Journal Publications

Journal Publicationskanhu rath2025-12-24T13:13:01+00:00

1: Shah MA, Rai V. Public Health Issue-Fall Prevention: Awareness to Action. The Indian Practitioner. 2023:76(9):36-38

Fall and fall-related disabilities are a cause of concern in the older population as there is a high prevalence of falls in the older age group. It has an impact on a person’s mobility, independence, and quality of life. It increases the cost of health concerns and the well-being of a person. It is necessary to create public health awareness amongst the elderly population about the risk of falls, and the need to prevent them and motivate them to take action by taking guidance from a multi-disciplinary team of professionals.

2: Shah MA, Kothari VJ, Chettiar RY, Vengurlekar SP, Shah RC. Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Paediatric Population: A Case Series. The Indian Parctitioner. 2022; 75(4):41-45.

Covid 19 pandemic has been a bane to the paediatric population in affecting their social, physical, emotional, behavioural state of mind. Children with all age groups were affected with different kinds of developmental delays such as speech and language delays , feeding issues, cognitive impairment, regression of physical skills, emotional disturbances and difficulty in learning. We have observed various developmental concerns in paediatric population due to financial difficulties, increased screen time, lack of physical activities, stress and anxiety among parents and children. The following study focused on short case description having the impact of Covid-19 on various contexts in paediatric population. A multidisciplinary approach was delivered with a team of physiotherapist, Occupational therapist, Speech and Language pathologist and Psychologist which help these children.

3: Vengurlekar SP, Mehta A, Nabar NS, Shah MA, PhadkeAS et al. Hearing Impairment: A Public Health Issue. The Indian Practitioner. 2022; 75(2):38-42.

Hearing impairment is one of the important components of the universe of all the disabilities. Compromised hearing health varies in its type and severity. Increasing prevalence of hearing impairment, globally and in India, is due to an increase in the aging population related to improved longevity, environmental reasons like chronic exposure to rising noise pollution and to that of ototoxic substances. Impact of hearing impairment to any age group– children, adolescents and young or old persons has life-time adverse consequences influencing education, job opportunities, socialization and quality of life. While visual disability attracts sympathy from society, hearing impairment more often causes societal-ridicule. Community awareness, parental education, improved screening programs for hearing health at all levels of health care with established network for appropriate referral are the need of the hour. Hearing impairment is considered as a disability and the person/s affected can avail the assistance from the ADIP scheme of the Government of India provided he/she has a disability certificate that depends on the severity of the hearing impairment.

4: Dr. Mona Shah ,Dr Nidhi Vira, Comparative study of Tactile Sensitivity in Children with Birth History of Full term Normal Delivery vs Full term Caesarean Section. The Indian Practitioner. 2024;77(7):11-14

Disorders in sensory processing can cause problems in intellectual, emotional, motor, and social development, manifesting as behavioural and learning difficulties. Researchers have identified many possible causes, such as genetic, environmental, and perinatal factors. Detecting and identifying disturbances in the development of sensory processing and initiating early therapy is crucial for growth and preventing the development of secondary problems.In spontaneous labor, the first contact between mother and child is timely, which is crucial for establishing mother-child coordination and the child’s psychological development. However, in Cesarean section, the first contact time is delayed. Tactile processing plays a critical role in early physical and social development. This study aims to explore the impact of the mode of delivery on the occurrence of tactile sensitivity in preschool children through a retrospective cohort study and provide a scientific basis for primary prevention and early intervention of the disease.Our analysis of the Short Sensory Profile data revealed that tactile sensitivity exhibited the greatest deficit among the seven assessed areas, and children born by C-section showed a statistically significant higher tactile sensitivity compared to children born by normal vaginal delivery. This difference was greater than the observed differences in taste/smell sensitivity and visual sensitivity. The study concluded that tactile sensitivity is more common in infants delivered by Cesarean section than in infants born by normal vaginal delivery. Early diagnosis and possible therapy for improvement, especially in children born by Cesarean sections, is recommended.