Prabu Raja G

Assistant Professor - Selection Grade

Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Prabu Raja G is Assistant Professor- Selection grade; Incharge - Head  Department  of exercise and sports science

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Strength and conditioning 4th BSc / 7th semester
Strength and Conditioning 2nd MSc / 3rd semester

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Master Of Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal and Sports Father Muller Medical College Rajiv Gandhi University 2008
Bachelor Of Physiotherapy NA Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute. Chennai 2006

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Department of Exercise and Sports Science, MCHP, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Assistant Professor-Selection Grade Teaching UG and PG students Aug 2014 till date
Lakshmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore Assistant Professor Teaching UG and PG students /Clinical Therapist September 2013 to Aug 2014
Department of Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru Lecturer Teaching UG and PG students /Clinical Therapist April 2009 – Sep 2013
Chowgule Orthopaedics & Sports Centre/Vasco Football Club, Goa Head of Department Physiotherapist/ Performance analyst Sept 2008 to Mar 2009

Effectiveness of Deep Cervical Fascial manipulation and Yoga postures on pain, function, and oculomotor control in patients with mechanical neck pain: Study protocol of a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial

2021 Raja PG Bhat SS Fernández-de-las-Peñas C Gangavelli R Davis F Shankar R Prabhu A

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Strength and Conditioning, Myofascial Manipulation, Athletic Training and injury prevention

Area of Expertise

Myofascial Manipulation / Strength and conditioning

Area of Research

Myofascial Manipulation / Strength and conditioning

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Professional affiliations:
  • FRS - Member of Fascia Research Society, USA.
  • AMF - Member of Fascial Manipulation Association, Italy.
  • MISB - Member of Indian Society of Biomechanics, India.
  • MIAP - Member of Indian Association of Physiotherapist

‘Abductory Twist’ – An Element of Observational Gait Analysis in patients with Low Back Pain-A case report

Varghese B DeSouza VV Swaminathan N

Polish Journal of Physiotherapy 2011;1(4);11:67-73

Electrodiagnosis in Peripheral Neuropathy – Implication to the therapists

DeSouza VV Swaminathan N

The Physiotherapy Post 2010;2(3):63-67

PIN palsy following both bone fracture of forearm – A case report

Vishal K DeSouza VV

The Physiotherapy Post 2010;2(4):75-76

Use of cryotherapy in sports injury rehabilitation- Report of a survey

Varghese B Swaminathan N Vishal K

Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal 2010;(3 ):63-71.

Comparison of respiratory paramaters in individuals with and without chronic low back pain

2019 Shah SG Choezom T Raja PG

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy 23, 2019; 894-900.

A preliminary study on the influence of high heel footwear on lumbar spine proprioception

2020 Balthillaya GM Prabhu A Bhatia R Rao L Bhat T Raja PG

Biomedical Human Kinetics, 12, 2020; 221–225.

Effect of Fascial Manipulation on Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit in Overhead Athletes- A Randomized Controlled Trial.

2020 Mathew N Raja PG Davis F

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal. 2020; 10 (1):17-23.

The plausible role of Deep cervical fascia and its continuum in chronic craniofacial and cervicobrachial pain: A case report

2020 Raja PG Fernandes S Cruz AM Prabhu A

Heliyon 6. 2020, e04560.

The influence of lower limb plyometrics and resistance training on the stiffness of achilles and patellar tendons in recreational athletes.

2021 Khushpal Kaur Brar Pavak Bhardwaj Raja PG

Biomedical Human Kinetics 13(1):56-62, DOI: 10.2478/bhk-2021-0008.

The influence of Fascial Manipulation on Function, Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion and Postural sway in individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability.

2021 Kamani N Poojary S Raja PG

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy. Jul;27:216-221. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.03.024. Epub 2021 Apr 2. PMID: 34391236

Effectiveness of Deep Cervical Fascial manipulation and Yoga postures on pain, function, and oculomotor control in patients with mechanical neck pain: Study protocol of a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial.

2021 Raja PG Bhat SS Fernández-de-las-Peñas C Gangavelli R Davis F Shankar R Prabhu A

Trials, 22, 574 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05533-w.