Neeraj Kumar

Head - Department of Physiotherapy

Mr. NEERAJ KUMAR has a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Sports Physiotherapy. He is a well known speaker on this subject and has spoken at Physiotherapy conferences and workshops across the country.

He has worked as Asst. Professor & Programme Chair, Department of Physiotherapy at Galgotias University, Greater Noida and as Assistant Professor cum Academic Coordinator in Saaii College of Medical Science & Technology, Kanpur in the past.

He has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by “Delhi United” for invaluable contribution to the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi.

He is currently General Secretary, Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists and Member of International Scientific Committee and Editorial Review Board on Sports and Health Sciences, World Academy SET. He is also on the Editorial Board of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal (POTJ). He is a member of National Editorial Advisory Board of Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (IJPOT) which is a journal of international repute.

His professional skills include BLS (Basic Life Support) and ALS (Advanced Life Support). He is also well versed with the use of computers and has expertise in SPSS. He considers his positive attitude, motivated self as his strengths. His leadership Skills and analytical skills are an add-on to his medical education that also helps him mentor his students towards professional success.

His hobbies include playing Sudoku, travelling, reading and interacting with new people. He is a food lover as well.

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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

• Paul, M., Kumar, N., Saini, G.K., & Sandhu, J.S. (2010). Efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya and Deep Breathing in Reducing of the Precompetitive Anxiety among Young Athletes. Medicina Sportiva, No.23, 1417-1422.
• Kumar, N., Paul, M., & Sandhu, J.S. (2011). Why Players Engage in Drug Abuse Substances? A Survey Study. Doping Journal, vol. 8, 1. Available at: http://dopingjournal.org/content/8/1/
• Kumar, N., & Yadav, R. (2011). Normative Data on Hand Grip Strength in a Kanpur Adult Population. International Journal of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Vol 2, Issue 2.
• Kumar, N., & Sharma, S. (2011). Effect of Tobacco Chewing on VO2 max. Medicina Sportiva. No.27, 1680- 1684.
• Kumar, N., & Agrahari, R. (2012). Effect of Pre-exercise Sports Drink on Cardio-Respiratory Fitness. Medicina Sportiva. vol VIII, no 2, 1846-1851.
• Paul, M., Kumar, N., & Sandhu, J.S. (2012). Relationship of Perfectionism with Different Psycho-Social Variables between Athletes of Varying Level of Experience. International Journal of Sports Sciences & Physical Education. Vol 3, Issue 2.
• Kumar, N., Khan, M., Singh, N., & Singh, S. (2014). Impact of Smoking on Speed and Coordination of Upper Limb Movement. Addiction and Health, 2014; 6(3).
• Kumar, N., Singh, A., Sinha, N. Tripathi, V.M. (2015). Comparison of Physical Fitness between Tobacco Chewer & Non-tobacco Chewer. Saudi Journal of Sports Medicine. 15, 2, 137-141.
• Kumar, N., Archana, Singh, P. (2015). To determine the association of cardiorespiratory fitness with anthropometric characteristics in collegiate athletes. Serbian Journal of Sports sciences. 9(1), 27-30.
• Kumar, N., Srivastava, D., Tiwari, N. N., Dwivedi, S. (2017). Effective time for consumption of preexercise energy drink to enhance cardiorespiratory fitness. Saudi Journal of Sports Medicine. 17: 79-81.
• Kumar, N., & Laroiya, N. (2017). Association of VO2 max, Agility and BMI among Collegiate athletes. Annals of Sports Medicine and Research. 4(5): 1121
• Neeraj K, Nazia S, & Sharma PK. Association of Selected Anthropometric Determinants with Agility among Collegiate Athletes. Ann Yoga Phys Ther. 2017; 2(4): 1036

BOOK PUBLICATIONS

• Kumar, N., & Kumari, S. (2012). Hamstring Flexibility in Young Adult Male & Female, Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-659-14385-4
• Kumar, N., & Mishra, S. (2012). Prevalence of Osteoarthrosis, Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-659-14825-5

PAPER PRESENTATION

• Topic: “Why Players Engage in Drug Abuse Substances? A survey study, at 12th Asian Federation of Sports Medicine Congress held at Guru Nanak Dev University, Dec. 2009.