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About Principal

Name : Dr. Sanjay T. Parmar
Designation : Professor & Principal
Qualification : PDF, Ph.D, MPT, BPT, FAGE, MIAP
Date of Joining : 01-07-2006
Email ID : drsanjay.parmar@sdmuniversity.edu.in
Phone : 0836-2477615
  • Professor & Prinicpal - SDM College of Physiotherapy
  • PhD Guide - Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad
  • Editorial Board Member - Trident Journal,SDM University ,Dharwad
  • Phd Committee Member, Research Co-ordinator - SDM University
  • Post Doctorate Fellowship - University of Manitoba

Certified Courses

  • January 2011 - NDTA Course in Management and Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Other Neuromotor Disorder C/NDT, (Contact hrs.-263 hrs.) C/NDT, NDTA-USA
  • May 2012 - Professional Development Program from the University Of Southern California by Susanne Smith Roley -Sensory Integration Intervention. (Contact Hours-60) SIPT - C-SIPT(I &IV)-USA
  • Feb 2013 - International certificate course in Craniosacral Therapy-1 by up ledger Institute, USA. (Contact hours-32) CST- I
  • Feb 2013 - International certificate course in Craniosacral Therapy-2 by Up ledger Institute, USA. (Contact hours-32) CST- II
  • March 2018 - International Aquatic Therapy certification course on BADRAGAZ RING method (BRRM) conducted by IATF, Valense Switzerland by (Instructor- John Lamback)
  • March 2018 - International Aquatic Therapy certification course on BADRAGAZ RING method (BRRM) conducted by IATF, Valense Switzerland by (Instructor- John Lamback)
  • January 2019 - Mumbai, India, Credit hours-18: An introduction to DIR and DIRFloortime, ICDL- USA

Memberships

  • 2013-16 - Selected as a board of studies member of RGUHS (Physiotherapy2013-16
  • Feb 2004 - FAGE (Fellowship of the Academy) by the Academy of General Education Manipal, Karnataka, India. Reg No: 11019 Education Manipal, Karnataka, India. Reg No:11019
  • Life time membership by IAP. Reg No: L-19373
  • Nov 2009 - Life Member Associate 302 of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics.
  • Life Member of Karnataka Academy of Geriatrics by SDM College of Medical Science and Hospital. Reg No: KAG/RG/000TI/09
  • Sanjay P, Kiran S. Applicability of peabody developmental motor scales (PDMS)-2 as a developmental assessment scale for Indian children - A cross sectional study. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy2008;2(1):41-50.
  • Parmar Sanjay, KamathNivedita. The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Motor Development in Children Aged 0-5 Years. International Journal ofHumanities, Education Technology and Management. 2012; 1(2)65-72.
  • Parmar Sanjay, Khobre NA. Growth in Cerebral Palsy Children between 3-13 years in Urban Dharwad, India. Scientific Research Journal of India. 2012; 1(2)61-68.
  • Parmar Sanjay, TripathiDeepshikha, Normative Value of Pediatric Berg Balance Scale of Boys and Girls in India. International Journal of Humanities, Education Technology and Management. 2012; 1(2)56-60.
  • Parmar Sanjay, NadgirAkshata. A Study to Evaluate Growth In Mentally Retarded children Aged 5-15 Years in Dharwad Urban, India. Indian journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy - An International Journal. 2012; 6(4)18-21.
  • Parmar Sanjay, KubasadgoudraRajlaxmi. To Assess the Prevalence of Generalised Hypermobility in School Children of Dharwad (Urban), Karnataka. Indian journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy - An International Journal. 2012; 6(4)87-90.
  • Parmar Sanjay, JalwalAakanksha. A study to compare the effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises Versus Resistance Training in Overweight and Obese Adolescents. Indian journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy - An International Journal. 2012;6(4) 244-248.
  • ParmarS, Bagalkot PS - Comparison of Hyper mobility between boys and girls age 6- 12 years. Int Jour Heal Science Res.2012;2;54-3.
  • KAMAT N, Parmar Sanjay Assessment of Dharwad rural normal children on peabody developmental motor scales, (PDMS-2) (Doctoraldissertation).
  • Sanjay P, Nilashri N. Four Years Follow Up of Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy (Choreoathetoid)-A Single Case Study. International Journal of Health Sciencesand Research (IJHSR).2013;3(11):167-71.
  • Sindhur JC, Parmar Sanjay. Comparative study to determine the Hand Grip Strength in Type-II Diabetes versus Non-Diabetic Individuals- A Cross Sectional Study. Indian journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy - An International Journal. 2013;7(1) 243-246.
  • Parmar Sanjay. Bagalkot PS, KubasadgoudraRajlaxmi. Study of Correlation Between Hypermobility and Body Mass Index In Children Aged 6-12 Years. Indian journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy - An International Journal. 2013; 7(1)247-249.
  • Parmar Sanjay, NadgirAkshata. To Find the Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight among Children Having Mental Retardation in Age Group 5 To 15 Years inDharwad Urban. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research. 2013; 3(1)07-13.
  • Parmar Sanjay, AakanshaJalwal.To Study the effectiveness of resistance trainingin overweight and obese adolescents. 2013 May.(30):S19-S22. ISSN-2230-7885.
  • Sanjay Parmar, Bagalkoti Praveen .Importance of screening in 0-18 months infants by using INFANIB at tertiary hospital. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.July;2013
  • ParmarSanjay ShrutiChafekar, The study to compare length of Gastrocnemius and Soleus muscle tendon unit in full term and preterm infants. IJHSR. 2013. ISSN-2249- 9571.
  • Parmar S, Savadatti R, Naik N. Applicability of Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 in Spastic Diplegia: A Single Case Study.-. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (IJHSR).2015;5(7):556-60.
  • Neha G, Sanjay Parmar. Reliability of Noctural Enuresis Questionnaire in 6-15yrs Typically Developing School Childern. IJHSR2016.
  • Prakash N, Lal RK, Parmar S. Comparative evaluation of early passive mobilization and early active mobilization in post repair flexor tendon injuries zone 2 and 3 of hand. Int J Health Sci Res. 2017;7(7):129-133
  • Pramodkshirasagar, Sunil K M, Sanjay Parmar ."Cardio Vascular Responses To Selected Dynamic Upper Limb Exercises In Normal Subjects." In Paripex -Indian Journal Of Research Vol:6|Issue:2|February-2017, Issn-2250-1991 |If:5.215a.|Icvalue:79.96
  • Nitesh Kumar Pandey,Rajeev K. Lal, Sanjay Parmar, JyotiJeevannavar, SwathiP., "Quantification of Gross Motor Development Delay at Tertiary Care Center - An Observational Study". Indian Journal of Research 2017 6(1) ISSN - 2250-1991 | IF:5.215 | IC Value : 79.96.
  • Kanitkar A, Szturm T, Parmar S, et al. The Effectiveness of a ComputerGame-Based Rehabilitation Platform for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017;6(5):e93. Published 2017 May 18. doi:10.2196/resprot.6846
  • Kanitkar A, Szturm T, Parmar S, Gandhi DB, Rempel GR, Restall G, et al. The Effectiveness of a Computer Game-Based Rehabilitation Platform for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. JMIR Res Protoc [Internet]. 2017;6(5):e93.
  • Sunil K, Rodrigues Ma, Parmar S, Kshirasagar P. A Comparative Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Plyometrics Alone And Plyometrics With Weight Training On Improving The Agility And Power In Lower Limb Performance Among CollegeLevel Cricketplayers. Paripex-Indian Journal Of Research. 2018 Nov14;6(2).
  • Sunil K, Nalwade A, Kshirasagar P, Sanjay P, Wadhokar G. PrevalenceofMusculoskeletalinjuryAmongindianBharathnatyamdancers. Global Journal For Research Analysis. 2018 Nov14;6(2).
  • Sunil K, Kshirasagar P, Parmar S, Wadhokar G. A Comparitive Study Between The Effectiveness Of Low Tens And High Tens In Osteoarthritis Of Tibiofemoral. International Journal Of Scientific Research. 2018 Nov13;6(2).
  • LalRk, Sanjay P. Efficacy Of Passive Mobilization In Distal Radius Fractures. International Journal Of Scientific Research. 2018 Nov7;6(2).
  • LalRk, Sanjay P. Efficacy Of Therapeutic Ultrasound In Hypertrophic Scars. Indian Journal Of Applied Research. 2018 Nov6;7(2).
  • Lal RK, Bhat K, Sanjay P. Efficacy of Passive Mobilization and Home Exercises in Post Immobilization Period of Distal RadiusFracture.
  • Kshirasagar p, Mandekar S, Parmar S, Wadhokar G. "Factors Affecting The FollowUp Of Phase Ii Cardiac Rehabilitation Post Cabg At Tertiary Care Hospital, Dharwad"-A Cross-Sectional Study. Global Journal For Research Analysis. 2018 Nov14;6(2).
  • Kshirasagar P, Wadhokar G, Parmar S. "Pulmonary Rehabilitation Awareness InSubjects's With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In North Karnataka; ASurvey". Global Journal For Research Analysis. 2018 Nov 14;6(2).
  • Gaonkar NV, Irmina NJ, Praveen BS, Sanjay PT, Rajeev LK, Venkatesh AM, Aishwarya PM. Prevalence of Nocturnal Enuresis in 6-15 Years School Children and its Awareness among Parents in Dharwad. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy-An International Journal.2018;12(3):11-6.
  • Parmar Sanjay, Lakshita Shah, Sampada Kulkarni, Jyoti Jeevannavar Sayali Joshi .Role of Physiotherapy intervention in rare case of Moya Moya Syndrome- A single case study . Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy-An International Journal.2020;12(3):159-163.
  • Effects of anterior versus posterior end range mobilization on shoulder rotations range of motion in Adhesive Capsulitis Stage II. Mahantesh Biradi, Rajeev Kumar Lal, Parmar Sanjay, Zubair Ahmed. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy-An International Journal.April-june2020;vol14, no.02,91-96
  • Kanitkar, A., Parmar, S. T., Szturm, T. J., Restall, G., Rempel, G., Naik, N., Gaonkar, N., Sepehri, N., & Ankolekar, B. (2021). Reliability and validity of a computer game-based tool of upper extremity assessment for object manipulation tasks in children with cerebral palsy. Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering, 8, 20556683211014023. https://doi.org/10.1177/20556683211014023
  • Kanitkar A, Parmar ST, Szturm TJ, Restall G, Rempel G, Sepehri NParents' Perspectives on a Computer Game-Assisted Rehabilitation Program for Manual Dexterity in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Qualitative Analysis of Expectations, Child Engagement, and BenefitsJMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2021;8(2):e24337doi: 10.2196/24337PMID: 34057424PMCID: 8204242
  • Parmar, S.T.; Kanitkar, A.; Sepehri, N.; Bhairannawar, S.; Szturm, T. Computer Game-Based Telerehabilitation Platform Targeting Manual Dexterity: Exercise Is Fun. "You are Kidding- Right?". Sensors 2021, 21, 5766. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21175766
  • Paras EH, Sanjay P, Vaibhav R. The Significance Impact Assessment of Morphological Parameters on Watershed: A Review. Agricultural Reviews. 2022 Mar 1;43(1):110-5.
  • Szturm T, Parmar ST, Mehta K, Shetty DR, Kanitkar A, Eskicioglu R, Gaonkar N. Game-Based Dual-Task Exercise Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Blending Balance, Visuomotor and Cognitive Training: Feasibility Randomized Control Trial. Sensors. 2022 Jan 19;22(3):761.
  • Parmar ST, Dhanuka HR, Shetty DR. Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping and Exercises for Pronated Feet in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Cross Over Study. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2022 Jan 1;25(1):21.
  • Parmar ST, Kalavant A, Joshi S, Shah L, Parmar D. "Effectiveness of Structured Physiotherapy in Constipation in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders-A Randomised Trial" Journal of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice- Accepted.

Awards

  • 2014 - Award significant contribution in Physiotherapy IAP, Indore
  • 2015 - Excellence Award by NCPT held at Ghaziabad.
  • 2016 - Best Physio excellence award IAP 54thAnnual conference ,Shirdi.
  • 2016 - Eminent Personality Award by NCPT. held at Jaipur
  • Dr. Sanjay Parmar, Professor participated as resource person and awarded with Best Pediatric Physiotherapist.

Patent

  • Systems And Methods For Enabling Rehabilitation Of Physical Dexterity. 19/07/20, ,number 202121032349.applied to Govt.of India

Guest Editor Sensor

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/telerehabilitation
  • Contributed a chapter in a book named - Physiotherapy for Adult Neurological Conditions
  • Editor: Abraham M. Joshua
  • Chapter Name: Chapter 16: Gadgets and Technologies in Adult Neurological Physiotherapy
  • ASIN: B0B4MZ5V8J
  • Publisher: Springer (20 June 2022)
  • Language: English
  • Page No: 855

Grants

  • An exploratory randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of computer game based balance and Treadmill training Protocol for children with Gross motor and visuospatial processing impairments due to cerebral palsy and neurodevelopmental delay. Tony Szturm, Sanjay Parmar, Amitesh Narayan and Anuprita. Canadian Operational Research Society(CORS).
  • Foot track 1.0 "A foot pressure analyser for physically disabled for proper diagnosis with aid of A1" sanctioned by ITBT (SDMCET/C-III/1410/2019-2020)
  • Phase I foot track 1.0 (12.5 L, grant received in collaboration with SDMCET CEIR incubated start up Crofting technologies).
  • A feasibility Randomized Control Trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Rehabilitation Manipulandam Device in improving hand function in children with Neurodevelopmental disorders. (5000 CAD)
  • 49 CONFERENCES/CME/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED/CHAIR PERSON/SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS until 2022
  • 34 - Conducted workshop/ Resource Person, until 2022
  • PG Guide for 25 thesis until 2022
  • Phd guide for 1 until 2022