THE THERAPIST (Journal of Therapies & Rehabilitation Sciences)

Knowledge Towards Artificial Intelligence among Physical Therapists Working in Pakistan

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

AI is a software system that simulates human intelligence in performing tasks and actions. In modern healthcare system, key aspects of AI include diagnosis, treatm ent, and prevention of disease. Objective: To determine the knowledge about AI among physical therapists working in Pakistan and to find out level of agreement related to advantages of AI, regarding use of AI in Rehabilitation and impact of AI on future of Rehabilitation. Methods: The study used convenience sampling in Pakistani hospitals and clinics, collecting data from 305 physiotherapists via hospital visits and an online questionnaire. Analysis was done using SPSS 23. Results: Out of 305 participants, 120 were males and 185 were females. 116 were employed in public sector and 186 were employed in private sector. The frequency of physiotherapists who are familiar with AI came out to be 92.5%. About 56.4% physical therapist agreed about uses of AI in rehabilitation. 55.1% physical therapist believed that there are advantages of AI in rehabilitation and there will be a positive impact of AI on rehab in future according to 53.8% of physical therapist. Conclusions: The findings suggest that high frequency of knowledge of AI among physical therapist working in Pakistan. Many physical therapists believed that AI has the positive impact on rehabilitation.

The Prevalence of Core Muscles Weakness and Fatigue in 18-to 25-Year-Old Medical College Students

Gulzar Ahmad, Areeba Shahzad — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Core muscles play a significant role in the stability of the back spine, ribcage, and lumbopelvic region by influencing daily living activities and balance. Objectives: To investigate core muscles weakness among male and female medical college students aged 18-25 and to evaluate their core muscle endurance using the McGill core endurance tests. Also, to assess fatigue levels among participants using the Rating of Fatigue Scale (ROF). Methods: A total of 246 participants were recruited from Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC) and Johar Institute of Professional Studies (JIPS), Lahore, using non-probability convenient sampling. The sample size was determined using Epitool software. To assess core muscle endurance, the McGill Core Endurance Test was administered. Additionally, the Rating of Fatigue Scale was used to evaluate fatigue levels among participants. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 27.0. Numeric data are presented as mean and standard deviation. Results: 92.68% of participants exhibited core muscles weakness during the 60º Spinal Flexion Test, and 96.75% of participants exhibited core muscles weakness during the Side Plank Tests. Another Rating of fatigue is a prevalent issue among the participants, with only 10.2% reporting no fatigue. The majority of participants (43.5%) experienced mild fatigue, while a significant proportion (37%) reported moderate fatigue. Furthermore, 8.5% of participants experienced severe fatigue, and 0.8% reported the worst fatigue. Conclusions: It was concluded that a remarkably high prevalence of core muscles weakness was found among medical college students. Furthermore, failure to engage core muscles during daily activities likely contributes to this prevalent weakness.

Mapping Pain: A Journalist's Guide to Chiropractic Healing

Zeeshan Mehboob — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The story of sciatica is a human-interest story on a profound scale, one that calls for more excitement than clinical observation can provide. Chiropractic care becomes an intriguing way to explore and tackle sciatic nerve pain as healthcare joins narrative in journalism.

Pain as a text has been written in traditional biomedical narratives in the form of a symptom to be treated or attenuated. Chiropractic in offering reads an editorial perspective as radical: seeing the experience of the patient as a story of healing in its fullness, and not as a medical case file.

The investigative elements are remarkable. What triggers sciatic pain? How are environmental, occupational and lifestyle factors involved in the development of this common condition? These questions solve a medical issue in terms of a rich, complex narrative of human experience.

Spinal manipulations are removed from being mere technical procedures and turn into interviews with the body, to find out what the body wants to say, to narrate realignment, stress and potential recovery. Fundamental premise is knowing body’s structural ability to heal when equilibrium has been restored.

Just like in a journalistic piece, sources are beginning to show that they have compelling evidence. Recent clinical studies finally document significant improvements in patient outcomes, contradicting previous medical narratives and providing new views on pain management.

Modern chiropractic care includes methods that go past spinal manipulation alone. Treatment plans that integrate exercises work with soft tissue therapy to show patients how to use their workspace better plus help them lead better lives. The comprehensive treatment plan gives patients the tools they need to join their recovery process.

The medical methods of healthcare share major similarities with how professional journalists work. Chiropractic work aligns with journalism’s methods because both depend on keen interest, good listening skills, extensive study, and determined exploration for facts. They want us to study deeper into issues than basic facts and go straight to total information discovery. Chiropractors need to partner with medical experts who build special care plans using patient stories and health results.

Our shared purpose goes beyond recording symptoms because we function as healthcare experts and professionals who craft stories. We have to create new forms of treatment that return patients to their former health while keeping alive their wish for recovery. Through chiropractic care, patients receive a form of treatment that aligns with a distinct way of perceiving health based on how different aspects of life affect each other.

Accepting whole-person views turns pain treatment into a human-led process of regaining health and comprehending the healing experience.