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Sensorimotor and Gait Training
Ethics Approval
Ethical approval was taken from Institutional Ethics
Committee, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, reference
number: 17/9/40/JMI/IEC/2015, dated-16/11/2015.
Acknowledgement
We express our deep gratitude to the patients for their
enthusiasm and willingness to participate in this study. We
would like to acknowledge the financial support (Irshad
Ahmad) from Maulana Azad National Fellowship, University
Grant Commission, India. We acknowledge Ms. Shivani
Verma for critical editing of English grammar and syntax of
the manuscript.
Footnotes
The authors have no conflict of interest.
Edited by: G. Lyritis
Article Information
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2020; 20(2): 234–248.
PMCID: PMC7288382
PMID: 32481239
Irshad Ahmad [1] , Shalini Verma [1] , Majumi M. Noohu [2] ,
Mohd.Yakub Shareef [3] , and M. Ejaz Hussain [1]
1) Diabetes Research Group, Centre for Physiotherapy and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central
University), New Delhi, India
2) Human Performance Lab, Centre for Physiotherapy and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central
University), New Delhi, India
3) Ansari Health Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central
University), New Delhi, India
Corresponding author: Irshad Ahmad, Centre for
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India E-mail: moc.
[email protected]
Accepted 2019 Nov 20.
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