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Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder, which has a negative effect on the quality of life. Patient often feel incapable of performing the basic daily life activities as walking, going up stairs, or lifting objects. The literature indicates the overall prevalence rate is about 2-6% worldwide. Patients with fibromyalgia go through various pharmacology and non-pharmacological treatments. The purpose of this systematic review is to provide an overview of research studies focused on the various treatment procedures and to find out the gap in the literature for the future studies in FM condition. Methods: Studies in any language were identified by searching through databases like MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Science Direct and PEDro. Articles in which some form of treatment methods was used to manage fibromyalgia were included. The PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews were followed. Results: Several researchers demonstrated the individual effects of their therapeutic techniques; a specific intervention will not work for every patient because each patient has a different constellation of symptoms resulting in different responses to therapeutic interventions. Conclusion: Our results suggested that the combination of soft tissue releases along with psychotherapy and medication is necessary to resolve the overall symptoms of fibromyalgia.

BACKGROUND - Shin splints is a frequent injury of the lower extremity and one of the most common causes of exertional leg pain in athletes. The purpose of this study was to find the effectiveness of arch support on shin splints in recreational runners. METHOD - 30 recreational runners (15 male, 15 female) with shin splints during running were included in this study through simple random sampling. Each subject ran 1 km at their comfortable pace without the use of arch support for the 1st week, readings of foot and ankle disability index (FADI), numeric pain rating scales (NPRS) and time were recorded as a pre reading on 7th day and the same was done after the completion of 2nd week of running with arch support as post readings on 14th day. Both pre and post readings of FADI, NPRS and Time of all the 30 subjects were compared. RESULT – After analysis, the study showed significant result between pre and post mean value of foot and ankle disability index (FADI) i.e. (p < 0.05) and non-significant results on numeric pain rating scales (NPRS) and time i.e. (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION – The arch support does not reduce shin splints in recreational runners. however, it is effective in decreasing the foot and ankle disability but ineffective in reducing pain and time.

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BACKGROUND- Children and teenagers are becoming more and more obese all around the world. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) allows for short, intense bursts of activity followed by quick recovery periods, which can be repeated many times. This lead them to seek effective, inexpensive approaches that can burn a lot of calories in a short amount of time. To implement a home-based effective weight loss program through HIIT. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of HIIT on weight, pulse rate, oxygen saturation (spO2), waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI). METHOD - Ten different schools were selected, screened for the overweight/obese subjects and they were randomly assigned to supervised group (n=15) and non- supervised group(n=15). All the subjects performed 45 minutes of a HIIT body workout, consisting of random repetitions of 45 seconds of each exercise followed by 5 seconds of passive recovery for two weeks. RESULT – The pre and post-treatment mean values showed a significant result in both the groups (<0.05) on weight (2.18 ± 1.08), WC (5.6 ± 2.73), spO2 (0.07 ± 1.86), pulse rate (10.73 ± 13.2), and BMI (1.01 ± 0.37). CONCLUSION – This study provides the evidence that supervised HIIT is proved effective in reducing weight.