Dr K K Aggarwal

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Exercise for stronger knees and hips

Strength in the muscles around a damaged knee or hip can help support that joint by taking over some of its responsibilities. For example, your hips have to do less work to support your body weight if your quadriceps, gluteals, hamstrings, and abdominal muscles are stronger.

A strong quadriceps can take over the shock–absorbing role usually played by the meniscus or cartilage in the knee.

The proper balance of strength in the muscles can hold the joint in the most functional and least painful position. With any knee or hip problem, the first muscles to lose strength are the largest antigravity muscles, the quadriceps and gluteals, so an exercise plan for any injury is likely to focus on these.

Muscles work in pairs — one contracts while the opposing one relaxes. For example, when you straighten your knee, your quadriceps on the front of your thigh contracts, and the hamstrings on the back relax. Imbalances in the function of paired muscles can cause joint problems and invite injury. If your hamstrings are tight, your quadriceps can’t contract fully and may weaken, so exercise the quadriceps and hamstrings (the opposing muscles) equally. Flexibility exercises (to stretch and relax specific muscles) are an important part of an exercise plan to improve joint function.

Closed–chain exercising. Physical therapists have emphasized the distinction between open–chain and closed–chain exercises. The chain referred to is a series of body parts, such as a hip, knee, ankle, and foot.

In an open–chain exercise, the body is stationary while the limb moves. In closed–chain exercise, the limb is stationary while the body moves. For example, a squat is a closed–chain exercise because your feet stay stationary while your quadriceps do the work. In contrast, a seated leg extension is an open–chain maneuver, because your seated body is still, but your leg moves as you extend it.

Open–chain exercises may be more effective for particular therapeutic goals such as increasing quadriceps strength after ACL injury. But over all, physical therapists are incorporating more closed–chain exercises into rehabilitation programs and recommending them for people with painful joints because these exercises involve more muscles and joints and help to create stability around a joint. If you have had a knee or hip replacement, gait retraining helps you relearn to stand up straight (the tendency is to lean toward your operated leg) and use both legs evenly. Gait retraining may begin in the pool, where the water’s buoyancy takes weight off the joint, makes it easier to stand up straight, and reduces the fear of falling. (Harvard News Letter)

Dr KK Aggarwal

Editor in Chief

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eMedinewS Congratulates  all Padma Bhusan and Padma Shri Awardee

Padma Bhushan

1. Analjit Singh: Youngest son of Bhai Mohan Singh, founder of pharma firm Ranbaxy Laboratories; and uncle of billionaire brothers Malvinder and Shivinder Singh. Following a family division in 1989, the pharma business went to his older brother and he got the smaller Max India. He has since built it into $1 billion (sales) Max Group with interests in healthcare, insurance, clinical research and packaging. New York Life is his partner in life insurance. Made big move with an early investment in cellular services provider Hutchison Max. Sold that stake to Hutchison, pocketing $150 million. Has minor stake in Vodafone Essar. Mr. Analjit Singh is the Founder & Chairman of Max India Limited, Chairman of Max New York Life Insurance Company Limited; Max Healthcare Institute Limited and Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited. He has been the driving force behind the Max India Group’s sustained growth and success since the mid 80’s. A self made entrepreneur, Mr. Analjit Singh has been leading the charge of reinventing and restructuring the Max India Group with a vision to be amongst India’s most admired companies for Service Excellence.
2. Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad: Was an Ayurvedic scholar and physician hailing from Kerala. He was born on 20 May 1920 at Chingoli, Alappuzha District of Kerala. He died on November 21, 2010 at the age of 90 at his residence in Chalakudi. Thirumulpad studied Sanskrit, Tharkam (Indian Philosophy), Jyothisham (Indian astrology) and Vyakarana (Grammar) under various teachers. Later he studied Ayurveda under Shri. P.Vasudevan Nambisan and passed the graduation exam called Vaidyabhooshanam. From a very young age he was attracted by Gandhian thought and living and started using and propagating Khadi (the hand-woven cotton fabric which once symbolized Indian nationalism). Raghavan Thirumulpad was very much influenced by Ruskin’s essay, Unto This Last, and tried to implement its ethos in his day-to-day practice of medicine. This was a shift in the trend of ayurvedic practice that prevailed all over India in that time. He gave more stress to the life-style modifications in his treatment and the least importance was given to medicine. Maximum stress was laid on the importance of physical exercise in the prevention of diseases. He promoted a style highlighting wholesome food, sound sleep, moderated sex and optimal exercise as the four pillars on which a healthy life is built. Thirumulpad taught a number of young ayurvedic graduates to practice Ayurveda in a more logical scientific but simple style. He resided during his lifetime at Chalakudy. V.K.R.T.Foundation consisting of his students celebrated his 90th birthday on May 23, 2010 at Chalakudy as “Navathi Pranamam”. Many important personalities including Dr.Rajan Gurukkal, V.C., M.G.University, Dr.K.G.Poulose, V.C.Kerala Kalamandalam, Dr.C.Ratnakaran, and Pro.V.C.Kerala University of Health participated. Releasing of 9 of these books was the highlight of the occasion.
3. Dr Keki Byramjee Grant, one of India’s most renowned cardiologists and the oldest practicing physician in the country, passed away in Pune on Jan 3rd 2011. He was 90 years old. He was the founder of Pune based Ruby Hall Clinic.

Padma Shri

1. Dr.A. Marthanda Pillai, a dedicated and academically well accepted famous Neuro Surgeon is in the list of Padma Shri Award for the year 2010-2011. He is the first IMA Past National Vice -President and Past president of Kerala State getting this prestigious National Award. Dr. A. Marthanda Pillai When he was in the government Service he contributed his skill and administrator capacity for converting the Neurosurgery Department one of the best in national level. He did thousands of Brain and spinal surgeries and saved thousands of lives of poor. In the government service he was role model and also in private after retirement. In the private sector he is the Managing director of Ananthapuri Hospital and research institute. He is accepting only nominal fee as consultation so as to make him accessible to poor patients. Academically he is excellent and his contribution to Neuro surgery is innumerable. He is visiting surgeon to several leading hospitals in India and abroad.
2. Dr Mansoor Hasan: Former HOD Cardiology, KGMU Lucknow: Way back in the 1970s, a long queue of patients hailing from different parts of Uttar Pradesh outside the cardiology department of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi had upset a young medico from King George’s Medical College. He had asked one of them from where did he come and the visitor had replied that he belonged to Ballia. When the medico returned to his city Lucknow, he started mobilizing resources for setting up a centre for heart patients. Today, the place is called Lari Cardiology. (TOI)
3. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal, Orthopaedic, Delhi:  He is a retired consultant at Ganga Ram Hospital, did his medical school from MCh (Liverpool)   UK, MS from AIIMS New Delhi and MBBS from Calcutta Medical College.
4. Dr. Indira Hinduja: Is an MD in Gynaecology and Obstetrics and she was awarded the PhD degree for her thesis entitled ‘Human In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer’ from the Bombay University when she was a full time practicing Obstetrician and Gynaecologist on the clinical faculty of the Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay. This significant contribution lies in combining her basic successful surgical skills with those of experimental embryology, endocrinology and cell biology, which led to the first ever, scientifically documented ‘test tube baby’ in the country on 6th August 1986. This creditable achievement has been the result of the collaborated efforts of the KEM Hospital and Institute for Research in Reproduction (ICMR). She is the pioneer on Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) technique resulting in the birth of India’s first GIFT baby on 4th January 1988. She is also credited for developing a oocyte donation technique for menopausal and premature ovarian failure patients, giving the country’s first baby out of this technique on 24th January 1991.
   She is very active in the field of research and is involved in a number of research projects.  For her outstanding performances, she has been felicitated on many occasions. She is also the recipient of many awards, amongst which Young Indian Award (1987), Outstanding Lady Citizen of Maharashtra State Jaycee Award (1987), Bharat Nirman Award for Talented Ladies (1994), International Women’s Day Award by the Mayor of Bombay (1995; 2000), Life time Achievement Award by Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Society of India (1999) and Dhanvantari Award by The Governor of Maharashtra (2000) are a few.   Dr Hinduja’s research work has resulted more than 100 publications in national and international medical journals.
5. Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram (born April 28, 1958) MBBS, FRCS (Glasgow), FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (CTh)(UK) is an Indian Cardiac Surgeon at Mar Augustine Memorial Lisie Hospital, Kerala who performed the first successful human-to-human Heart Transplant in the state of Kerala, India. He worked at Medical Trust Hospital before this where he performed many of his historic achievements such as the first Heart Transplant, Beating heart, Awake Bypass and Total Arterial Revascularization surgeries. A heart surgeon by profession, and a philanthropist by nature, Dr. Chacko along with his core team of professionals and generous donors, have dedicated their time, skills and resources in reaching out to those in need.
6. Dr. Pukhraj Bafna, Pediatrics, Chhattisgarh: is a National Trainer, Adolescent Education, IAP. He has pioneer work in adolescent medicine
7. Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal, Endocrinology, Tamil Nadu: Known as the ‘Father of Endocrine Surgery,’ played a pivotal role in the establishment of the department of endocrine surgery at Madras Medical College. Dr. Vittal received the B.C. Roy award in 1995 for developing surgical endocrinology.
8. Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali, Gastroenterology ,  Tamil Nadu : Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Dr. Mehta’s Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., 2, McNichols Road, 3rd Lane, Chetpet, Chennai-600031.
9. Azad Moopen, a Kerala physician-turned-entrepreneur based in the United Arab Emirates: Is founder and Chairman D.M. Healthcare, has also received India’s top most honour for overseas Indians – the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award – for this year.
10. Dr. K. Anji Reddy, Founder-chairman of Dr Reddy’s Group of Companies; Awarded with Padma Shri in 2001. Dr. K. Anji Reddy is a pioneer in the pharmaceutical research in India and is founder-chairman of Dr Reddy’s Group of Companies. He did his B.Sc in Pharmaceuticals and Fine chemicals from Bombay University and subsequently completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, in 1969. Dr. K. Anji Reddy served in PSU Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited from 1969 to 1975. Dr. Reddy was the founder-Managing Director of Uniloids Ltd from 1976 to 1980 and Standard Organics Limited from 1980 to 1984.  In 1984, Dr. K. Anji Reddy founded Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and soon the company established new benchmarks in the Indian Pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories transformed Indian bulk drug industry from import-dependent in mid-80s to self-reliant in mid-90s and finally into the export-oriented industry that it is presently. In 1993, Dr. Reddy’s became the first company to take up drug discovery research in India and in April 2001 it became the first non-Japanese Asian pharmaceutical company to list on NYSE. By the end of fiscal year 2005, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories was India’s second largest pharmaceutical company and the youngest among its peer group. Dr. K. Anji Reddy has received many awards and honors. These include Sir PC Ray award (conferred twice, in 1984 and 1992); Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations (FAPA)’s FAPA-Ishidate Award for Pharmaceutical Research in 1998; leading business magazine Business India voted him Businessman of the Year in 2001; CHEMTECH Foundation bestowed on him the Achiever of the Year award in the year 2000 and the ‘Hall of Fame’ award in 2005, for his Entrepreneurship, Leadership and thrust on Innovation; and in 2001, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Dr KK Aggarwal
Editor in Chief

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eMedinewS Congratulates all Padma Awardees
Padma Awards Announced

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2010. This year the President has approved 128 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 12 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. These comprise 13 Padma Vibhushan, 31 Padma Bhushan and 84 Padma Shri Awards. There are 31 ladies among the awardees..

Doctors who receive Padma Awards are

Padma Bhushan

1. Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad     Medicine – Ayurveda.     Kerala*
2. Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant     Medicine – Cardiology        Maharashtra*

Padma Shri

1. Dr. Pukhraj Bafna     Medicine – Padeatrics     Chhattisgarh
2. Prof. Mansoor Hasan    Medicine- Cardiology    Uttar Pradesh
3. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal     Medicine – Orthopaedic     Delhi
4. Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal     Medicine – Endocrinology     Tamil Nadu
5. Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali     Medicine – Gastroenterology     Tamil Nadu
6. Dr. Indira Hinduja     Medicine – Obstetrics and Gynaecology.     Maharashtra
7. Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram     Medicine – Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.     Kerala
8. Prof. (Dr.) A. Marthanda Pillai    Medicine – Neurosurgery    Kerala

Non-Doctors who receive Padma Awards are

Padma Vibhushan

1. Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan     Art – Art Administration and Promotion.     Delhi
2. Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla     Art – Photography     Gujarat
3. Shri A Nageshwara Rao    Art- Cinema    Andhra Pradesh
4. Shri Parasaran Kesava Iyengar     Public Affairs     Delhi
5. Dr. Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai     Public Affairs     Delhi
6. Shri Vijay Kelkar    Public Affairs    Delhi
7. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia    Public Affairs    Delhi
8. Shri Palle Rama Rao    Science and Engineering      Andhra Pradesh
9. Shri Azim Premji     Trade and Industry     Karnataka
10. Shri Brajesh Mishra    Civil Services    Madhya Pradesh
11. Prof. (Dr.) Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup     Literature and Education     Kerala
12. Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra     Literature and Education     Orissa
13. Late Shri L. C. Jain    Public Affairs     Delhi *

Padma Bhushan

1. Shri Satyadev Dubey     Art – Theatre     Maharashtra
2. Shri Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi alias Khayyam     Art – Cinema – Music     Maharashtra
3. Shri Shashi Kapoor     Art – Cinema     Maharashtra
4. Shri Krishen Khanna     Art – Painting     Haryana
5. Shri Madavur Vasudevan Nair     Art – Dance – Kathakali     Kerala
6. Ms. Waheeda Rehman     Art – Cinema     Maharashtra
7. Shri Rudrapatna Krishna Shastry Srikantan     Art – Music-Vocal     Karnataka
8. Ms. Arpita Singh     Art – Painting     Delhi
9. Dr. Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam     Art – Playback Singing, Music Direction & acting     Tamil Nadu
10. Shri C.V. Chandrasekhar     Art – Classical Dance-Bharatanatyam     Tamil Nadu
11. Shri Dwijen Mukherjee    Art    West Bengal
12. Smt. Rajashree Birla     Social work    Maharashtra
13. Mrs. Shobhana Ranade     Social work     Maharashtra
14. Dr. Suryanarayanan Ramachandran     Science and Engineering      Tamil Nadu
15. Shri S.(Kris) Gopalakrishnan     Trade and Industry     Karnataka
16. Shri Yogesh Chander Deveshwar     Trade and Industry     West Bengal
17. Ms. Chanda Kochhar     Trade and Industry     Maharashtra
18. Dr. K. Anji Reddy     Trade and Industry- Pharmacy     Andhra Pradesh
19. Shri Analjit Singh     Trade and Industry     Delhi
20. Shri Rajendra Singh Pawar     Trade and Industry    Haryana
21. Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy     Trade and Industry     Andhra Pradesh
22. Shri Ajai Chowdhary    Trade and Industry    Delhi
23. Shri Surendra Singh    Civil Services    Delhi
24. Shri M. N .Buch    Civil Services    Madhya Pradesh
25. Shri Shyam Saran    Civil Services    Delhi
26. Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George     Literature and Education     Karnataka
27. Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai     Literature and Education     Karnataka
28. Shri Sankha Ghosh     Literature and Education     West Bengal
29. Late Shri Dashrath Patel    Art    Gujarat *

Padma Shri

1. Ms. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry     Art – Theatre     Chandigarh
2. Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha    Art- Chhau Dance    Jharkhand
3. Shri Shaji Neelakantan Karun     Art – Film Direction     Kerala
4. Shri Girish Kasaravalli     Art – Film making     Karnataka
5. Ms. Tabassum Hashmi Khan alias Tabu     Art – Cinema     Maharashtra
6. Shri Jivya Soma Mase     Art – Warli Painting     Maharashtra
7. Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja     Art – Dance- Bharatnatyam     Tamil Nadu
8. Shri Jayaram Subramaniam     Art – Cinema     Tamil Nadu
9. Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty     Art – Music-Indian Classical Vocal     West Bengal
10. Smt. Mahasundari Devi     Art – Mithilia/ Madhubani Painting.     Bihar
11. Shri Gajam Govardhana     Art – Handloom Weaving     Andhra Pradesh
12. Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal     Art – Dance – Kathak     Maharashtra
13. Shri S.R. Janakiraman     Art – Carnatic Vocal Music     Tamil Nadu
14. Shri Peruvanam Kuttan Marar    Art – Chenda Melam- Drum concert    Kerala
15. Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran     Art – Dance – Mohiniattam     Kerala
16. Shri Dadi Dorab Pudumjee     Art – Puppetry     Delhi
17. Shri Khangembam Mangi Singh     Art – Traditional Music of Manipur (Pena)     Manipur
18. Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya     Art – Folk Music     Madhya Pradesh
19. Smt. Usha Uthup     Art – Music.     West Bengal
20. Smt. Kajol    Art- Cinema    Maharashtra
21. Shri Irfan Khan     Art- Cinema    Maharashtra
22. Shri Mamraj Agrawal    Social work    West Bengal
23. Shri Jockin Arputham     Social work    Maharashtra
24. Ms. Nomita Chandy     Social work    Karnataka
25. Ms. Sheela Patel     Social work     Maharashtra
26. Ms. Anita Reddy     Social work     Karnataka
27. Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor    Social work    Gujarat
28. Shri Anant Darshan Shankar     Public Affairs     Karnataka
29. Prof. M. Annamalai     Science and Engineering     Karnataka
30. Dr. Mahesh Haribhai Mehta     Science and Engineering – Agricultural Science     Gujarat
31. Shri Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran     Science and Engineering     Tamil Nadu
32. Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Sahai     Science and Engineering    Delhi
33. Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq     Science and Engineering – Agricultural Science     Andhra Pradesh
34. Shri Gopalan Nair Shankar     Science and Engineering – Architecture     Kerala
35. Shri Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed     Trade and Industry     Tamil Nadu
36. Shri Kailasam Raghavendra Rao     Trade and Industry     Tamil Nadu
37. Shri Narayan Singh Bhati Civil Services    Andhra Pradesh
38. Shri P K Sen    Civil Services    Bihar
39. Ms. Shital Mahajan     Sports – Adventure Sports- Para Jumping     Maharashtra
40. Ms. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi     Sports – Weightlifting     Manipur
41. Shri Sushil Kumar     Sports – Wrestling    Delhi
42. Shri Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman     Sports – Cricket     Andhra Pradesh
43. Shri Gagan Narang     Sports – Shooting     Andhra Pradesh
44. Smt. Krishna Poonia     Sports – Discus Throw     Rajasthan
45. Shri Harbhajan Singh     Sports – Mountaineering     Punjab
46. Shri Mahim Bora     Literature and Education     Assam
47. Prof. (Dr.) Pullella Srirama Chandrudu     Literature and Education- Sanskrit     Andhra Pradesh
48. Dr. Pravin Darji    Literature and Education    Gujarat
49. Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval     Literature and Education     Rajasthan
50. Shri Balraj Komal     Literature and Education     Delhi
51. Mrs. Rajni Kumar     Literature and Education     Delhi
52. Dr. Devanooru Mahadeva     Literature and Education     Karnataka
53. Shri Barun Mazumder     Literature and Education     West Bengal
54. Dr. Avvai Natarajan     Literature and Education     Tamil Nadu
55. Shri Bhalchandra Nemade     Literature and Education     Himachal Pradesh
56. Prof. Riyaz Punjabi     Literature and Education     Jammu and Kashmir
57. Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao     Literature and Education     Andhra Pradesh
58. Ms. Buangi Sailo     Literature and Education     Mizoram
59. Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma     Literature and Education     Uttarakhand
60. Shri Nilamber Dev Sharma     Literature and Education     Jammu and Kashmir
61. Ms. Urvashi Butalia #  Ms. Ritu Menon #    Literature and Education     Delhi
62. Prof. Krishna Kumar    Literature and Education     Delhi
63. Shri Deviprasad Dwivedi    Literature and Education     Uttar Pradesh
64. Ms. Mamang Dai    Literature and Education     Arunachal Pradesh
65. Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal     Others – Heritage Conservation     Uttar Pradesh
66. Prof. Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar     Others – Archeology     Maharashtra
67. Ms. Shanti Teresa Lakra    Others-Nursing    Andaman & Nicobar
68. Smt. Gulshan Nanda    Others – Handicrafts promotion    Delhi
69. Dr. Azad Moopen     Social work    UAE *
70. Prof. Upendra Baxi     Public Affairs -Legal Affairs     United Kingdom*
71. Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik     Science and Engineering    USA *
72. Dr. Subra Suresh     Science and Engineering      USA *
73. Prof. Karl Harrington Potter     Literature and Education     USA *
74. Prof. Martha Chen    Social work    USA *
75. Shri Satpal Khattar    Trade and Industry    Singapore *
76. Shri Granville Austin    Literature and Education     USA *

* indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners / NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous.

# indicates duo case.

Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan sometime around March/ April.

Dr KK Aggarwal
Editor in Chief