Club Rehab Newsletter Feb 2013

CLUB REHAB

“Club Rehab is a student Or-

ganization with the aim of

promoting Physical Medicine

& Sports Medicine and pro-

viding Students and Youth a

platform to discover them-

selves and portray their Tal-

ent and Skills, as well as re-

habilitating our youth and so-

ciety physically, morally and

socially for a better future,

along with providing youth

and students with opportuni-

ties to indulge in recreational

and fun activities.” - The Editor

Muhammad Osama Tanoli

In This Issue

Insight of Doctor Of Physical

Therapy (DPT)

Regenerative Medicine; A

Step towards future

Young Achievers; Bilal Eh-

med

Lumbar Support in Sitting

Club Rehab in the Year 2012

Entertainment Corner;

“Desperate Measures” - The

Short Film

Institute Of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, KMU (Photo Credits; Muhammad Osama)

Campus Review; Institute Of Physical Medicine & Rehabili-tation, KMU After establishment of Khyber Medical University in 2007, the need of

physical therapy and rehab services was greatly felt so a bold step of es-

tablishing the first ever public sector physical therapy and rehabilitation

educational institute in KPK was taken by the Khyber Medical University,

the “Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – IPM&R”, with Sir

Muhammad Ibrahim Farooqi as the first Director of IPM&R in 2009. The

present Director of IPM&R is, Sir Muhammad Bin Afsar Jan and the in-

digenous teaching faculty includes Sir Haider Darain, Sir Mujeeb ur Reh-

man, Sir Muhammad Ibrahim, Sir Salman and Madam Sajida. IPM&R

presently has 5 batches of DPT and 1 batch of MSPT. The first batch of

DPT is to graduate in Feb 2013 from IPM&R. Talking about the infrastruc-

ture, IPM&R is equipped with state of the art Lecture Halls and Learning

Resource Centre and with its Clinical Department undergoing completion

and is in its final stages.

Club Rehab Newsletter, First Edition Feb 2013

KPK’s First Ever Rehab Newsletter !!!

Insight of Doctor of Physical Therapy “A Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) or Doctor of

Physiotherapy (DPhysio) degree is a post-

baccalaureate degree which may be conferred upon

successful completion of a professional doctoral pro-

gram.”- Wikipedia

A Transition Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree is also

offered for those who already hold professional Bacca-

laureate or Master of Physical Therapy (MSPT) degree.

As of 2012, of the 227 accredited and developing physi-

cal therapist programs, 226 are DPT programs in the US

and similarly educational institutes are shifting from

BSPT to DPT. The Commission

on Accreditation in Physical

Therapy Education (CAPTE)

will require all programs to offer

the DPT degree effective De-

cember 31, 2015. After com-

pleting a DPT program the doc-

tor of physical therapy may con-

tinue training in a residency and

then fellowship. Credentialed

residencies are between 9 and

36 months while credentialed

fellowships are between 6 and

36 months.

In UK the qualifying degree remains Bachelor or Master

of Science, Physiotherapy (with honours). The Doctor of

Physiotherapy in the UK differs from a US clinical doctor-

ate in that it is a 5-year post-professional Physiotherapy

specific research programme, which is offered at the

University of Sussex. Other UK institutions prefer to offer

a generic ProfD (Professional Doctorate).

Photo Credits; Muhammad Osama

History Of the DPT Degree

In 1992, the University of Southern California

initiated the first post-professional

"transitional" (DPT) program in the United States.

This "transitional" DPT takes into account a thera-

pist's current level of knowledge and skill and pur-

ports to offer programs that upgrade clinical skills

to meet the needs of the current health care envi-

ronment. Creighton University followed by initiat-

ing the first entry-level DPT program in 1993

Admission

Admission to a Doctor of Physical Therapy pro-

gram can be highly competitive. As of 2010 in US

the average GPA for enrolling students was 3.5

with a range of 3.0 to 3.85 for all programs. On av-

erage there were 290 applicants per program with

an average final of 41 students per class or an av-

erage acceptance rate of 14%.

Controversies

The use of the title doctor by physical therapists

and other non-physician health care professionals is controversial.In a letter to The New York Times, the president of the American Physical Therapy

Association responded:

"To provide accurate informa-

tion to consumers, the Ameri-

can Physical Therapy Associa-

tion has taken a proactive ap-

proach and provides clear

guidelines for physical thera-

pists regarding the use of the

title "Doctor." These guidelines

state that physical therapists, in

all clinical settings, who hold a

Doctor of Physical Therapy de-

gree (DPT) shall indicate they

are physical therapists when

using the title "Doctor" or "Dr," and shall use the

titles in accord with jurisdictional law."

APTA 2020 Vision Statement;

"By 2020, physical therapy will be pro-

vided by physical therapists who are doc-

tors of physical therapy, recognized by

consumers and other health care profes-

sionals as the practitioners of choice to

whom consumers have direct access for

the diagnosis of, interventions for, and

prevention of impairments, functional

limitations, and disabilities related to

movement, function, and health."

By,

The editor

New Year Resolution; The Millen-nium Devel-opmental

Goals

With every new year

comes the New Year

Resolutions, and be-

ing in health care-

what could be a bet-

ter resolution than

“The Millennium De-

velopmental Goals”

What is Millin-

neum Develop-

mental Goals?

The United Nations

Millennium Develop-

ment Goals are eight

goals that all 191 UN

member states have

agreed to try to

achieve by the year

2015. The United Na-

tions Millennium Dec-

laration, signed in

September 2000

commits world lead-

ers to combat pov-

erty, hunger, dis-

ease, illiteracy, envi-

ronmental degrada-

tion, and discrimina-

tion against women.

The MDGs are de-

rived from this Decla-

ration, and all have

specific targets and

indicators.

Millennium Developmental Goals

Regenerative Medicine - A Step towards Future Regenerative medicine is the "process of replacing or regenerating human cells, tissues or

organs to restore or establish normal function".

This field holds the promise of regenerating damaged tissues and organs in the body by

replacing damaged tissue and/or by stimulating the body's own repair mechanisms to heal

previously irreparable tissues or organs. Regenerative medicine also empowers scientists to

grow tissues and organs in the laboratory and safely implant them when the body cannot

heal itself. Importantly, regenerative medicine has the potential to solve the problem of the

shortage of organs available for donation compared to the number of patients that require

life-saving organ transplantation. Depending on the source of cells, it can potentially solve

the problem of organ transplant rejection if the organ's cells are derived from the patient's

own tissue or cells

Regenerative Medicine refers to a group of biomedical approaches to clinical therapies that

may involve the use of stem cells. Examples include the injection of stem cells or progenitor

cells (cell therapies), the induction of regeneration by biologically active molecules adminis-

tered alone or as a secretion by infused cells (immunomodulation therapy), and transplanta-

tion of in vitro grown organs and tissues (Tissue engineering).

Clinical Application & Significance A form of regenerative medicine that recently made it into clinical practice, is the use of

heparan sulfate analogues on (chronic) wound healing. Heparan sulfate analogues replace

degraded heparan sulfate at the wound site. They assist the damaged tissue to heal itself by

repositioning growth factors and cytokines back into the damaged extracellular matrix. For

example, in abdominal wall reconstruction (like inguinal hernia repair), biologic meshes are

being used with some success.

Cord Blood & Regenerative Medicine Because a person’s own (autologous) cord blood stem cells can be safely infused back into

that individual without being rejected by the body’s immune system, and because they have

unique characteristics compared to other sources of stem cells, they are an increasing focus

of regenerative medicine research.

The use of cord blood stem cells in treating conditions such as Brain Injury and Type 1

Diabetes is already being studied in humans, and earlier stage research is being conducted

for treatments of Stroke, and Hearing Loss.

Current estimates indicate that approximately 1 in 3 Americans could benefit from regenera-

tive medicine. With autologous (the person’s own) cells, there is no risk of the immune sys-

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This issue’s Face of the Issue is

Wassam Khan from 3rd Batch of

Institute of Physical medicine &

Rehabilitation.

Photo Credits; Muhammad Osama

Regenerative Medicine

Abdul Hameed, MS BioTechnology, Swine Burne University, Melbourne Australia

Club Rehab at Dawn & Express

News

Club Rehab at Me-tropolis with Sha-

hab Durrani

Club Rehab Live Talk Show at Kay 2

Klub

World Heart

Day

Blog Launch

Club Rehab Family at Club Rehab Fun Gala 2012 (Photo Credits; Maaz Khan & Muneeb)

Club Rehab Fun Gala 2012

Lumbar Support in Sitting In this issue, Club Rehab is featuring the importance of the

LUMBAR SUPPORT IN SITTING. Without this support the

low back will slouch whenever one is distracted or ceases to

concentrate on anything other than holding the lordosis ac-

tively with his or her own muscles, i.e. ANY moment at work

and driving. To counteract this slouching, one must place the

lumbar roll at the level of the beltline. The roll should be 4-5

inches in diameter before being compressed to a desired 1.5

inches. A cushion has the wrong shape and does not provide

adequate pressure at the precise level of the low back. New

pains are expected for a few days when sitting with lumbar

support, as they are the result of new exercise through main-

taining new positions. We believe that clinically, reduced lum-

bar lordosis over a prolonged/habitual period tightens hip flex-

ors, thus contributing to faulty hip mechanics and resultant

increased load on the knees in weight bearing; tight chest

muscles and

weak scapular

s t a b i l i z e r s

( th rou gh i n -

creased scapular

abduction) thus

resulting in shoul-

der impingement;

increased tho-

racic kyphosis and cervical lordosis further increasing poste-

rior displacement of lower cervical discs, TMJ dysfunction,

and reduced cerebral circulation resulting in headaches.

Technique to provide Lumbar Support in Sitting

Sit all the way back so

there is contact with the

chair and upper buttock.

Lean forward to place

the roll just above the

beltline.

Sit back comfortably into

support.

Lumbar support in Sitting

Support Sitting Technique

By,

Muhammad Osama

Young Achiev-ers; Bilal Eh-

med

Bilal Ehmed is a student

of BCS at NUML, born on

7th of March 1988 in

lslamabad is a talented

underground sketch artist

who knows well how to

play with his scholar

sheet and pencils. Young

Bilal was always fasci-

nated by his sketch book

and crayons, seeking

pleasure in sketching his

skills started to improve

and everyone around

started to notice and it

was not long that he dis-

covered his special gift of

sketching. And now there

is no stopping him. We at

Club Rehab wish Belal

Ehmed best of luck for his

future.

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Entertainment Corner; “Desperate Measures” - The Short Film

Desperate Measures is an upcoming underground Short Film Project which re-volves around the life of a Middle Class Young individual. We would rather not ruin the suspense by telling you the whole story, so get ready for the release of “Desperate Measures”, which will surely satisfy your entertainment appetite.

Director: Maaz Khan D.O.P: Rizwan Gill Story by: Maaz Khan POST: Maaz Khan & Rizwan Gill Cast: Talha Hussain, Muhammad Osama, Fahd Ahmed, Umar Farooq, Rizwan Gill and Maaz Khan

Photo Credits; Maaz Khan

Photo Credits; Maaz Khan