDL levels. 89% of the subjects were found with lower HDL level. Conclusion: It is concluded from the results of the present study that in type 2 diabetics dyslipidaemia was very common especially raised LDL levels. Results strongly suggest that further investigations should relate the effects of dyslipidaemia and abnormalities of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetics. And ethnic specific patterns of lipid profile in type 2 diabetics regardless of their glucose levels, suggests that ethnic-specific strategies and guidelines on risk assessment and prevention of CVD due to dyslipidemia are required. Keywords: CVD, FBS, Dyslipidaemia.

20-24

Authors: Soodan, J.S. & Kumar, A.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among anthropometric indices (upper extremity lengths and circumferences) and motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) of radial & ulnar nerve (bilateral side) in aerobic trained athletes (long distance runners & cyclists). A total of 50 male long distance runners & cyclists with an average age, height and weight of 23±2 years, 172.8±5.8 cm and 70.05±4.2 Kg respectively, volunteered to participate in this study. Each subject‘s MNCV was measured with the help of computerized equipment called ―NEUROPERFECT‖ (Medicaid Systems, India) and the data was analyzed using Mean ±SD and Pearson correlation. Results shows that MNCV of right radial and left radial was negatively and significantly related with right upper arm length (r=0.-40 p < 0.01) and left upper arm length (r=0.-37 p < 0.05). But a positive and significant relationship of MNCV of right ulnar and left ulnar was found between right upper arm circumference (r=0.33 p < 0.05) and left upper arm circumference (r=0.36 p < 0.05). Thus, it is concluded that the positive relationship of MNCV of radial and ulnar nerve in aerobic trained athletes may be the result of their long term training adaptations which may be further related to their pattern of movement requirement. Key Words: Long Distance Runners, Cyclists

30-38

Authors: Vij, J.S.; & Multani, N.K.

The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy of Neuro- Developmental Therapy (NDT) based gait training with conventional physiotherapy in re-education of gait in post stroke hemiparetic patients. 24 post stroke hemiparetic subjects (n=24, males=20, females=4) aged 40-70 yrs (mean age 56.13 yrs) affected for a period of 4-6 weeks and having ability to walk, with or without walking aid, were included in the study. All the subjects were assessed for step length, stride length, cadence, gait velocity and pressure areas in different parts of the foot using Harris mat. The quality of gait was assessed using Wisconsin Gait Scale (WGS). All the subjects were conveniently divided into two groups viz Group A and Group B. Group A received NDT based gait training along with conventional physiotherapy whereas Group B received only conventional physiotherapy for a total period of 8 weeks. After statistical analysis, a significant improvement was observed in step length affected (t= 6.82, t= 4.25), step length unaffected (t= 7.27, t= 4.78), stride length (t= 7.63, t= 4.41), gait velocity (t= 3.34, t= 4.69), cadence (t= 4.56, t= 6.08) and WGS scores (t= 6.44, t= 5.86) in both the groups. Whereas significant decrease in the spasticity (MAS–Hip, t=3.46 , MAS–Knee, t=3.73, MAS–Ankle, t=3.73) was only observed in the group receiving NDT based gait training along with conventional physiotherapy (Group A). However, no statistically significant difference was observed in the high and low pressure areas of upper, middle and lower parts of foot in both the groups after the intervention. In between comparison of the two groups showed a significant difference in the improvement in the step length of affected side (t=3.94), step length of unaffected side (t=4.31), stride length (t=5.1) as well as WGS scores between the two groups. The present study has highlighted that both, the conventional physiotherapy as well as addition of NDT based gait training, are effective in improving the step length, stride length, cadence, velocity and WGS scores in post stroke hemiparetic patients. But in comparison to conventional physiotherapy alone, addition of NDT based gait training is more effective in improving step length, stride length, spasticity and WGS scores in these patients. Key words: Stroke, Hemiparesis, NDT based gait training, Conventional physiotherapy, Harris mat

45-47

Authors: Gahlawat, O.P.; & Gahlawat, P.

The objective of this study was "To examine mental health dimensions between player and non- player students". Researcher took 50 boys and 50 girls ranging from 17 to 21 years for the study. In the present study sex and type of students have been treated as independent variable and mental health as dependent variable. The respective groups of boys and girls were adminstered the mental health inventory by Jagdish and Srivastava (1983). It was observed that - male player subjects are found more positive self-evaluation, integration of personality, autonomy and environmental mastery than male non player subject, and over all mental health there is significant difference between male player and male non -player subjects. Female Player subjects are found more positive self-evaluation, integration of personality, autonomy, group-oriented attitudes and environmental mastery than female non player subjects, and over all mental health, there is significant difference between female player and female non -player subjects. Keywords: Mental health, male players, female players

51-54

Authors: Mazumdar, S.; Verma, S. K.; and Kumar, A.

The purpose of this study was to observe the effect of moderate intensity of aerobic exercise programme on exercise tolerance capacity of stable angina patients. Sixty male patients of stable angina were recruited as subjects and their age ranged from 40-60 years, further they were divided equally into experimental group and control group. Experimental group underwent a six weeks moderate intensity aerobic exercise programme while the control group was lead a routine sedentary life style for six weeks. Exercise tolerance capacity was measured by using Borg‘s scale in both the groups on the first day and after every 2 weeks. It was found that at the end of six weeks of aerobic programme there was an increase in the exercise tolerance capacity of the stable angina patients of the experimental group than control group. It is concluded that six weeks moderate intensity aerobic exercise programme of cardiac rehabilitation for the patients of stable angina is a short time period for peripheral adaptation than the central adaptations. Key words: Cardiac rehabilitation, Borg’s Scale, THR, RHR