¹Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem, INDIA.

²Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, Tirunelveli, INDIA.

Email: udhayasinghdr@gmail.com

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