Padmanaban Sekaran MSc PT (Keele University UK) KC Accredited Movement Therapist & Kinetic Control Tutor (Kinetic Control, UK)

P A D M A N A B A N  S E K A R A N, MSc.PT(UK)

Chief of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Services, Sparsh Group of Hospitals.

Director- Movement Control Solutions

Injury Prevention & Performance Rehab Consultant (MPS, UK)

Accredited Movement Therapist & Kinetic Control Tutor (Kinetic Control, UK)

Performance Matrix Developer-Consultant (Performance Matrix, UK)

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

June 2012 : Masters in physiotherapy, completed with Distinction from Keele University, United Kingdom (UK).


January2000 : Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Passed in First Class from Sri Gokulam Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Salem under -The Tamil Nadu    Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Accredited Movement therapist & Kinetic Control Tutor (Kinetic Control,UK)

Matrix Movement Trainer & Performance Matrix Developer (Performance Matrix, UK)

Certificate in Manual Therapy (CMT) – Capri, Delhi(Full time)

P.G. Diploma in Yoga (PGDY) – Annamalai University, Chidambaram (Distance Education)

Fellowship in Sports Sciences (FSS) – Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad (Part-Time)

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

    First MSc PT student to pass with a distinction from Keele    University, UK

Kinetic control tutor - The first & only one in Asia.

Performance matrix developer- The first & only one in Asia.

Established Physiotherapy services as first contact practice in a corporate orthopedic super specialty hospital.

Expanded the scope of physiotherapy services within the previous institution by introducing and establishing services to areas such as labor analgesia, stress urinary incontinence, pulmonary rehabilitation.

Introduced evidence based practice and sustained the same through weekly journal club discussions and continuous encouragement and participation in research in various fields of physiotherapy.

Published original research articles in International indexed journals which include a Cohrane review protocol.

Invited guest speaker for national and international conferences.

Invited faculty/resource person for national and international physiotherapy Continuing Professional Development (CPD) workshops.

Team Physiotherapist for Indian National Davis Cup team for the India-Indonesia Davis cup tie held in Bangalore from 5^th-7^th April 2013.

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE: (Total 14 years)

Chief of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Services: SPARSH Group of Hospitals- Bangalore, India: November 2012 – Present

NABH accredited Orthopedic Super specialty Hospital ranked amongst top 10 in the country in 2011.

Leadership role which involves management, coordination & expansion of physiotherapy & rehabilitation services across 5 functional physiotherapy units.

Director: Movement Control Solutions, Bangalore, India: June 2012 – Present

A consultancy firm specializing in

1. Performance Matrix Consultancy services for movement control, injury prevention & Sports performance.

2. Kinetic Control courses & CPD programs- evidence based programs for clinical physiotherapists based on principles of motor and movement control assessment, diagnosis, classification and retraining.

3. Promotion of academic activities & research in movement control.

Research Technician:Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, UK: July 2011 – January 2012 

     The research technician role involved conducting systematic literature reviews including comprehensive scientific literature searches, abstracting and screening articles based on the criteria of the research, carrying out quantitative and qualitative analysis of data, interpreting the results and recommending solutions & conclusions. It also includes writing synthesis of research finding

and papers (either at level of first author or second author)

Clinical Physiotherapist: St Johns Medical College Hospital Bangalore, India

January 2001 – September 2010 

Extensive clinical experience from one of the premier tertiary care teaching hospitals in India, serving under various roles including Senior Physiotherapist & In charge of the physiotherapy section.

Honorary Physiotherapist: Mallya Hospital, Bangalore. India

Sep2001-Apr2002

220 bedded, multispecialty Hospital, first of its kind to be awarded ISO 9001-2000 standard for quality of patient care.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

1. Amravathi RS, Sekaran P, Lambert L, Mathai NJ. 2014. Anatomic ACL reconstruction(AACLR)- The remnant preserving way. Journal of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association. February 2014: P35-39.

2. Mohammed Meeran RA, Durairaj V, Sekaran P, Farmer SE, Pandyan AD. 2013. Assistive technology, including orthotic devices, for the management of contractures in adult stroke patients (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD010779. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010779

3. Amaravati RS,  Sekaran P: 2013. Does Preoperative Exercise Influence the Outcome of ACL Reconstruction? Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - October 2013 (Vol. 29, Issue 10, Supplement, Pages e182-e183, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.07.252)(Abstract)

4. Sekaran P: 2013.  Work related Low Back pain- Prevention strategies: Karnataka Medical Journal,  September 2013. Vol.46, Issue 1, P.32-35.

5. Farmer SE, Durairaj V, Sekaran P, Swain ID, Pandyan AD. 2012. Assistive technologies for the arm after stroke; does lack of evidence mean lack of potential benefit?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE (vol. 7, p. 78).(Abstract)

6. Amaravati RS, Kany J, Guinand R, Saji MJ, Sekaran P. 2011. Preliminary result of arthroscopic keyhole biceps tenodesis: A novel technique. Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. June 2011.12(2):25-31.

7. Sekaran P, Vijayakumari F, Hariharan R, Zachariah K, Joseph SE, Kumar RK. 2010. Community reintegration of spinal cord injured patients in rural south India. Spinal Cord: 2010Aug;48(8):628-32.

8. Senthil Kumar.R.K,  Joseph B,  Sekaran P, Sulekha S, Zachariah K, Hariharan R :2009. A study of ergonomic factors contributing to the occurrence of occupation-related musculo-skeletal problems in garment workers: Asian Journal of Ergonomics Vol.9 (2009)99-107

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS:

Resource person for Kinetic control and physiotherapy workshops

Resource person for Kinetic Control Concepts course certified by Kinetic Control UK, (Organized by Academy of Rehab Sciences) held on 24^th Aug  2014 at Holy family hospital, Bandra, Mumbai.  

Resource person for Kinetic Control Concepts course certified by Kinetic Control UK, held (Organized by Movement control solutions) on 30^th May 2014 at SPARSH Hospitals, Bangalore.

Resource person for Kinetic Control Concepts course certified by Kinetic Control UK, held (Organized by Movement control solutions)on 19^th January 2014 at SPARSH Hospitals, Bangalore.

Invited resource person for the post conference workshop of the AIIMS Physiotherapy conference organized by All India Institute of Medical Sciences on the 21^st january 2013. New Delhi. Topic: Low back Pain: A Movement Control Problem.

Invited resource person for regional level workshop organized by Bangalore Physiotherapists Network, Bangalore on 7^th September, 2012. Topic: Low back Pain: A Movement Control

Problem.

Invited resource person for national level workshop held at NITTE Institute of Physiotherapy, NITTE University, Mangalore on 29^th March 2012. Topic: Movement Dysfunction & motor control approach 

Resource person for physiotherapy conference

Invited chairperson for scientific session and member of scientific committee for  4th  Annual Physiotherapy Conference of the Bangalore Physiotherapists Network held on the 27^th of July 2014 in Bangalore.

Invited speaker for” Physioaccord 2014” – annual national physiotherapy conference held on 17^th & 18^th January 2014 in Bangalore. Topic: Understanding Uncontrolled Movement- The Kinetic Control Approach”

Invited chairperson for scientific session and member of scientific committee for  3^rd Annual Physiotherapy Conference of the Bangalore Physiotherapists Network held on the 7^th of July 2013 in Bangalore.

Invited speaker for the Karnataka State Physiotherapy Conference hosted by the Bangalore Physiotherapists Network held at Bangalore on 9^th June 2012. Topic : “Movement Dysfunction: From Clinical Science to Clinical Practice”

Invited speaker for Southern Zone Physio Conference held at Salem, Tamil Nadu, on 26^th and 27^thApril 2008. Topic : “Recent trends in ACL rehabilitation.”

Resource person for Medical / Surgeon’s conference and workshops

Invited faculty for the Shoulder arthroscopy CME as part of “AIOSKCON 2013” hosted by Apollo Hospitals, Madurai held on 1^st and 2^nd June2013. Topic: Rehabilitation following Shoulder Arthroscopic Procedures”

Invited faculty for CME program entitled Current trends and Challenges in Spine Surgery and Spine Rehabilitation organized by Sagar Hospitals, Bangalore, held on the 5^th of January 2013. Topic: Spine Biomechanics & Function.

Invited Speaker faculty for the 1^St Middle East Sports Medicine Conference as part of the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress 2012, held in Dubai on October 14^th 2012. Topic: Does Preoperative Exercise influence the outcome of ACL reconstruction?

Invited speaker for the 1^st International Rehabilitation Conference held at Al Ain, UAE, on 20-22 November 2007. Topic : “Is community reintegration a weak link in holistic rehabilitation?”

Invited faculty for the knee arthroscopy CME hosted by Karnataka Orthopedic Association and Dept of Orthopedics, SJMCH held at Bangalore on 29^th and 30^th August 2009. Topic : “ Rehabilitation following posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction”

Invited faculty for the knee arthroscopy CME hosted by Karnataka Orthopedic Association and Dept of Orthopedics, SJMCH held at Bangalore on 29^th and 30^th August 2009. Topic : “ Rehabilitation following isolated and combined postero-lateral corner reconstruction of the knee”

Scientific oral presentation and poster presentation in conferences

Presented scientific paper titled “Community reintegration of spinal cord injured patients in rural south India” at the 46^th Annual conference of Indian Association of Physiotherapists held at Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 11^th January 2008.

Presented scientific poster titled “Rehabilitation following revision ACL reconstruction” at the 46^th Annual conference of Indian Association of Physiotherapists held at Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 11^th January 2008.

Presented scientific paper titled “Short term effects of Mulligan’s treatment approach in plantar fasciitis” at INTERCOMAT 2006, 2^nd International Conference on Manual Therapy held at New Delhi on 28^th and 29^th October 2006.

Presented scientific paper titled “Rehabilitation following arthroscopically assisted combined reconstruction of ACL and PCL injury in a multiple ligament injured knee” at the 45^th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists held at the Science City, Kolkata, on 2^nd to 4^th February 2007.

Presented scientific paper titled “Mobilisation with movement (MWM) : its effect on chronic adhesive capsulitis.” At CONUDYN 2007, 1^st International Conference on Neurodynamics held at Bangalore on 19^th August 2007.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS:

Lecture on Ergonomics and work related musculo skeletal disorders at Tata Consultancy      Services, Bangalore on 22^nd July 2013.

Sports medicine session focusing on injury prevention strategies for the corporate sports team of Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore on 5^th October 2013

Corporate awareness program focusing on work station ergonomics at Unitrans Infotech Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore on 6^th March 2014

Sports medicine session focusing on injury prevention strategies for the corporate sports team of Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions Ltd, Bangalore on 28^th March 2014.

MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS:

Life member of Indian Association of Physiotherapists (L-6924)

Registered Physiotherapist-Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) UK (PH97216)

Registered Physiotherapist- Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD),UAE  (GT15335)

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:

    

Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Services- Best performing department of SPARSH Group of hospitals for the year 2013-2014.