Acknowledgement

Foremost, I would like to thank the Almighty and Grandparents who has been watching
over, showering their blessings and guiding me to complete this task.
I would like to express my sincere debt of gratitude to my noble and esteemed guide Dr.
Shyamal Koley, Associate Professor and Head, Faculty of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, Guru
Nanak Dev University, Amritsar for his ever inspiring guidance and constant encouragement. His
untiring efforts, experience, immense knowledge and constant motivation made this research work a
success. He has been a great advisor and mentor for my Ph. D study.
I am grateful to all the faculty members of Department of Sports Medicine and
Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, for their suggestions and help during the
course of this research work.
I owe my gratitude Dr. Deepak Chaudhary, Director Sports Injury Centre Delhi and Dr.
Ashu Gupta and Dr. Amit Goel Physiotherapists Sports Injury Centre Delhi for their constant
encouragement and support during the course of this research work.
I owe my thanks to college authorities and my subjects who participated in this study and
all the administrative staff for their co-operation extended during this study.
It’s a great pleasure to extend my heartiest thanks to Dr. K.T. Bhowmik Additional M.S.
Safdarjung Hospital and Mr. Anoop Srivastav for their encouragement and support.
I am extremely thankful to Mr. Subhash Yadav and M/s Subhash Computers for technical
support.
It is a great pleasure to extend my heartiest thanks to my friends especially, Srinivas,
Monika, Parminder, Jasmine, Ruchika, Latika, Tarun, Vikas and Sonam for their cooperation
throughout this research work.
I am indebted for life, to my husband Anil Seth for being my friend, philosopher and pillar
of strength.
I am also very thankful to my mother-in-law and father-in-law and Sunny, for their
inspiration and care.
I am supremely grateful to my Papa and Mumma, my sister Vandana and my niece Apoorva
for consistently inspiring me to follow my dream.
I cannot repay in any form the unending support and care of my bua Ramakanta and
phuphaji Mr. J.S. Meena for instilling in me the faith that I could achieve any feat.

Sadhana Meena