Books by Karthikeyan Thangavelu

This book intend to provide combined effects of physiotherapy with yoga for the management of COPD Patients.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common respiratory disease, which produces cough and breathlessness. In India and other developing countries, factors such as air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, play a larger causative role. COPD if unaddressed leads to deviation from health. The aim of the study is to compare the effects of pursed lip breathing and Pranayama (Kumbhaka) on pulmonary in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.The author concluded that Pursed lip breathing and Kumbhaka when performed improves pulmonary function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

This book which is providing for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy.Diabetes mellitus is defined as an endocrine disorder resulting from either a deficiency in production and release of insulin into blood stream (Type I) or resistance to insulin in body (Type II). Recently published findings revealing that in 2011, the country with the largest numbers of people with diabetes is India.The countries such as India are going to be as many as 80% of all diabetes from the entire world population, there which makes India the diabetic capital of the world. It has been projected that 300 million individuals would be affected with diabetes by year 2025. (WHO). Diabetes has many serious complications including diabetic neuropathy, which presents clinically in many different ways. There is a significant difference between Balance with Strength training and general mobility exercise with walking in reducing the fall risk in subjects with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. This concludes that the Balance and Strength training will reduce the fall risk in subjects with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.

This book intend to provide therapeutic management of vertigo.Vertigo is a rotational, spinning component and is the perception of movement either of the self or surrounding objects that is not occurring or is occurring differently from how it is perceived. Thus, this study concludes that there is a marked improvement on functional balance, disability and postural control following cawthorne ¿ Cooksey exercises along with breathing exercises and proprioception exercises. Hence this study has explored the supplementary effects of breathing and proprioception exercises along with cawthorne ¿ Cooksey exercises in vertigo population and these exercises can be added to the regular interventions for vestibular rehabilitation.

This book enable to provide therapeutic management of PD.a chronic progressive neurological disease chiefly of later life that is linked to decreased dopamine production in the substantia nigra and is marked especially by tremor of resting muscles, rigidity, slowness of movement, impaired balance, and a shuffling gait.Postural instability is one of the cardinal features of PD and may be difficult to treat optimally with pharmacology. Postural instability and reduced balance lead to falls, reduced mobility and increased disability. Increasing evidence points to the effective of physiotherapy interventions for improving balance.