Dr. John Solomon M

Additional Professor & Head of Department

Department of Physiotherapy

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr. John Solomon M is Additional Professor and Head of the Department at the Department of Physiotherapy at MCHP, Manipal.

    He is:

    • Head of Department of Physiotherapy
    • Coordinator- Centre for Comprehensive Stroke Rehabilitation and Research
    • Academic- MPT Neuro- Academic coordinator
    • Clinical Incharge: Balance and vestibular rehabilitation Unit and Neurosurgery wards

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Exercise Therapy I BPT
Exercise Therapy II BPT
PT Neuro III BPT
Ethics and Administration III BPT
Electrodiagnosis IV BPT
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice I MPT
Neurorehabilitation II MPT

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Manipal University- FAIMER fellowship Leadership in Interprofessional education and practice MFIILIPE, MAHE 2018
PhD Neurorehabilitation Manipal Academy of Higher Education 2010
MPT Neurosciences School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 2003
BPT SRIPMS, Coimbatore, Dr. MGR University 2000

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
MCHP Associate Professor Senior Scale Head of the Department, PhD Supervisor, Teacher 2019 to present
MCHP Associate Professor PhD Supervisor, Teacher 2008 - till date
MCHP Assistant Professor Teacher 2006-2008
MCHP Lecturer Teacher 2003-2006
MCHP PG cum tutor Clinical teaching for undergraduate students 2001-2003

ENHANCE: Enhancing brain plasticity for sensorimotor recovery in spastic hemiparesis

2016-01-01 John Solomon M

Funding agency: International Development Research Centre, Canada/ The Royal institution for the advancement of Learning, McGill University, Canada (135,573 CAD); Duration: Jan 2016 - Nov 2018; Role: Co-Investigator

Improving rehabilitation services through evidence-based practice – assessing neurological recovery

2013-01-05 John Solomon M

Funding agency: Grand challenges, Canada (33,618 CAD); Duration: May 2013 - Dec 2014; Role: Co-Investigator

Virtual reality stroke rehabilitation

2013-01-11 John Solomon M

Funding agency: Grand challenges, Canada (13,390 CAD); Duration: Nov 2013 - July 2014; Role: Co-investigator

Virtual reality training in improving balance in elderly

John Solomon M

Funding agency: DST-TIDE, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (INR 12,50,000; Duration: Sanctioned; Role: Prinicpal Investigator

Development and testing of a web portal for facilitating adherence to home-based physical exercises among community-dwelling stroke survivors

2018-04-01 John Solomon M

Funding agency: Society of Indian Physiotherapists INR 25,000/- Role: Co-PI Duration: April 2018 to March 2019

A Phase 3, Multi Arm, Multi Stage, Covariate Adjusted, Response - Adaptive Randomized Trial To Determine Optimal Early Mobility Training After Stroke (AVERT DOSE)

2020-08-01 John Solomon M

Funding agency: Florey Institue, Australia Role: Co-I Duration: August 2020 to May 2024

Physical activity promotion for stroke survivors living in community

2019-02-01 John Solomon M

Funding agency: PHRI Role: PI INR 16,44,330/- Duration: February 2019 to August 2020

Development and feasibility of Adaptive sports for promoting physical activity in community dwelling stroke survivors

2019-04-01 John Solomon M

Funding agency: Society of Indian Physiotherapists Role: Co-PI INR 25,000/- Duration: April 2019 to March 2020

Development and testing of a web portal for facilitating adherence to home-based physical exercises among community-dwelling stroke survivors

2019-05-01 John Solomon M

Funding agency: Society of Indian Physiotherapists Role: Co-PI INR 25,000/- Duration: May 2018 to May 2019

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Stroke Rehabilitation, Vestibular and balance rehabilitation and Interprofessional education and practice

Area of Expertise

Stroke rehabilitation, Vestibular rehabilitation, Acquired brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Area of Research

Physiotherapy in Neurosciences, Motor control, Balance

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Professional affilitations:

  • Indian Association of Physiotherapists
  • International Spinal Cord Society
  • Indian federation of neurological rehabilitation 
  • International society of motor control 
  • World federation of neurorehabilitation
  • Society of Indian Physiotherapists
  • World Stroke Organization

 

Research Training:
  • Research training in motor control at McGill University during June 12gth to 24th 2013
  • Motor control Summer School  a training course for research in motor control conducted at Tihany, Hungary  June 14th to 18th 2012

Evidence-based stroke rehabilitation: do priorities for practice change and feasibility of implementation vary across high income, upper and lower-middle income countries?,

2021-04-13 Sanjana Gururaj Marie-Louise Bird Karen Borschmann Janice J. Eng Caroline Leigh Watkins Marion F. Walker John Solomon M SRRR2 KT working group

Disability and Rehabilitation, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1910737

Gait training interventions for patients with stroke in India: A systematic review

2020-10-16 Apoorva M. Shankaranarayana Sanjana Gururaj N Manikandan Chitralakshmi K. Balasubramanian John Solomon M

Gait & Posture, 2021, 83, 132-140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.10.012

Exercise intensity of the upper limb can be enhanced using a virtual rehabilitation system

2020-05-18 Baniña MC Molad R John Solomon M Berman S Soroker N Frenkel-Toledo S Liebermann DG Levin MF

Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2020 May 18:1-7. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1765421.

Moving Stroke Rehabilitation Research Evidence into Clinical Practice: Consensus-Based Core Recommendations From the Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable

2019-10-29 Eng JJ Bird ML Godecke E Hoffmann TC Laurin C Olaoye OA John Solomon M Teasell R Watkins CL Walker MF

Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2019 Nov;33(11):935-942. doi: 10.1177/1545968319886485.

Effectiveness of a multifactorial context-enhancing functional therapy to promote functional arm use and recovery of stroke survivors: study protocol for a clinical trial.

2019-09-17 Rajagopalan V N Manikandan Gorthi SP Sebastian Padickaparambil John Solomon M

BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 17;9(9):e023963. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023963.

Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on spasticity in adults with stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018-11-16 Amreen Mahmood Sundar Kumar Veluswamy Aditi Hombali Aditi Mullick N Manikandan John Solomon M

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Apr;100(4):751-768. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.10.016.

Facilitators and barriers to using neurological outcome measures in developed and developing countries

2018-11-07 Marika Demers Andréanne K. Blanchette Aditi A. Mullick Akash Shah Kathleen Woo John Solomon M Mindy F. Levin

Physiother Res Int. 2019 Jan;24(1):e1756. doi:10.1002/pri.1756. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

Activation of elbow extensors during passive stretch of flexors in patients with post-stroke spasticity

2018-07-24 Levin MF John Solomon M Shah A Blanchette AK Feldman AG

Clin Neurophysiol. 2018 Oct;129(10):2065-2074. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.07.007

Personalized upper limb training combined with anodal-tDCS for sensorimotor recovery in spastic hemiparesis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2018-01-04 Levin MF Baniña MC Frenkel-Toledo S Berman S Soroker N John Solomon M Liebermann DG

Trials. 2018 Jan 4;19(1):7

Effect of Kinect based training on trunk control in patients with stroke

2015-01-01 Xina Quadros Senthil Kumaran D John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Effect of functional electrical stimulation on standing posture during post operative rehabilitation in children with spastic diplegia

2015-01-01 Manmohita Divya Mohan John Solomon M

Role: Co-Guide

Effect of Kinect based virtual reality game training in persons with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction

2015-01-01 Sanjana N Manikandan John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Influence of optic flow guided treadmill walking in children

2014-01-01 Kalashree Senthil Kumaran D John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Influence of posterior leaf spring ankle foot orthosis on balance and gait parameters in hemiparetic patients

2014-01-01 Neha Kutumbe N Manikandan John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Analysis of balance and function in different peripheral vestibular disorders

2014-01-01 Fayeza Akhtar Senthil Kumaran D John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Intermanual transfer in participants with hemiparesis following stroke: A pilot study

2013-01-01 Priyadarshini G R Senthil Kumaran D John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Comparison of home based endurance and resistance training on function and mobility in participants with paraplegia: A prelimenary study

2013-01-01 Akash Shah John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Influence of seat surface on Upper limb function in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

2012-01-01 Asmi D Mehta John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Comparison of TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) and FES (Functional Electical Stimulation) on lower limb spaticity in patients with spinal card injury.

2012-01-01 Anjali S John Solomon M N Manikandan

Role: Co-guide

Trunk muscle activation during functional activities of the extremities in stroke patients.

2012-01-01 Varanasi Archana Senthil Kumaran D John Solomon M

Role: Co-guide

Postural Sway During Dual - task Conditions in Children with spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

2011-01-01 Asir John Samuel John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Axial Disabilities in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in India- A Survey

2011-01-01 Nicole Dsouza John Solomon M N Manikandan

Role: Co-guide

Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation for Quadriceps on Weight Bearing Symmetry in Acute Hemiparetic Subjects- A Case Report

2011-01-01 Aditi Chandrakar John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Association of gross motor development with severity of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy up to six months of age

2010-01-01 Rujal Kansara John Solomon M Bhamini K Rao

Role: Co-guide

Effect of inter hemispheric activity training on reaction time with Downs syndrome

2010-01-01 Pratiksha Rao Vijayamuniraj Bhamini K Rao

Role: Guide

Effect of mirror therapy on hand function in hemiplegic patients : A randomised control trial

2010-01-01 Aditi Mullick Senthil Kumaran D Bhamini K Rao

Role: Guide

Correlation of Isometric Quadriceps Endurance with the Functional Mobility in Normal Elderly

2009-01-01 Monica Dhiman John Solomon M N Manikandan

Role: Co-guide

Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Trunk Control in Acute Hemiplegic Patients

2009-01-01 Nishanth Mahajan Senthil Kumaran D John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Concurrent Validity of Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS)

2009-01-01 Snahal Rathi John Solomon M Vijayamuniraj

Role: Guide

Effect of vestibular adaptation exercise on balance following vestibular Schwannoma Resection-A randomized Control Trial

2009-01-01 Viral Shah Senthil Kumaran D John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Correlation between postural deformation & balance in patients with Parkinsonism

2009-01-01 Sunil Bhat Vijaymuniraj John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Prevalence of Upper Extremity Discomfort in Clerical Workers and Effect of Physiotherapy Education in its Prevention.

2008-01-01 Shweta Bodke John Solomon M Dr. Kavitha Raja

Role: Co-guide

Effect of Myofascial Release over Stretching on Elbow Flexors Spasticity.

2008-01-01 Sudhir Bhatbolan Vijayamuniraj John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Reliability and Predictive Validity of Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS) in Patients with Acute Stroke.

2008-01-01 Arumbur Geeson David Senthil Kumaran D John Solomon M

Role: Guide

Correlation of Paediatric Reach Test with Paediatric Balance Scale as a Measure of Balance in Children between Age Group of 5-10 Years.

2008-01-01 S.Devika Rani Bhamini K Rao John Solomon M

Role: Guide