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Dr. Kirti Joshi
Assistant Professor
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MS Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy
Kirti Joshi is Assistant Professor at Department of Physiotherapy, Ramaiah Medical College. After completing her MPT in Neurosciences from LTMM College ,Sion, Mumbai , she joined Ramaiah Medical College in 2005. Her area of clinical expertise are Developmental assessment, Pediatric Rehab, Women’s health especially antenatal, postnatal and pelvic floor rehab. Her areas of Research interest are Early intervention, Physical activity and women’s health. She has received research grants and published papers in these areas. She has initiated multidisciplinary team approaches in the areas of Pediatric (PRIDE clinic) and Women’s health (RaastHa program) in Ramaiah Memorial hospital. She has been invited as guest faculty in National and International forums to train students.
Qualifications
- MPT
LTMM College, Sion, Mumbai, 2005
- BPT
Government Medical College, Nagpur, 2002
Experience
Total Years of Experience19 years 4 months
Academic Experience
- 18 years 4 months ( RUAS, MSRMC and Ayushman College,Bhopal)
Industry Experience
- 19 years 4 months (Carvalho’s Physiotherapy clinic( Goa), MSRMC, Ayushman Hospital ( Bhopal) , RUAS)
Training Experience
- (Last 5 Years)
Attended
- Pelvic Pain Assessment and management - Dr Rebekah Das ,Mumbai 2019
- Antenatal and Postnatal Physiotherapy - Dr Snigdha Mehta,2020
- Pelvic Floor management Level 2 - Dr Rebekah Das, Mumbai 2022
- Fundamental Topics of Pregnancy & Postpartum Physical Therapy Combined, APTA certification, Bangalore 2024
Conducted
- Applied anatomy of Pelvic floor (Pre and postnatal Course), Revive Physiotherapy, 2021- 2023
- Comprehensive Physiotherapy for Women’s Health: Antenatal, Postnatal and Pelvic floor Wellness, Acharya NR college of Physiotherapy, 2024
- Fundamentals of comprehensive Developmental assessment, L H Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, 2024
- Early Intervention, Physical Activity, Pelvic floor rehab
- Faculty Achiever Award for Research by MSRUAS, 2023-24
National Conference Papers
- Joshi K, Puntambekar A,(2011).’Effect of early intervention on the behavior of preterm neonates’ in 49th IAP conference
- Joshi K, Madhukar M, Velluswamy S,Rao C.( 2020).‘Physical activity in adolescents and children with disabilities’ in the 5th Annual Conference of SIP
- Naaz N, Joshi K, (2023). ‘Parent-reported change in functional health status of children with Cerebral Palsy during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study’ in the 7th Annual Conference of SIP
- Joshi K,Velluswamy S, Rao C, (2023). ‘Physical activity and sedentary time among children and adolescents with disabilities- a cross sectional study’ in the 7th Annual Conference of SIP
- Joshi K, (2023).’Decoding Chronic pelvic pain through a case study’ in the 13th Annual Colloquim of BPN
National Journal Papers
- Joshi K, Puntambekar A.(2013). Effect of early intervention on the behavior of premature neonates- a clinical trial, Journal of Physical Therapy, Vol8, Issue1
- Joshi K, Rajadhyaksha S (2014). Obsterical Brachial Plexus injury- Dilemmas and Decisions, Bangalore Physiotherapists Network 4th Annual Conference souvenir
- Joshi K, Rao C, Veluswamy S, Madhukar M, (2022). Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents with Disabilities- a cross-sectional study, International Journal of Scientific Research Development, Vol 7,Issue11, p 1283-1286.
International Journal Papers
- Noten, S., Selb, M., Troenosemito, L.A., Thorpe, D.E., Rodby‐Bousquet, E., van der Slot, W.M., Roebroeck, M.E., ICF Core Set for Adults with CP Consensus Group, Ayllón, C., Ballester‐Plané, J. and Berbrayer, D., 2022. ICF Core Sets for the assessment of functioning of adults with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 64(5), pp.569-577 (Part of Consensus group)
- Rodrigues, D., Joshi, K., Rajadhyaksha, S. and Debur, R.V., 2024. Motor performance of Indian preterm infants as compared to the US population on the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP). Early Human Development, 195, p.106056.
- Indian Association of Physiotherapists (8033 L)
- Society of Indian Physiotherapists (0297)