Rathi, Manisha
Mali, Namrata
Gazbare, Preeti
Joshi, Reema
Desai, Roopa
Funding for this research was provided by:
Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Article History
Received: 1 November 2025
Accepted: 18 February 2026
First Online: 19 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study adhered to the policies and procedures of the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. The study was approved by the Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy Institutional Ethics Committee under the reference number DYPCPT/556(22)/2020, Dated 28/09/2020. Every participants gave written informed consent to participate in the study and they were notified of their rights to withdraw at any point of time without any penalty.This study complies with the CONSORT guidelines.There are no participants under the age of 18 in the study.
: All participants assigned written informed consent for publication of personal and clinical data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.