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The aim of this study was to investigate the level of satisfaction among physiotherapist with regards to their profession A cross sectional survey was conducted. The data was collected from 450 physical therapists with recognized degrees of BPT, PPDPT, and Masters in Physical Therapy. Data was collected from 5 tertiary care hospitals, 6 clinics and privately practicing Physiotherapists in Karachi. The results shows that 70% physiotherapist somewhat satisfied with their general working conditions. When assessed the barriers face during the job with respect to gender it was observed that neutral responses were reported. The finding shows that the physiotherapists are moderately satisfied with th

OBJECTIVE To find the association of over-weight and obesity with high frequency of co-morbid conditions STUDY DESIGN Cross Sectional Study SAMPLE SIZE This study is conducted at Ziauddin Hospital Out Patient Department. A sample of 200 over weight and obese clients were included by simple random sampling to find out the relation of co-morbidities with overweight and obesity. OUTCOME MEASURES: Patients were categorized as overweight and obese by calculating their Body Mass Index (BMI). RESULTS Out of 200 patients it is was found that there is an increase in secondary complications such as depression, hypertension, stroke, cardiac diseases, knee pain, and kidney disease. The statistics also showed that generally overweight and obese clients had a higher of smoking and alcohol consumption. There is a marked association of co-morbidities conditions within clients with higher BMI than normal. CONCLUSION This study provides a comprehensive estimate of the strong association of co-morbidities attributable to overweight and obesity using tandardized and consistent definitions and methodologies. Our findings confirm that high BMI will carry a profound health burden and will have a significant impact on health expenditures.

OBJECTIVE To find out adhesive capsulitis patients in diabetes mellitus patients. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. STUDY SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTS Patients with diabetes mellitus from Ziauddin university hospital Clifton Karachi were included. 325 diabetic patients in which 81 patients were diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis. SAMPLE SIZE A Sample size of 325 patients was selected. SUBJECTS 170 men and 155 women aged between 40 to 79 years were selected. RESULT Frequency of shoulder adhesive capsulitis was 24.9% among diabetic subjects. CONCLUSION Adhesive capsulitis are under recognized in adult diabetic patients occurring in 18% of the cases. Physicians should consider examining the periarticular region of the joints in the hands and shoulders whenever a diabetic patient presents with musculoskeletal symptoms.

Knee joint is the largest synovial joint in the body, combined considerable mobility and strength with the stability necessary to lock the knee in the upright position. A bicondylar hinge joint, the knee is made up of three functional units; the medial and lateral tibiofibular compartments and the patellofemoral joint. The superior tibiofibular joint is included in the knee complex, which is often forgotten as a source of lateral leg and knee pain. It needs to be examined routinely in movement disorders of both the foot and the knee1. In the musculoskeletal disorders, knee (OA) is one of the most common disorders which affect the patients and it exceeds prevailing articular disorder. It is also the major cause of disability and socioeconomic burden2. The diagnosis of the knee can be done with considerable certainty and many conditions are easily curable. History is of critical diagnostic importance. The knee pain is usually Well localized and many of the tissues are accessible to palpation. Pain originating from the knee is limited to the four dermatomes which may also be affected by pain arising from the lumbar Spine L2 (left) L3 (right)3.

OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of lumbar manipulation (high velocity low amplitude) for the treatment of low back pain in comparison to back stretching exercises. Randomized Control Trial (Experimental Study) The study was conducted on 200 patients at the Physiotherapy Department of Ziauddin Hospital among patients with history of low back pain of acute, sub acute or chronic origin. In this study, patients were divided into two groups, group A and group B equally. Group A of 100 patients received Lumbar Manipulation (High Velocity Low Amplitude) and at the same time Group B of 100 patients were treated by back stretching exercises. A pre tested and structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS. Pain was measured on Visual Analogue Scale before and after the given treatment. The study showed significant results for both the interventions in the treatment of low back pain but Lumbar Manipulation has been more effective in different types of low back pain while stretching exercises are less effective. On the basis of this study, we are very confident that lumbar manipulation is more effective for the treatment of low back pain compared to back stretching