Trismus is a condition and is not a disease itself and may impair eating, impede oral hygiene, restrict access for important dental procedures and adversely affect speech and facial appearance. We re ... Read More
The current Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak has been classified as a global health catastrophe. The number of confirmed cases continue to increase.1 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavir ... Read More
Objective: To assess the disruption in the number of kupffer cells induced by isoniazid and role of propolis extract in male albino mice. Methodology: This randomized Control Trial (RCT) was executed ... Read More
Objective: To assess the effects of mono sodium glutamate (MSG) on rat’s ovaries and to assess if vitamin E had any protective effects. Methodology: This experiment study was conducted at Isra Univer ... Read More
Objective: To determines the causes of delay in the generation of CT and MRI reports. Methodology: We analyzed 9883 cases of CT and MRI at Dow Institute of Radiology, Dow University of Health Science ... Read More
Objective: To compare effectiveness of Mulligan sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAGs) and McKenzie extension exercises to reduce disability in patients with acute non-specific low back pain. Me ... Read More
Objective: To determine frequency of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and its association with hip abductor muscle strength and difficulty during ascending and descending stairs among osteoarthritis patients. ... Read More
Objective: To assess the improvement in functional outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKR) in patients of osteoarthritis. Methodology: Male and female patients having age between 45-70 years who un ... Read More
Objective: To assess muscle strength of both sides of upper limb among badminton players through hand held dynamometer. Methodology: This cross-sectional comparative study included 100 male badminton ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of balance in the female throw ballplayers and to examine differences in balance testing for evaluating performance variations. Methodology: This descriptive cr ... Read More
Objective: To analyze the hazardous effect of domestic fuel consumption on health of rural women. Methodology: In present research, three districts (Okara, Hafizabad and Multan) from Punjab were stud ... Read More
Objective: To assess nationwide prevalence of obesity across Pakistan. Methodology: A multi-center study was conducted across 11 cities of Pakistan from 11th October 2018 to 11th June 2019. Individua ... Read More
Objective: To determine social and cultural construction of newborn care practices in district Rajanpur, Pakistan. Methodology: Using purposive sampling, this research collected qualitative and ethno ... Read More
Objective: To assess the usage of Information Technology (IT) and other types of software by medical and dental students. Methodology: This cross sectional study was done at Liaquat University of Med ... Read More
Objective: To assess the role of learning portfolio in structuring daily routine of medical students in lockdown period by employing Gibbs model of reflection. Methodology: This cross sectional study ... Read More
Objective: To compare the scores obtained from quality of One-Best MCQs checklist before and after the faculty training workshop. Methodology: This Quasi-experimental single group study was conducted ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency of balance errors in healthy young females and to determine the association of balance error with age and Body Mass index. Methodology: It was an analytical stud ... Read More
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among students of Doctor of Physical Therapy. Methodology: This cross-sectional study enrolled 188 participants from fou ... Read More
Objective: To determine the level of stress and its association with socio-demographic factors among undergraduate physiotherapy students of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: This study cross sectional ... Read More
Objective: To examine the self-efficacy and role of assertiveness as predictor of mediator on mental health among university students. Methodology: This study had 400 university students (200 males a ... Read More
Objective: To explore the relationship between attribution style and life satisfaction across gender. Methodology: The data comprised of 210 undergraduate students of two leading private universities ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of an Attitude toward Psychiatric Disorders Scale-Short Form (APDS-SF) designed for the assessment of orientation of general people towards mental il ... Read More
Objective: To develop an indigenous intermittent explosive behavior scale (IEBS) in Urdu. Methodology: This cross sectional analytical study was conducted at Department of Psychology, University of G ... Read More
Objective: To development of a scale measuring perfectionist tendencies in university students along with establishing psychometric properties. Methodology: This cross sectional study included 300 un ... Read More
Objective: To assess the association of vitamin D status with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in the unmarried females. Methodology: This case control study was done at Department of Gynecology, R ... Read More
Objective: To determine stress among women after 1st trimester miscarriage. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional survey included 162 women from Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. We used Revised Impac ... Read More
Objective: To determine prevalence of anterior pelvic pain, pain intensity and functional disability among pregnant women of Lahore city, Pakistan. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study in which ... Read More
Objective: To develop a valid and reliable indigenous scale for the assessment of psychosocial distress among the parents due to having an intellectually disabled child in the family. Methodology: Da ... Read More
Objective: To assess the extent of subclinical hypothyroidism among obese children in our pediatric endocrinology clinic. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from Januar ... Read More
Objective: To measure thyroid hormones T3, T4 and TSH in growing children of rural and urban areas of District Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan. Methodology: This retrospective observational study of rural and ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effect of socioeconomic status on school children of private and government schools on dental caries Methodology: This study was carried out in Government and Private scho ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of neck pain and the association between neck pain and responsible factors among dentists working in different hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: This ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among dentistry students of Lahore. Methodology: This cross sectional survey was carried out from August 2017 to ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of aggressive periodontitis (AP) in patients visiting Dow Dental College. Methodology: This cross-sectional single center survey was performed at Periodontology ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the functional and radiological outcomes of the Ilizarov method in the management of tibial gap nonunion. Methodology: This retrospective cohort, descriptive study was performe ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency of functional outcome follows proximal humeral interlocking system (PHILOS plate) fixation in proximal humeral fractures at department of orthopedics and trauma, ... Read More
Objective: To find the results of interlocking static nail in management of segmental tibia fractures and to achieve union, by maintaining length, alignment and rotational stability of fracture segmen ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate use of anticholinergic drug in postoperative care of genitourinary fistula. Methodology: This prospective study was conducted in Uro-gynecology ward at Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of epicondylitis among restaurant cooks in Gujranwala, Pakistan. Methodology: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we included 60 male professional cooks ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effects of positional Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide compared to the effect of mobilization in patients with adhesive capsulitis. Methodology: This randomized controll ... Read More
Objective: To find effect of cyriax inferior capsule stretching in idiopathic adhesive capsulitis Methods: This RCT was conducted from February to July 2018 at Railway General Hospital, Rawalpindi, P ... Read More
Objective: To study the incidence, risk factors and frequency of cholelithiasis and cholecystitis in the population of district Khairpur, Pakistan. Methodology: A population based study was conducted ... Read More
Objective: To appraise the intra-orbital involvement in fungal sino-nasal polyps Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Institute of Ophthalmology and Department of ENT in tertiary ... Read More
Objective: To examine executive functioning and cognitive inhibition as coexisting factors of behavioral inhibition among patients having Parkinson’s disease. Methodology: Fifty individuals with a di ... Read More
Objective: To assess the fasting challenges for diabetic patients in Ramadan. Methodology: Sample consisted of 20 diabetics who used to fast during Ramadan from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. We ... Read More
Objective: To determine and identify pathogenic bacteria on solid surfaces in clinical and teaching laboratories in four selected universities in Jordan. Methodology: This study was conducted in biol ... Read More
Objective: To investigate family history of cardiometabolic diseases based differences in body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and blood pressure (BP) of final ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency of ischemic as compare to hemorrhagic stroke after receiving cardiac rehabilitation Phase I and II and to determine the quality of life in stroke patients. Metho ... Read More
Objective: To examine the knowledge and attitudes of women towards breast screening for its initial diagnosis. Methodology: For the present study, multistage sampling technique was applied. Data were ... Read More
Objective: To juxtapose the difference in quality of life in female participants who received early physiotherapy versus delayed physiotherapy treatment after modified radical mastectomy (MRM). Metho ... Read More
Objective: To find the health related quality of life in coronary artery disease patients. Methodology: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 183 patients taken from The Univer ... Read More
Objective: To find the frequency of functional limitations in upper limb in the women who were previously affected by breast cancer. Methodology: This cross sectional study included 120 breast cancer ... Read More
Objective: To determine the correlation between presence of severity of retinopathy and various stages of chronic kidney disease in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Methodology: This comparat ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency with type of renal diseases by renal biopsy at our center. Methodology: This petrospective study of renal biopsies was performed at Department of Nephrology JPMC ... Read More
Objective: To determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of Immuno-chromatographic test (ICT) in patients with visceral Leishmaniasis simultaneousl ... Read More
Objective: To observe the frequency and association of hematological and serological markers in influenza patients. Methodology: This single-centered retrospective descriptive study was done in Makka ... Read More
Objective: To find a cost effective, simple and safe technique with high platelet concentration factor. Methodology: This retrospective cross-sectional study was done in Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore ... Read More
Objective: To determine the changes in hematological parameters in COVID-19 positive pregnant females and their relation with disease severity. Methodology: The study included 47 Covid-19 positive pr ... Read More
Objective: To investigate the public perception regarding to the perils of misinformation in pandemic. Methodology: This quantitative cross-sectional design study with convenient sampling techniques ... Read More
Objective: To find the frequency of stress among gender and to find the association of stress with different factors i.e. city, marital status, occupation, socioeconomic status, body mass index and sl ... Read More
As we age, the scaffolding dermal facial skin, as well as the fat component, weakens. This is attributable to the fact that the connective tissue of the skin becomes thinner and elastic fibers undergo ... Read More
In the recently published article Comparison of routine physical therapy exercises with and without core stability exercises in total knee replacement 1 patients by Warner et al, it was found that ... Read More
Objective: To present and evaluate the latest findings of studies pertaining to the pharmacological and alternative treatment of individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis. Methodology: A tit ... Read More
Objective: To assess the effect of fenugreek seeds methanol extract (FS-ME) on depression in mice. Methodology: The effect of FS-ME was assessed after 14 days of oral feeding. We used two models i.e. ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effects of chewing exercises in addition to routine physical therapy on cervical hypermobility in patients with Pierre Robin syndrome (PRS). Methodology: This randomized c ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the impact of laboratory automation system on productivity with implementation of laboratory automation system in a clinical laboratory Methodology: This was a cross sectional ... Read More
Objective: To compare effectiveness of mechanical diagnosis and therapy approach designed by McKenzie along with core stabilization exercises in patients of Non-specific low back pain. Methodology: A ... Read More
Objective: To assess the efficacy of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) based “motion capture/Augmented Reality (AR)” Rehabilitation using Nintendo Wii with conventional physiotherapy for the ... Read More
Objective: To determine the causes of non-compliance with prescribed medication in children with persistent asthma presenting to a tertiary care center. Methodology: This cross sectional study was co ... Read More
Objective: To find the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in improving balance among chronic stroke individuals. Methodology: It was a single blinded randomized controlled tri ... Read More
Objective: To find the fall risk among healthy geriatric community through Berg Balance Scale in our community. Methodology: This cross-sectional study with non-probability convenient sampling techni ... Read More
Background: Fear of falling lead to avoidance from activities and was a serious and notable issue among older population. Activity restriction also results due to decrease level of confidence while pe ... Read More
Objective: To determine the association between ongoing pain intensity and health-related quality of life in the elderly population after total knee arthroplasty. Methodology: In this cross-sectional ... Read More
Objective: To assess association of upper extremity pain with functional disability in swimmers. Methodology: This cross sectional study included 165 swimmers of both gender aged 20-35 years. A Quest ... Read More
Objective: To determine the social network behavior and medical issues faced by hemophilic patients in Children Hospital Multan, Pakistan. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted from F ... Read More
Objective: To determine the mediating role of sexual satisfaction in predicting marital satisfaction from marital commitment in patients of chronic diseases. Methodology: Two hundred patients of chro ... Read More
Objective: To determine the economic factors involved in tuberculosis (TB) growth in Multan, Pakistan. Methodology: In this cross sectional study, data were collected from registered TB patients in t ... Read More
Objective: To explore the causes of domestic violence against pregnant women and its effects on their reproductive health in gynecological situates of Nishtar hospital Multan, Pakistan. Methodology: ... Read More
Objective: To assess the concerns and perceptions towards polio vaccination in the population of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted in Holy Family Hospital Rawalp ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in women’s dietary habits and their physical activity patterns. Methodology: This observational cross-sectional study was conduct ... Read More
Objective: To observe the cutaneous manifestations in obesity as defined by WHO criteria and document the prevalent systemic diseases in these patients. Methodology: This study was carried out in the ... Read More
Objective: To compare BURP maneuver with modified bimanual laryngoscopy in improvement of laryngeal view during direct laryngoscopy. Methodology: Direct laryngoscopies were performed in patients sche ... Read More
Objective: To assess the prevalence of hypomagnesaemia and its co-occurrence with other diseases in children aged 6-60 months admitted to Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan (CH& ... Read More
Objective: To find the spectrum and association of congenital heart defects with other congenital malformations in Sindh, Pakistan. Methodology: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted i ... Read More
Objective: To investigate the levels of various dimensions of trait gratitude and psychological well-being (PWB) among late adolescents; the correlation between dimensions of trait gratitude and PWB a ... Read More
Objective: To find the gait abnormalities in children of cerebral palsy (CP) in different centers of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: In this cross sectional study, convenient sampling technique was us ... Read More
Objective: To assess parental knowledge, misconceptions and treatment practices about infant teething in our area. Methodology: This cross sectional study was done at Department of Pediatrics, Abbott ... Read More
Objective: To highlight the significance of religiosity for patients suffering from terminal hepatitis to cope with their ailments. Methodology: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in five dist ... Read More
Objective: To examine the mediating role of fatigue in relationship between stress appraisal and psychopathological symptoms in university students. Methodology: The convenient sample of this study i ... Read More
Objective: To explore the association between religiosity, scrupulosity, obsessive compulsive disorder and the cognitive styles associated with obsessive compulsive disorder. Methodology: In this cro ... Read More
Objective: To find the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and affective lability and to measure age and gender differences on these variables among histrionic and non-histrionic persons. ... Read More
Objective: To find the perspective of 11th and 12th grade intermediate college students about physical therapy as a profession Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted in th ... Read More
Objective: To explore the learning experience of physiotherapy students attending their clinical placement in Dow University of Health Sciences. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried ou ... Read More
Objective: To determine knowledge/Experience, attitudes and barriers of postgraduate physiotherapy students in extracurricular research activity. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study w ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency of temporomandibular dysfunction, pain intensity and temporomandibular joint’s (TMJ) level of disability among patients with cervical pain under physical therapy ... Read More
Objective: To find out the frequency of work-related neck pain among nurses in Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: In this cross sectional study, 360 nurses of both gender with age between 25 to 55 years ... Read More
Objective: To assess and correlate the knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing students towards Oral Health Care. Methodology: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out among nursin ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the vascularized muscle pedicle bone graft technique for achieving healing in nonunion scaphoid fracture cases. Methodology: This prospective study was con ... Read More
Objective: To determine the functional and radiological outcome of condylar buttress plate in patients with intra-articular distal femoral fracture at tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. Met ... Read More
Objective: To compare the bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) graft and semitendinous-gracilis (STG) tendon graft approaches in terms of post-surgery knee stability, knee functions, graft-site related mo ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effects of routine physical therapy with and without lumbar mobilization in patients with grade I spondylolisthesis. Methodology: This randomized clinical trial was conduc ... Read More
Objective: To compare the success rate and outcome of substitution urethroplasty using buccal mucosal graft and excision and primary anastomosis urethroplasty in urethral stricture disease at our cent ... Read More
Objective: To compare the mean time of catheter removal in Bipolar versus monopolar Diathermy in Transurethral Resection of Prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) at our institution. ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of alfuzosin in reducing postoperative flank pain during voiding, in patients with ureteric stent. Methodology: This randomized control trial was conducted at Urol ... Read More
Objective: To determine the most optimum bupivacaine therapy after a ureteroscopic stone fragmentation. Methodology: One hundred consecutive patients at Asian Institute of Medical and Health Sciences ... Read More
Objective: To assess presentation and management of posterior urethral valve (PUV) at our center. Methodology: A descriptive (retrospective cohort) study was done at Department of Urology, CMC @ Shah ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency of various wound complications among diabetic patients after abdominal surgery. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted at general surgical unit of ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight among housewives of Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, housewives attending different hospitals, fulfillin ... Read More
Objective: To investigate the presence of occult anxiety and depression through use of HADS (Hospital Anxiety Depression Score) questionnaire in cases of degenerative joint disease. Methodology: A pr ... Read More
Objective: To compare the effect of isotonic eccentric resistance training versus isotonic concentric resistance training for treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methodology: A total of 40 obese ... Read More
Objective: To assess the celecoxib interference with the anti-platelet effect of low dose aspirin. Methodology: We selected eighteen healthy volunteers, aged between 22 and 50 years and allocated the ... Read More
Objective: To assess the clinical and hematological parameters in patients of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out in the Department of Rheumatology, Baq ... Read More
Objective: To study the indirect effect of social isolation between stigma and depression among hepatitis patients. Methodology: Using purposive sample with equal representation of both genders, 120 ... Read More
Objective: To measure the serum zinc levels in liver cirrhosis patients and determine the frequency of zinc deficiency in Pakistani population. Methodology: In this study, a total of 220 patients wit ... Read More
Objective: To compare the mean change in total symptom score (TSS) or neuropathic symptom score (NSS) in diabetic patients taking α-lipoic acid and in controls taking usual treatments. Methodology: ... Read More
Objective: To assess the prevalence of depression in asthmatic females of Lahore. Hamilton depression scale will be used to assess the depression. Methodology: This observational study was conducted ... Read More
Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards diabetic retinopathy (DR) among diabetic patients of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Methodology: Self-administered questionnaires with a tota ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices of health sciences students regarding prevention of hospital acquired infections. Methodology: An observational cross sect ... Read More
Objective: To estimate the frequency of antibiotic resistance among the Staphylococci against a set of beta (β) lactam group of antibiotics. Methodology: A total of 156 cultures of Staphylococci wer ... Read More
Objective: To find the spectrum of uropathogens and antibiotic susceptibility in sexually active females of age group 20 to 40 Years. Methodology: This descriptive observational study was done at Dep ... Read More
Objective: To examine the effect of perceived stress on life satisfaction of general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This study included 300 individuals (150 women and 150 men) ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the psychological fear (anxiety) of dental patients while visiting a dentist in the period of the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicMethodology: This online cros ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the health-related Quality of life in undergraduate students taking online classes from different private institutions. Methodology: It was ... Read More
The year 2020 taught us so much in such little time. Things moved really fast. WHO was informed on 31 December 2019 of cases of pneumonia of unknown 1 aetiology in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, Chin ... Read More
