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Ethnopharmacology 2019

& Physiotherapy Congress 2019

Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ISSN: 2249-622X | Volume 9

Page 39

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

MEETINGS

YEARS

March 27-28, 2019 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

PHARMACOLOGY AND ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

International Conference and Exhibition on

GLOBAL PHYSIOTHERAPY, PHYSICAL

REHABILITATION AND SPORTS MEDICINE

Joint Event on

A STUDY OF KINANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES AND BODY COMPOSITION

COMPONENTS IN PLAYERS OF DIFFERENT SPORTS EVENTS

Wadhwa Rakesh, Kishan Kumar DS, Koley S

and

Sandhu JS

Guru Nanak Dev University, India

Purpose of study:

In the present study an attempt has been made to evaluate the 15 Kinanthropometric vari-

ables and 3 body composition components of 137 randomly selected inter-university sports person (49 males

& 88 females) aged 18-23 years.

Results:

Highly significant differences (p<0.001) were found between sports males Vs control males and sports

females Vs control females in all 5 skin fold measurements, fat percent and total body fat. Between sports fe-

males and control females highly significant differences (p<0.001) were noted in upper arm girth and abdomi-

nal girth. Statistically significant (p<0.05) difference between sports females and control females were noted in

body weight, forearm girth, calf girth, femur bicondylar diameter and between sports males and control males

in body weight, abdominal girth and femur bicondylar diameter.

Conclusion:

Both in cases of sport males and sports females, lea amount of fat deposition were recorded than

their control counterparts.

Wadhwa Rakesh et al., Asian J Biomed Pharmaceut Sci 2019, Volume 9 | DOI: 10.4066/2249-622X-C1-017

Wadhwa Rakesh from India running his own Wadhwa Physiotherapy Clinic in Punjab, India. He has completed his

masters in physiotherapy with specialization in sports injury & rehabilitation. He has been a renowned speaker in many

conferences. He also worked as a sports physiotherapist in 33

national games in Guwahati, India in 2007. Ha has been

a founder member of an Indian Association of Physiotherapy. He also attended CME programme on sports psychology

and doping. He has about 2 national publications under his name. He has given his on field services in events life mar-

athons, football, cricket, kabaddi, tennis matches etc. He has been awarded with various academic and clinical awards.

He also has huge clinical expertise in manual therapy, biomechanical analysis and sports injury rehabilitation.

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