The document summarizes the schedule for the 4th Annual National Conference of Society for Hand Therapy, India held on December 12-13, 2015 in Pune, India. The two-day conference featured scientific presentations, workshops and lectures on various topics related to hand therapy and rehabilitation. It included sessions on hand biomechanics, upper extremity injuries and rehabilitation, assessment and treatment of various hand conditions, as well as poster presentations and an essay competition. The goal of the conference was to promote knowledge sharing and advance the field of hand therapy in India.

1. 4th Annual National Conference of Society for Hand Therapy, India
12th (Saturday) & 13th (Sunday) December, 2015
Venue: Pathology Lecture Hall, B. J. Government Medical College & Sassoon General Hospital, Pune-411001, Maharashtra, India. Telephone
Number: 020-26128000 Extension: 2345
Theme: Helping Hands
Scientific Programme Schedule
Timings
Day 1
12th December, 2015, Saturday
Day 2
13th December, 2015, Sunday
8.00 am
-
8.30 am
Registration Registration
8.30 am
-
9.00 am
Breakfast Breakfast
9.00 am
-
9.30 am
Hand: Prehension and
Biomechanics
Dr. B. H. Baheti
Professor and HOD
(Anatomy Department)
B. J. Government Medical
College and Sassoon General
Hospitals, Pune
Email id:
bhbahetee@gmail.com
Importance of
EMG and NCV:
Implications in
Upper Limb
Rehabilitation
Dr. Nilesh Palasdeokar
Neurologist, Assistant Professor
B. J. Government Medical College
and Sassoon General Hospitals,
Pune
Email id:
nilesh.palasdeokar@gmail.com
9.30 am
-
10.00
am
Physiological Basis of
Hand Functions
Dr. A. N. Kowale
Professor and HOD
(Physiology Department)
Deputy Dean,
B. J. Government Medical
College And Sassoon General
Hospitals Pune
Email id:
ankowale@yahoo.co.in
Upper
Extremity
Orthopaedic
Injuries & Post
Operative
Rehabilitation
Dr. Ambarish Mathesul
Assistant Professor
(Orthopaedic Department)
B. J. Government Medical College
And Sassoon General Hospitals
Pune
Email Id:
math.amb123@gmail.com
10.00
am -
10.30
am
Psychological
implications in
common upper limb
conditions: Role of
Psychiatrist.
Dr. Smita N. Panse
Associate Professor
(Psychiatry Department)
B. J. Government Medical
College and Sassoon General
Hospitals, Pune
Email id:
nikhil.panse@rediffmail.com
Tendon
Transfers for
Upper
Extremity
Functional
Restoration
Dr. Nikhil Panse
Associate Professor
(Plastic Surgery Department)
B. J. Government Medical College
and Sassoon General Hospitals,
Pune
Email id:
nikhil.panse@rediffmail.com
10.30
am -
11.00
am
Inaugural Ceremony
& Welcome Presentation
Understanding
Contracture:
Therapist’s
Perspective
Dr. Shovan Saha
Associate Professor
Occupational Therapy, School of
Allied Health Sciences, Manipal
Karnataka, India.
EC Member, ACOT, AIOTA.
Vice-President, SHT, India
Email id:
shovansaha@yahoo.com
11.00
am -
11.15
am
Tea/Coffee Break Tea/Coffee Break
11.15
am -
11.45
am
Clinical Assessment of
Wrist and Hand:
Occupational
Therapist’s Perspective
Dr. Punita V. Solanki
Consultant Occupational
Therapist, NM Medical,
Malad West, Mumbai, India
Assistant Editor (IJOT)
EC Member, SHT, India
Marketing
Hand Therapy
in India
Dr. Amol Sangekar
OT & Ergonomic Consultant
Mumbai, India
President of SHT, India
Email id:
asangekar@rehabcare.org

2. Timings
Day 1
12th December, 2015, Saturday
Day 2
13th December, 2015, Sunday
11.45 am -
12.15 pm
Clinical
Assessment of
Wrist and Hand:
Occupational
Therapist’s
Perspective
Dr. Punita V. Solanki
Consultant Occupational
Therapist, NM Medical,
Malad West, Mumbai, India
Assistant Editor (IJOT)
EC Member, SHT, India
Email id:
orthorehab.punita@gmail.com
Congenital
Anomalies of
Upper Limb
Dr. Minakshi Nalbale
Pediatric Surgeon
Associate Professor
(Surgery Department)
B. J. Government Medical
College and Sassoon General
Hospitals, Pune
Email Id:
minakshi_dr@rediffmail.com
12.15 pm -
12.45 pm
Hand - As A Mirror
of Diseases
Dr. Anand Hatgaonkar
Associate Professor
(Radiology Department)
B. J. Government Medical
College and Sassoon General
Hospitals, Pune
Email Id:
anandhatgaonkar@gmail.com
Helping Hands
and Hand
Therapy
Dr. Hemant Nandgaonkar
Assistant Professor
(Occupational Therapy
Department) Seth GSMC &
KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
Ex-Officio, SHT, India
Email id:
nandgaonkar.hemant@gmail.com
12.45 pm -
1.15 pm
Swan Neck
Deformity: A
Therapist’s
Perspective
Dr. Vivek Kulkarni
Associate Professor
Sancheti College of
Physiotherapy, Pune
Email id:
vnkulkarni19@yahoo.co.in
Developmental
Progression of
Hand & Its Clinical
Application in
Treatment of
Cerebral Palsy
Dr. Rucha Thorat
MSc (OT), NDT Certified
Occupational Therapist,
Therapy for Kids Clinic, Pune
Maharashtra, India
Email id:
rucha.thorat@gmail.com
1.15 pm -
2.00 pm
Lunch Break Lunch Break
2.00 pm -
2.30 pm
Psychometric
properties of
Pneumatic Squeeze
Bulb Dynamometer
in measuring grip
strength,
endurance and
their correlation
with hand
anthropometry
Dr. Rashi Goel
Assistant Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth,
Pune, Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Screening of
Performance
Related Upper
Limb Injuries
Experienced by
Indian Musicians
Dr. Ajay Malshikare
MPT1 (Hand)
Assistant Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
A Correlation Study:
The Relationship
between Body Mass
Index & Upper Body
Muscular Endurance
in Physiotherapists
Dr. Amita Aggarwal
Assistant Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy,
Pune, Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Establishing
normative data
for upper
extremity weight
bearing capability
in adults
Pooja M. Ganacharya
MPT2 Student
Dr. D. Y. Patil College Of
Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Splinting series for
a patient with
bilateral upper
extremity trauma
Dr. Atishree Kamdar
Department of Occupational
Therapy, School of Allied
Health Sciences, Manipal
University, Manipal,
Karnataka, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Immediate Effect
of Muscle Energy
Technique on Gird
in Professional
Cricket Bowlers:
A Randomized
Controlled Trial
Antariksha A Suryawanshi
MPT2 Student
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
2.30 pm -
3.00 pm
Pain Management
in Complex
Regional Pain
Syndrome
Dr. Surekha Shinde
Associate Professor
Government Medical College
and Hospital, Solapur
Email id:
sureshinde@gmail.com
Hand in Hansen's
Disease
Dr. Vasudha Belgaonkar
Associate Professor
(Dermatology Department)
B. J. Government Medical
College, Sassoon General
Hospitals, Pune
Email Id:
doc_vasudha@yahoo.co.in

3. Timings
Day 1
12th December, 2015, Saturday
Day 2
13th December, 2015, Sunday
3.00 pm -
3.30 pm
A Study on
Influence of Hand
Anthropometry on
Grip Strength in
Geriatric
Population
Kunal Sanjay Dhamne
MPT student in MSK and
Hand Conditions
Dr. D.Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
A Comparative
Study Of
Sustained Inferior
Capsular
Stretching Versus
Passive Joint
Mobilization In
Treatment Of
Adhesive
Capsulitis
Swagata A. Patangankar
MPT2 Student
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Scapular
Dysfunction in
Guitar Players
Nidhi Atulkumar Shah
MPT student
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Comparative
study on co-
ordination ability
among right and
left handed
individuals using
Jebsen Taylor
Hand Function
Test
Anwar Gayasi
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Post Traumatic
Stiffness of Hand:
Comparative Study
of Home Exercises
Program and
Personal Manual
Exercises Program
Dr. Pawan Shirsath
Physiotherapist
Sassoon General Hospital,
Pune, Maharashtra, India
(Oral Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Low cost adaptive
devices to
improve
functional ability
of the bilateral
upper limb
deficient patient
Dr. Nayna Hatwar Wanjari
Occupational Therapist
Head of OT Department
Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
(Mini Movie: 6.00 minutes)
Use of robotics in
Upper Extremity
Rehabilitation:
ArmeoSpring
Dr. Charmie A. Dave
Occupational Therapist
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani
Hospital, Andheri West,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
(Mini Movie: 6.00 minutes)
3.30 pm -
4.00 pm
Tea/Coffee Break
Trade Exhibition + Poster Presentation*
Tea/Coffee Break
Trade Exhibition + Poster Presentation*
Essay Competition Winner Announcement
4.00 pm -
4.30 pm
Low Technology
Adaptive Devices
for Dysfunctional
Hand
Dr. Shovan Saha
Associate Professor
Department of Occupational
Therapy, School of Allied
Health Sciences, Manipal
Karnataka, India.
EC Member, Academic
Council of Occupational
Therapy, AIOTA.
Vice-President, SHT, India
Email id:
shovansaha@yahoo.com
GB Meeting’s Announcements
and
Valedictory Session
4.30 pm -
5.00 pm
Prosthetic Hand
Bionic Hand
Training
Mr. Nitin Bagade
CPO, Centre Manager
OTTO Bock, Pune
Maharashtra, India
Email id:
information@indiaottobock.
com

4. Posters*:
1
Effectiveness of Pain Release Phenomenon in
DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis: A Case Study
(Poster Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Dr. Roopa Desai
Assistant Professor, Dr. Dr. D. Y. Patil College of
Physiotherapy, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri,
Pune, Maharashtra, India
2
The Efficacy of Sensory Integration on Complex
Hand Function like Hand Writing in Benign
Hypotonia: A Case Series.
(Poster Paper: 10.00 minutes)
Dr. Kanan Doshi
Lakshya Occupational Therapy Clinic
Occupational Therapist
Ghatkopar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Please Note:
1. Expert Opinion One Liners will be displayed throughout the two days of the conference and be printed in the Souvenir.
2. EC Meeting will be held on 11th December, 2015, Friday evening amongst the Office Bearers of Society for Hand Therapy,
India and the Organizing Committee of the 4th Annual National Conference of Society for Hand Therapy, India.
3. General Body Meeting will be held on 12th December, 2015, Saturday evening after 5.00 pm
We thank all the chairpersons (Dr. Vivek Kulkarni, Dr. Shovan Saha, Dr. Punita V. Solanki, Dr. Ganesh Pande, Dr. Hemant P.
Nandgaonkar, & Dr. Sayed Esa), moderators (Dr. Ganesh Pande, Dr. Yogita Chhawchhria, & Dr. Smita Ingle), and scientific
presentation’s judges/reviewers (Dr. Nikhil Panse, Dr. Snehal P. Desai, Dr. Chaya Verma, Dr. Vivek Kulkarni, Dr. Amol
Sangekar, Dr. Shovan Saha, & Dr. Kanan Doshi) for their active contribution through two days of the conference.