Dr. Naveen Kumar. I

Biography

Dedicated physiotherapist and academician with over five years of experience in teaching and clinical practice. I am passionate about research in health professional education, neurophysiotherapy, and rehabilitation. Published multiple indexed articles and actively engaged in innovative studies, including e-learning in physiotherapy education and post-stroke recovery assessments. Experienced in conducting workshops and contributing to physiotherapy advancements through research, patents, and educational initiatives.

Academic Qualifications: BPT, MPT

Years of experience

Academic Roles & Responsibilities:

• Department Registrar, Department of Physiotherapy
• Consulant Physiotherapist
• Teaching Faculty
• Member, University Center for Health Professional Education, SDUAHER
• Core Committee Member, NAAC 4th Criteria
• Member- Innovation and Incubation Center, SDUAHER
• Member- ULLRC
• Member, Cochrane Collaboration
• NSS Unit Program Officer
• Member, Publication Grievance Board, SDUAHER

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

• Areas of Interest:
• Digital Tools in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
• Neurophysiotherapy & Rehabilitation
• Motor Control & Motor Relearning Program (MRP)
• Health Professional Education & E-learning
• Evidence-based Physiotherapy Practice
• Pain Science & Myth Debunking in Healthcare

• Areas of Expertise:
• Research Methodology & Statistical Analysis
• Content Creation & Science Communication
• Physiotherapy for Stroke & Neurological Disorders
• Reflex Integration Therapy & Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Biomechanics & Exercise Therapy
• Assessment & Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Research Interests:
• E-learning & Digital Innovations in Physiotherapy Education
• Longitudinal Recovery in Post-Stroke Patients
• Normative Back Muscle Endurance in Athletes
• Effectiveness of Reflex Integration Therapy in Developmental Delays
• Validity & Reliability of Assessment Tools in Physiotherapy

Research and Publications:

• Unmet Rehabilitation Needs During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in a Rural Low-Resource Setting: A Cross-sectional Study. Irish Journal of Medical Science (2026).
• Relationship between Core Muscle Endurance and Shoulder Balance Using Upper Quadrant Y Balance Test: An Observational Study. Journal of Molecular Science (2025).
• Physical Fatigue Assessment, Linguistic Adaptation, and Validation of the Fatigue Severity Scale among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Population. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (2025).
• Early Mobilization and Functional Training for Early Recovery After Stevens–Johnson Syndrome: A Case Report. Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research (2025).
• Evaluating Knowledge and Adherence to Osteoarthritis Clinical Practice Guidelines Among Indian Physiotherapists. Musculoskeletal Care (2025).
• Effectiveness of Reflex Integration Approach on Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex in a Child With Developmental Delay—A Case Study. Physiotherapy Research International (2025).
• AMSTAR-2 Checklist-Based Quality Assessment of Systematic Reviews on Physiotherapy Treatments Indexed in Medline. Journal of Society of Indian Physiotherapists (2024).
• Physiotherapists’ Pain Beliefs and Treatment Selection for Low Back Pain: A Cross-sectional Study. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal (2024).
• Corresponding Author of paper “Misreporting Study Results in Main texts and Abstracts of Randomized Controlled Trials Published by Physical Therapy Researchers (SPIN)” Published in “Physiotherapy Practice and Research” doi
• Corresponding Author of Paper “Physiotherapists’ perspective of pain beliefs and its association with treatment selection of Chronic Low Back pain in India: A Cross Sectional Study” accepted in “Iranian Journal of Physiotherapy” a Scopus indexed Journal.
• Corresponding Author of paper “Blinding Induced Risk of Bias in randomized controlled trials published by physiotherapists” published in Journal of Clinical and Biomedical sciences” doi:10.58739/jcbs/v13i1.23.2
• Corresponding Author of paper “Frequency of Spin in reporting Randomised controlled trials published by Indian Authors” abstract published in “The BMJ Evidence-based Medicine” Volume 24, issue suppl 1.
• Corresponding author and First author of paper “Effectiveness of functional training in improving function of facial muscles in people with facial palsy due to trauma.” Published in “Journal of Clinical and Biomedical sciences” 2020 Volume 10 issue 3
• Corresponding Author of Paper “Facial paralysis A Functional Oriented Approach- A case study” published in “International Journal Of Innovative Research & Studies” Volume 8 issue VI, June-2018
• Authored a paper “Research productivity of Indian Physiotherapist- a Medline review” and our co-author presented it as a resource person in EYAN 2018 Conference held at SRM university. Manuscript under process.
• Being involved in Translation of Cochrane Plain Language Summaries into Tamil language as a translator and translated more than 50 Plain Language Summaries and published in cochrane.org

Books and Book Chapters :

• Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Indian Physiotherapy Profession (2023)
• The Role of Physiotherapy in Oncology (2026)
• Revolutionising Health Professional Education: The Power of Interactive Tools (2025)

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

• Wearable Device for Real-Time Joint Range of Motion Measurement Using Integrated Sensors and Display (Patent, 2025)
• Multi-Functional Modular Desk for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Through Simulated Daily Activities (Patent, 2025)
• System and Method for Finger Rehabilitation with Mini Dual-Auto Winch and Sensor Feedback (Patent, 2026)
• System and Method for Forearm Rehabilitation Using an Inverted Pendulum with Adjustable Torque (Patent, 2026)
• Device for Shoulder Rehabilitation with Curved Ladder, ROM Indicators and Adjustable Sliding Mechanism (Patent, 2026)
• Kannada Version of Fatigue Severity Scale (Copyright, 2026)
• Physiotherapy Internship Record Book (Copyright, 2025)

Conferences and Academic Contributions :

• Presented research at EBMLive Conference, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
• Presented papers at national and international physiotherapy and medical education conferences
• Resource Person for workshops on e-learning, competency-based assessment, and digital teaching tools
• Organized and coordinated faculty development programs under SDUAHER
• Actively involved in the translation of Cochrane Plain Language Summaries into Tamil, having translated over 50 summaries, which are now published on Cochrane.org.

Honour and Awards: