Publication

Spinal Cord Injury / Rehabilitation

1. Magimairaj H, Hariharan R, Thumbikat P. Orthodeoxia syndrome: a rare complication of ASD in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2015 Jul 9;2:15005.

2. Sabapathy V, Tharion G, Kumar S. Cell Therapy Augments Functional Recovery Subsequent to Spinal Cord Injury under Experimental Conditions. Stem Cells Int. 2015 Jul 9;2015:e132172.

3. Bhide RP, Solomons C, Devsahayam s, Tharion G. Exercise and gait training in persons with paraplegia and its effect on muscle properties. j back musculoskelet rehabil. 2014 dec 29. [epub ahead of print]

4. Senthilvelkumar T, Magimairaj H, Fletcher J, Tharion G, George J. Comparison of body weight-supported treadmill training versus body weight-supported overground training in people with incomplete tetraplegia: a pilot randomized trial. Clin Rehabil. 2015 Jan;29(1):42-9. doi: 10.1177/0269215514538068. Epub 2014 Jun 25.

5. Bhide RP, Barman A, Varghese SM, Chatterjee A, Mammen S, George J, Thomas R. A rare presentation of subacute progressive ascending myelopathy secondary to cement leakage in percutaneous vertebroplasty. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 May;93(5):431–6

6. Barman A, Shanmugasundaram D, Bhide R, Viswanathan A, Magimairaj HP, Nagarajan G, Thrion G, Thomas R. Survival in Persons With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Receiving Structured Follow-Up in South India. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Apr;95(4):642–8

7. Ojha R, George J, Chandy BR, Tharion G, Devasahayam SR. Neuromodulation by surface electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves for reduction of detrusor overactivity in patients with spinal cord injury: A pilot study. J Spinal Cord Med. 2014 Jan 3

8. Senthilvelkumar T, Thomas R. Gutter Crutches: An unconventional walking aid for incomplete tetraplegics - a casereport. Indian J Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Sep;24(3):76–9

9. Barman A, Bhide R, Viswanathan A, George J, Thomas R, Tharion G. Gorham’s disease of the spine. NeuroRehabilitation. 2013 Jan 1;33(1):121–6.

10. Mathew A, Samuelkamaleshkumar S, Radhika S, Elango A. Engagement in occupational activities and pressure ulcer development in rehabilitated South Indian persons with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2013;51(2):150–155;

11. Kunju N, Tharion G, Devasahayam SR, Manivannan M. Muscle Activation Pattern and Weight Bearing of Limbs during Wheelchair Transfers in Healthy Individuals– A Step towards Lower Limb FES Assisted Transfer for Paraplegics. In: Pons JL, Torricelli D, Pajaro M, editors. Converging Clin Eng Res Neurorehabilitation [Internet]. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 2013 [cited 2013 Jul 21]. p. 197–201.

12. Raji Thomas. Commentary. Journal of NeuroSciences in rural practice 01/2012; 3(1):16.

13. Samuel Kamalesh Kumar, Vinoth Kumar C, Jerome Dany Praveenraj. Community Reintegration and Quality of Life in Rehabilitated South Indian Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. IJOT. 2012 Dec;44(3):11–15

14. Kumar A, Prabha R, Paul T, Margaret Shanthi FX, George J, Peedicayil J, et al. Tramadol inhibits the contractility of isolated caprine detrusor muscle. Auton Autacoid Pharmacol. 2012 Apr;32(1 Pt 2):15–22.

15. Nagarajan G, Arumugam E, Tharion G, Bhattacharji S. Perceptions of patients with spinal cord injury on future research in South India. Social Care and Neurodisability. 2012 Feb 17;3(1):20–6.

16. R Thomas and M. Barnes.Life Expectancy for people with disabilities. NeuroRehabilitation 2010;27(2):201-208

17. Samuelkamaleshkumar S, Radhika S, Cherian B, Elango A, Winrose W, Suhany BT, et al. Community reintegration in rehabilitated South Indian persons with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Jul;91(7):1117–21.

18. Henry P, Anand V. ICF in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2010;21(2):59–62

19. John LT, Cherian B, Babu A. Postural control and fear of falling in persons with low-level paraplegia. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2010;47(5):497-502.

20. Winser SJ, Stanely P, Tharion G. Respiratory rehabilitation with abdominal weights: a prospective case study. Health. 2010;02(05):407–11.

21. Cherian B, Midea C, John JA, Tharion G, Bhattacharji S. Long term follow up of persons with spinal cord injury integrated in the community. International journal of therapy and rehabilitation. 2010 Jan;17(2).

22. Winser SJ, George J, Stanley P, Tharion G. A comparison study of two breathing exercise techniques in tetraplegics. Scientific Research Journal. 2009;1(2):88–92.

23. Rajendra K, Venugopal K, George T, Bhattacharji S. A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Phenol blocks to peripheral nerves in reducing spasticity in patients with paraplegia and brain injury. Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2008 Oct;19(1):13–7.

24. Faruqui AR, Mathai J, George J, Peedicayil J, Ernest K, Neelakantan N. Inhibitory effect of nicorandil on the contraction of isolated human urinary bladder detrusor muscle. Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol. 2008 Jun;30(5):363–6.

25. Tharion G, Nagarajan G, Bhattacharji S. Guidelines for care of persons with spinal cord injury in the community. World Health Organisation; 2008.

26. Subbanna PK, Margaret Shanti FX, George J, Tharion G, Neelakantan N, Durai S, et al. Topical phenytoin solution fortreating pressure ulcers: a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinicaltrial. Spinal Cord. 2007 Nov;45(11):739–43.

27. George J, Tharion G, Richar J, Macaden AS, Thomas R, Bhattacharji S. The effectiveness of intravesicaloxybutynin, propantheline, and capsaicin in the management of neuropathicbladder following spinal cord injury. Scientific World Journal. 2007;7:1683–90.

28. Thomas R, Chandler B. Management of Bowel Dysfunction in Neurological Rehabilitation - A Review. CritRevPhysRehabilMed. 2007;19(4):251-274

29. Moorthy RK, Bhattacharji S, Thayumanasamy G, Rajshekhar V. Quantitative changes in gaitparameters after central corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 Apr;2(4):418–24.

30. Jacob G, Tharion G, Kumar S, Thomas K, Macaden A, Bhattacharji S. Bone mineral density in persons with acute spinal cord injuries and response to oral potassium bicarbonate. Journal of Medical Society. 2004 Jan;18(1):9–14.

31. Kurian S, Tharyan P, Bhattacharji S. Psychiatric morbidity in Rehabilitated patients with Physical disability. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2003;26(2):15–8.

32. Saravanan B, Manigandan C, Macaden A, Tharion G, Bhattacharji S. Re-examining the psychology of spinalcord injury: a meaning centered approach from a cultural perspective. Spinal Cord. 2001 Jun;39(6):323–6.

33. Manigandan C, Saravanan B, Macaden A, Gopalan L, Tharion G, Bhattacharji S. Psychological well-being amongcarers of people with spinal cord injury: a preliminary investigation fromSouth India. Spinal Cord. 2000 Sep;38(9):559–62.

34. Tharion G, Kurien G, Macaden A., Venugopal K, Nagarajan G, Bhattacharji S. Long-term morbidity in persons with Neuropathic bowel. Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2000;10(11):24–8.

35. Tharion G, Prasad KR, Gopalan L, Bhattacharji S. Glucose intolerance and dyslipidaemias in persons with paraplegia and tetraplegia in south India. Spinal Cord. 1998 Apr;36(4):228–30.

36. Tharion G, Bhattacharji S. Aspirin in chloroform as an effective adjuvant in the management of chronic neurogenic pain. Arch Phys Med Rehab.1997 Apr;78(4):437–9.

37. Gopalan L, Tharion G, Prasad KR, Nagarajan G, Bhattacharji S. A follow up study to evaluate the long-term mobility in persons with Paraplegia. Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal. 1997;8(2):47–8.

38. Jacob KS, Zachariah K, Bhattacharji S. Depression in individuals withspinal cord injury: methodological issues. Paraplegia. 1995 Jul;33(7):377–80.

39. Nagarajan G, Robinson S, Elango A, Latha BV, Prasad RK, Macaden AS, et al. Vocational rehabilitation of severely disabled people. Action Aid Disability News. 1995;6:43–6.

40. Zachariah A, Basha A, Bhattacharji S, Oommen A. N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidaseinthe localisation of urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cordinjury. Paraplegia. 1991 Jun;29(5):324–9.

Pediatrics

1. A John J, E Raj L. Paediatric Rehabilitation. In: Goel K, editor. Hutchison’s Paediatrics. New Delhi India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2012. p.763-779

2. Thomas SG, David J, Bhattacharji S, Daniel RT. Quantitative gait analysis following hemispherotomy for Rasmussens encephalitis. Journal of Paediatric Neuroscience. 2007;2:7–9.

3. Henry P, Ganesh T, Suranjan B. Effect of single event multilevel soft tissue surgery on gait parameters in spastic diplegia. Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2007;18:1.

4. Raji Thomas, Ganesh T, Jacob George, Venugopal K, Macaden A, Poonnoose M, Tharion G, Devasahayam S, Bhattacharji S, et al. Instrumented gait analysis for planning and assessment of treatment in cerebral palsy. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2005 Jul 1;39(3):182.

5. Macaden AS, Bhattacharji S, Chilman RKR, Ganesh T, George J, Nair NG. What gait analysis tells us about clinical examination of spastic gait in children. Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2005;16(2):45–7.

Haemophilia

1. Tilak, M., Paul, A., Samuel, C. S., David, J. A., Viswabandya, A. and Srivastava, A. (2014), Cryotherapy for acute haemarthrosis in haemophilia – attempts to understand the ‘ice age’ practice. Haemophilia. doi: 10.1111/hae.12581 (published online: 4 DEC 2014)

2. Rajamanickam M, Michael R, Sampath V, John JA, Viswabandya A, Srivastava A. Should ice be used in the treatmentof acute haemarthrosis in haemophilia? Haemophilia. 2013 Jul; 19(4);e267-68

3. Padankatti SM, Macaden AS, Cherian SM, Thirumugam M, Pazani D, Kalaiselvan M, et al. A patient-prioritized abilityassessment in haemophilia: the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Haemophilia. 2011 Jul;17(4):605–11.

4. Jayandharan GR, Nair SC, Poonnoose PM, Thomas R, John J, Keshav SK, et al. Polymorphismin factor VII gene modifies phenotype ofsevere haemophilia. Haemophilia. 2009 Nov;15(6):1228–36.

5. John JA, Mani RM, Thomas R, Macaden AS, Srivastava A, Skeil D, et al. Low-cost treatment for haemophilic knee contractures. BMJ Rapid Response [Internet[cited 2013 Jan 28]].6 April 2007.

6. Poonnoose PM, Thomas R, Keshava SN, Cherian RS, Padankatti S, Pazani D, et al. Psychometric analysis of the Functional Independence Scorein Haemophilia (FISH). Haemophilia. 2007 Sep;13(5):620–6.

7. Poonnoose PM, Manigandan C, Thomas R, Shyamkumar NK, Kavitha ML, Bhattacharji S, et al. Functional Independence Score inHaemophilia: a new performance-based instrument to measure disability. Haemophilia. 2005 Nov;11(6):598–602.

8. Fischer K, Van den Berg HM, Thomas R, Kumar S, Poonnoose P, Viswabandya A, et al. Dose and outcome of care in haemophilia--how do we define cost-effectiveness? Haemophilia. 2004 Oct;10 Suppl 4:216–20.

Musculoskeletal

1. Ranjan A, Raj LE, Kumar D, Sandhya P, Danda D. Reliabilityof Box and Block Test for manual dexterity in patients with rheumatoidarthritis: a pilot study Int J Rheum Dis. 2015 Jul 14. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12655. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Tilak M¹, Isaac SA, Fletcher J, Vasanthan LT, Subbaiah RS, Babu A, Bhide R, Tharion G. Mirror Therapy andTranscutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Management of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees - A Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. Physiother Res Int. 2015 Apr 1. doi: 10.1002/pri.1626. [Epub ahead of print]

3. Arockiaraj J, Korula RJ, Oommen AT, Devasahayam S, Wankhar S, Velkumar S, et al. Proprioceptive changes in thecontralateral knee joint following anterior cruciate injury. Bone Jt J. 2013 Feb 1;95-B(2):188–91.

4. Barman A, Chatterjee A, Prakash H, Viswanathan A, Tharion G, Thomas R. Traumatic brachial plexus injury: Electrodiagnostic findings from 111 patients in a tertiary care hospital in India. Injury. 2012 Nov;43(11):1943-1948.

5. Madhuri V, Balakumar B, Walter NM, Prakash H, Dutt V, Chowdhurie L. Function after total calcanectomy for malignant tumor in a child: is complex reconstruction necessary? J Foot Ankle Surg. 2012 Feb;51(1):71-75

6. Booshanam DS, Cherian B, Joseph CPAR, Mathew J, Thomas R. Evaluation of posture and pain in persons with benign joint hypermobility syndrome. Rheumatol. Int. 2011 Dec;31(12):1561–5.

7. Henry P, Cassandra S, Suresh D, Subbian E. Assessment of crosstalk between fine wire EMG from Soleus and surface EMG from the gastrocnemius. Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2010;21(2):40–46.

8. David J, Flannery J. Best rehabilitation practices. In: Waddell J, editor. Fractures of the proximalfemur : improving outcomes. Philadelphia Pa. ;London: Saunders; 2010

9. Babu AS, Mathew E, Danda D, Prakash H. Management of patients with fibromyalgia using biofeedback: a randomized control trial. Indian J Med Sci. 2007 Aug;61(8):455–61.

10. Bhatti W, Sen S, Chacko J, Thomas G, Karl S, Mathai J, George J. Does bladder augmentation stabilize serum creatinine in urethral valve disease? A series of 19 cases. J Pediatr Urol. 2007 Apr;3(2):122–6.

11. Gopi Krishna Kota, N.K.Shyam Kumar, Raji Thomas. Baastrup’s Disease : AnUnusual Cause of Back Pain : A Case Report. The Internet Journal of Radiology;2005; Volume 4 , No.1

12. Poonnoose PM, S Bhattacharji, Shyam Kumar NK, Raji Thomas, George Tharion, Venugopal K. Swelling of the thigh and Adductor muscle rupture-A Case Report.Indian Journal of PhysicaL Medicine and Rehabilitation 2004;15:52-54

13. Tharion G, Bhattacharji S. Malignant secondary depositin the iliac crest masquerading as meralgia paresthetica. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1997 Sep;78(9):1010–1.

14. David JA, Chatterjee A, Macaden AS, Sankarapandian V, Christopher PR. Injected corticosteroids for treating plantar heel pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

15. Babu NV, Chittaranjan S, Abraham G, Bhattacharjee S, Korula RJ. Vascularized extensor digitorum brevis to reconstruct the Achilles tendon. A case report. Acta Orthop Scand. 1994 Feb;65(1):101–2.

16. Verghese M, Radhakrishnan M, Chandrapal H, Jacob MV. Phasic conversion after tibialis posterior transfer. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1975 Feb;56(2):83–5.

17. Verghese M, Ittimani KV, Satyanarayan KR, Mathai R, Bhakthaviziam C. A study of the conduction velocity of the motor fibers of ulnar and median nerves in leprosy. Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. 1970 Sep;38(3):271–7.

Cell Culture

1. Thakur A, Muniswami D, Tharion G, Kanakasabapathy I. Immunohistological and electrophysiological characterization of Globose basal stem cells. Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2014 Apr;17(4):278–86

2. Thakur A, Muniswami D, Tharion G, Kanakasabapathy I. Isolating Globose Basal Stem Cells from Albino Wistar Rats Using a Highly Specific Monoclonal Antibody. J Clin Diagn Res JCDR. 2013 Nov;7(11):2419–22

3. Thakur A, Muniswami D, Tharion G, Kanakasabapathy I. Induction Protocols For Neuronal Transformation Of Globose Basal Stem Cells. Int J Curr Res Rev. 2013;5(14):16–23

4. Tharion G, Indirani K, Durai M, Meenakshi M, Devasahayam SR, Prabhav NR, et al. Motor recovery following olfactoryensheathing cell transplantation in rats with spinal cord injury. Neurol India. 2011 Aug;59(4):566–72.

Brain Injury/ Stroke

1. Samuel Kirubakaran Durairaj, Divya Singh, & Nishad Kassim. The Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Interventions In Adults With Cerebellar Dysfunction - ASystematic Review International Journal of Physiotherapy 2014;1(5):286-298.

2. Samuelkamaleshkumar S, Reethajanetsureka S, Pauljebaraj P, Benshamir B, Padankatti SM, David JA. Mirror Therapy Enhances Motor Performance in the Paretic Upper Limb After Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2014 Nov 1;95(11):2000–5.

3. Merritta C, Cherian B, Macaden AS, John JA. Measurement of physical performance and objective fatigability in people with mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury. Int J Rehabil Res. 2010 Jun;33(2):109–14.

4. Cherian B, Chrisly M, Macaden AS, John JA . Vocational outcome after brain injury. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal. 2009;3(3):20–3.

Diabetes

1. John J, Chandy B, Rajan P, Premkumar R. Footwear. In: A Practical Guide to Diabetes Mellitus. New Delhi India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2012. p.158-177

Psychiatry

1. Ernest S, Nagarajan G, Jacob KS. Assessment of need of patients with schizophrenia: A study in Vellore, India. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Dec;59(8):752-56

Public Health

1. Francis MR, Nagarajan G, Sarkar R, Mohan VR, Kang G, Balraj V. Perception of drinking water safety and factors influencing acceptance and sustainability of a water quality intervention in rural southern India. BMC Public Health. 2015 Jul 30;15(1):731.