Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui
Ph.D. (Medicine), Master of Science.
Professor Emeritus, Ziauddin University.
Karachi, Pakistan.
Editorial Team
Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation has the privileged of being the first rehabilitative journal of Pakistan that invites manuscripts from the field of physical education, psychology, alternative medicine, and varied domains of rehabilitation thereby pulling together disparate rehabilitation disciplines to enhance the quality of knowledge and decision-making. PJR is a peer-reviewed biannual journal that started its publication in 2012 with the expressed aim to promote and disseminate scientific knowledge and to break scientific inertia in the field of rehabilitation in Pakistan.
Pak. j. rehabil. is a registered journal (ISSN: 2309-7833 online, 2311-3863 printed) that appreciates the contribution from researchers, academicians, clinicians, and scholars in the form of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, original papers, case reports, case series and letter to the Editors.
PATRON
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Prof. Dr. Sumaira Imran Farooqui
Ph.D. (Physical Therapy), Masters (Public Administration, Human Resource Management).
Professor/Principal, Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ziauddin University.
Karachi, Pakistan.
EDITOR
Dr. Amna Aamir Khan
Ph.D. (Physical Therapy), MPhil (Physical Therapy).
Associate Professor/Postgraduate Program Coordinator, Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ziauddin University.
Ms. Neelum Zehra
Accelerated Doctor (Occupational Therapy), PGD (Health Care Management).
Vice principal/HOD Occupational Therapy, Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ziauddin University.
Karachi, Pakistan.
Mr. Zaki Hassan
Ph.D. Scholar (Management Sciences), Master (Business Administration).
Assistant Professor/ Statistician, Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ziauddin University.
Karachi, Pakistan.
MANAGING EDITORS
Dr. Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi
Ph.D. (Physical Therapy), Master (Physical Therapy).
Professor/Clinical Group Head Department, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital.
Karachi, Pakistan.
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Umrani
Ph.D. (Material Science), Masters (Nanotechnology Structures).
Director ORIC and Sustainability Office, Ziauddin University.
Karachi, Pakistan.
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Ms. Shaista Tariq
Ph.D. Scholar (Management Sciences), MS (Economics & Finance).
Senior Lecturer, Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ziauddin University.
Karachi, Pakistan.
EDITORIAL OFFICERS
Engr. Saleem Ahmed
Ph.D. Scholar (Computer Sciences), MS (Computer Sciences).
Senior lecturer, Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ziauddin University
Karachi, Pakistan.
Mr. Abdul Hadi Mazher
BS (Computer Sciences).
Editorial Officer, Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ziauddin University.
Karachi, Pakistan.
