Browsing by Author "Verma, R.K."

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    Comparison of Treatment Outcome of Transforaminal and Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections for Radiating Low Back Pain
    (International Society for Contemporary Medical Research, 2020-03) Agrawal, Ashish; Verma, R.K.
    Introduction: Back pain is one of the most common reasonsfor the patients to seek emergency care. Caudal-ESI is both thesafest and the easiest epidural injection, and it does not alwaysrequire fluoroscopic guidance. Transforaminal ESI seems tobe more effective at reducing pain, improving functionality,and preventing spinal surgery, based on the data reported inprevious studies and systematic reviews. Hence; under the lightof above mentioned data the present study was undertaken forassessing and comparing the efficacy of Transforaminal andCaudal Epidural Steroid Injections Outcome for the treatmentin patients with chronic low back pain.Material and methods: A total of 20 patients with chroniclow back pain who underwent treatment with Transforaminalor caudal epidural steroid injection were enrolled in thepresent study. Patients belonged to the age group of 20-75years of age. All the patients were divided into two groupswith 10 patients in each group as follows: Group 1 includedpatients who were given injections through Transforaminalroute, while group 2 included patients who were giveninjections through caudal route. Pain relief after the epiduralsteroid injection using Visual analogue scale (VAS). Clinicalprofile of the subjects was obtained and details were filled in aproforma. All the results were summarized in Microsoft excelsheet and were analyzed by SPSS software.Results: Mean VAS at Pre-injection, Immediate Postinjection, Post-injection 1 month and Post-injection 3 monthfor subjects of group 1 was found to be 7.5, 4.3, 3.5 and 3.4respectively. Mean VAS at Pre-injection, Immediate Postinjection, Post-injection 1 month and Post-injection 3 monthfor subjects of group 1 was found to be 7.2, 5.1, 4.1 and 4.2respectively. While comparing the mean VAS among thepatients of both the study groups, at different post-treatmenttime intervals, significant results were obtained.Conclusion: Transforaminal approach demonstrated superioreffectiveness and should be performed with increasingfrequency.
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    Effect of different Parameters of Rumen functions and Microbiota on Crossbred Cattle in Summer Season in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
    (The Association of Mastitis, 2024-01) Kumar, A.; Maurya, S.K.; Maurya, P.K.; Shrivastava, D.P.; Rai, V.; Verma, R.K.; Kumar, P.
    This study examines the complex interplay between summer stress and its effects on the microbiota and rumen function of crossbred cattle. Summer stress is becoming an increasingly important issue for animal health and production as a result of the exceptional problems brought about by the continued rise in global temperatures, which pose a threat to the livestock sector. Feed intake, nutrient utilization, and volatile fatty acid synthesis are some of the factors that are examined the rumen function. In order to further understand how the rumen microbiota changes in response to summer stress, we will also use high-throughput sequencing methods. Our goal is to find biomarkers that show how stress creates rumen alterations by studying the dynamic relationship between environmental stressors and the rumen ecosystem. Livestock management practices in the context of climate change can benefit greatly from this study. To reduce the detrimental impacts on animal health and productivity, it is important to understand how summer stress affects the rumen function and microbiota in crossbred cattle. This knowledge may then guide targeted treatments such dietary changes and environmental adjustments. This research adds to the body of information in the scientific community and helps create long-term strategies to protect crossbred cattle from harmful environmental stress.
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    Evaluation of phytoaccumulation potential of toxic metals from sewage sludge by high- value aromatic plant geranium
    (Triveni Enterprises, 2020-07) Mazeed, A.; Lothe, N.B.; Kumar, A.; Sharma, S.K.; Srivastav, S.; Verma, R.K.
    Aim: The present study aimed to assess the phytoextraction potential of plant geranium (CIM BIO-171) to remove metals from sewage sludge and to investigate the growth, yield and quality of essential oil of this aromatic plant grown in contaminated sludge.Methodology: The experiment was conducted at research farm of CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow during 2017-18 in vertical cemented column pots dug into soil. Six treatment groups of sewage sludge and soil were taken with four replication, i.e., T1-100% sewage sludge, T2-80% sewage sludge + 20% soil, T3-60% sewage sludge + 40% soil, T4-40% sewage sludge + 60% soil, T5-20% sewage sludge + 80% soil and T6-soil (only soil). Experimental soil was analysed at pre-harvest and post-harvest stage for soil characters. All plant attributes were recorded at the time of harvesting. Results: Result of the present study showed reduction in the heavy metals in the soil at harvest in comparison to the contents observed in soil at initial stage. All the parameters of growth, yield, biomass and essential oil were found to increase with the application rate of sewage sludge in geranium (CIM BIO-171). Interpretation: The results of the present study clearly indicate the phytoextraction capability of geranium plant (CIM BIO-171). Furthermore, the plants grown in contaminated sludge has all the beneficial impact on growth, yield and quality of essential oil.
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    A Prospective Study of Comparing Functional Outcome in Case of Meniscal Injury Treated with Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Vs Meniscal Repair
    (Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciences, 2019-01) Ravi Mittal; Kumar, Mohit; Gupta, Som Pratap; Verma, R.K.; Jangir, Rajat; Saxena, Abhishek
    Background: A meniscal tear is the most common injury to theknee, occuring from both athletic events and activities of dailyliving. Generally, the results of repair have been good, withhigh long-term success rates. This study aims to compare thefunctional result of arthroscopic meniscal repair andarthroscopic meniscectomy.Materials & Methods: This study was carried out in theDepartment of Orthopaedics, Mahatma Gandhi MedicalCollege and Hospital, Jaipur for comparing the functionaloutcome of arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair. 47of Meniscectomy and 35 of Meniscal Repair was done in ourstudy. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS (Statisticalpackage for Social science) 16.0 software. Categoricalvariables are expressed as frequencies and percentages.Results: Our study showed that the mean age for MeniscalRepair was 32.86 vs 29.89 for Meniscectomy. There was nosignificant gender specific difference while comparing bothgroups with a p-value of 1.0. The mean follow-up for both thegroups were same of 1.2 years with a non-significant p-value of0.78. The duration of surgery was 84.5 minute in meniscalrepair as compared to 45.6 minute. There is significantdifference in surgical time required with p-value of 0.0001. Nosignificant differences for Lysholm Score and Tegner activitylevel reduction, hkss, womac and vas scores in such a shortterm follow up.Conclusion: We concluded that more randomized studies withlarger sample sizes and longer follow-up are needed to furthershow the benefits of meniscal repair in terms of patientsperceptions of the outcome and prevention of posttraumaticosteoarthritis.
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    Studies on correlation, heritability and genetic advance in Cape-gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) under sub-tropical condition of Bihar
    (Triveni Enterprises, 2023-05) Kumar, V.; Singh, R.S.; Pal, M.; Verma, R.K.; Ojha, M.D.
    Aim: The present investigation was undertaken to assess the per se performance, correlation, heritability and genetic advance of temperate genotypes of Cape-gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) under sub-tropical condition of District, Nalanda, Bihar (India). Methodology: About 4-6 leaf stage seedlings of 18 temperate genotypes of Cape-gooseberry were arranged in the field in Randomized Block Design with three replications. Each plot consisted 3.00 m x 2.00 m with spacing of 60 cm and 45 cm between and within rows, respectively. Recommended package of practices were applied to raise a good crop. The data were recorded on ten randomly selected plants for eight characters viz., plant height, number of fruit bearing branches per plant, number of fruits per plant, fruit diameter, fruit length, fruit weight, total soluble solids and fruit yield per plant at maturity, and finally data were subjected to statistical analysis to derive valid conclusion. Results: Significant variation was observed for yield and all the yield traits studied except for plant height. High heritability was observed for fruit weight (0.85) and Total solble solids (0.87). Genetic advance was high for branches per plant (25.87), fruit yield per plant (23.21) and fruit weight (22.57). The fruit yield per plant was strongly positively associated with number of fruits per plant, fruit weight and Total soluble solids at genotypic level. Interpretation: Exhisting variability can be utilized for improvement of the crop. Number of branches per plant and number of fruits per plant are governed by additive genes. Heterosis breeding can be rewarding for the trait having high heritability coupled with low genetic advance. Strong genotypic correlation indicated that yield can be enhanced by giving due weightage to number of fruits per plant, fruit weight and total soluble solids during selection.