Mukesh Kumar Sinha

Assistant Professor - Selection Grade

Department of Physiotherapy

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Mukesh Kumar Sinha is an Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) in Department of Physiotherapy at MCHP, Manipal. 

    He is currently

    • Coordinator for the VIII semester BPT program 
    • Coordinator Physical Activity - Open Elective program. 
    • Member of the Quality Management Review committee. 
    • Member - Admission/Promotional Empowered Committee
    • Clinical and research expertise in the field of physical activity, exercise physiology, exercise testing and training, physical activity promotion, exercise and obesity.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy II Theory & Practical BPT IV year/8th semester
Evidence based Physiotherapy BPT IV year/8th semester
Community Physiotherapy II Theory BPT IV year/8th semester
Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy I Theory & Practical BPT IV year/8th semester
Basic Life Support BPT II year/4th semester
Exercise Physiology BPT II year/4th semester
Foundations of Professional practice BPT I year/1st semester
Theoretical concepts in Basics of Exercise Therapy - II BPT I year/2nd semester
Practical in Basics of Exercise Therapy - II BPT I year/2nd semester
Theoretical concepts in Electrotherapy - I BPT I year/2nd semester
Principles of Physiotherapy Practice – Theory & Practical 1st year/1st sem MPT
Research Project - I (Research Proposal - Approval) 1st year/1st sem MPT
Ethics and Pedagogy 1st year/2nd sem MPT
Foundations of Cardiopulmonary sciences - Theory& Practical 1st year/2nd sem MPT
General in Cardiopulmonary sciences – Theory & Practical 2nd year/ 3rd sem MPT
Evidence based practice in Cardiopulmonary sciences 2nd year/ 3rd sem MPT
Elective in Cardiopulmonary sciences - Theory & Practical - Health Promotion & Fitness - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - Critical Care Physiotherapy 2nd year/ 4th sem MPT
Research Project - IV 2nd year/ 4th sem MPT

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Bachelor of Science Zoology Magadh University 2005
Bachelor of Physiotherapy Physiotherapy School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education 2010
Master of Physiotherapy Cardiopulmonary Sciences School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education 2012

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Alva's College of Physiotherapy & Research Centre, Moodbidri Lecturer Teaching/Clinical September 2012 to November 2015
Laxmi Memorial Education Trust, Mangaluru Assistant Professor Teaching/Clinical January 2016 to June 2016
School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Assistant Professor Teaching/Clinical October 16, 2017 to till date

A Cross-Sectional Study on Balance Deficits and Gait Deviations in COPD Patients.

2021-01-06 Priyanka Jirange Vaishali K Mukesh Kumar Sinha Kalyan Bairapareddy Gopalkrishna Alaparthi

Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2021 Jan 6;2021

The initial steps in pulmonary rehabilitation: How it all began?

Vaishali K Mukesh Kumar Sinha Arun Maiya Anup Bhat

Lung India 2019; 36 (2): 139-141

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Exercise Physiology, Physical activity, Exercise and Behavioral Science, Physical activity Promotion, Exercise and obesity, exercise and cardiac autonomic function, Pulmonary rehabilitation

Area of Expertise

Cardiopulmonary Sciences (Health Promotion & Fitness)

Area of Research

Physical activity, Exercise and Behavioral Science, Physical activity Promotion, Exercise and obesity, exercise and cardiac autonomic function, Pulmonary rehabilitation

Manipal predictive exercise adherence scale (MPEAS)

Vaishnavi Jairaj Suvarna Vaishali K Mukesh Kumar Sinha Dan Issac Pothiyi Prateek Srivastava Asha Kamath

1. Reg no. – L-93974/2020