Farooq Rathore

Associate Professor,  Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Convoy Road, Rawalpindi 

Location: Pakistan

Consulting Services

Journal Manuscript Scientific Writing Biostatistics Conferences Career Advice and Mentoring

Areas Of Interest

Rehabilitation Stroke Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury

Professional Narrative


Employment

Consultant and Associate Professor, Armed Forces Institute Of Rehabilitation Medicine 2021
Consultant and Head of Department, PNS Shifa Hospital 2016
Consultant and Assistant Professor, CMH Lahore 2012

Education

MBBS, Army Medical College 2001
FCPS -Rehab Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan 2009
Masters in Pain Medicine, Riphah International Univesity 2016

Referees

Prof Fary Khan AM, MBBS, MD, FAFRM (RACP), Director Rehabilitation, Royal Melbourne Hospital & University of Melbourne & Peter MacCallum Centre Victoria.

“Director and Professor”


Nasir Mansoor, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.

“Head of Department”


Publications

PUBLICATIONS DETAILS

 

INTERNATIONAL

  1. Rathore MFA, Rashid P, Butt AW, Malik AA, Gill ZA, Haig AJ. Epidemiology of spinal cord injuries in the 2005 Pakistan earthquake. Spinal Cord 2007; 45: 658–663
  2. Rathore FA, Farooq F, Muzammil S, New PW, Ahmad N, Haig AJ. Spinal cord injury management and rehabilitation: highlights and shortcomings from the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008; 89:579-85.
  3. Rathore FA, Gill ZA, Malik AA, Farooq F. Acute flaccid Paraplegia: A rare complication of meningococcal meningitis. Spinal Cord 2008 ;46: 314–316
  4. Rathore MF, Farooq F, Butt AW, Aasi MH. (Letter to editor) Re: Complications in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries Sustained in an Earthquake in Northern Pakistan. J Spinal Cord Med. 2008; 31:103–104.
  5. Rathore MF, Farooq F, Butt AW, Gill ZA. (Letter to editor) An update on Spinal cord injury patients of Oct 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. Spinal Cord 2008; 46:461–462
  6. Rathore MF, Hanif S, Rashid P, Butt AW, New P, S-U Khan. The incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in a cohort of patients with Spinal Cord Injury following the Pakistan earthquake of October 2005 Spinal Cord. 2008; 46:523–526
  7. Rathore FA, New PW, Waheed A. Pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury: at an unusual site with an unusual etiology. American J Phys Med Rehabil. 2009;88:587–590
  8. Malik AY, Nasreen G, Malik SA, Rathore FA. Metal in stomach: a rare cause of gastric bezoar. British Medical Journal Case Reports.2009 [doi:10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0278]
  9. Muzammil S, Rao SE, Rathore FA, Malik NI, Hobbs NJ, Aslam N. A Technique for Suture Introduction in Multi-Strand Flexor Tendon Repairs. Techniques in Orthopedics  2009 ;24: 317-318
  10. Yasmeen R, Rathore FA, Butt AW, Ashraf K. How do chronic spinal injury patients in Pakistan manage their bowels? A cross sectional survey of 50 patients. Spinal Cord 2010; 48:872-5.
  11. Rathore FA, Farooq F. (Letter to editor) Physical therapy versus heparin for prevention of deep venous thrombosis. Spinal Cord 2010:765.
  12. Rathore FA, New PW, Iftikhar A. A report on Rehabilitation Medicine in Pakistan: Past, Present and future perspectives. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011; 92:161-166.
  13. Rathore FA, Ayub A, Farooq S. Suicide bombing as an Unusual Cause of Spinal Cord Injury: A descriptive Case series from Pakistan. Spinal Cord Spinal Cord 2011;49:851-4
  14. Jan D. Reinhardt, Jianan Li, Gosney JE , Rathore FA , Haig AJ ,Marx M, Delisa JA . Disability and health-related rehabilitation in international disaster relief .Global Health Action 2011, 4: 7191 - DOI: 10.3402/gha.v4i0.7191
  15. Rathore FA ,Gill ZA, Muzammil S.( Letter to Editor): A Comment On Management of Spinal Injuries in the October 2005 Pakistan Earthquake .Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2011;5 174-175
  16. Rathore FA, Farooq F, Mansoor SN. Non-operative management is superior to surgical stabilization in spine injury patients with complete neurological deficits: Some additional perspectives. Surg Neurol Int. 2012;3:22. Epub 2012 Feb 15.
  17. Rathore FA, Ahmad N. An overview of the Rehabilitation Medicine in Pakistan Armed Forces: The road covered so far and the journey ahead. Medical Corps International 2012;49-53.
  18. Burns AS, O’Connell Colleen, Rathore FA. Meeting the Challenges of Spinal Cord Injury Care Following Sudden Onset Disaster - Lessons Learned. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2012:44; 414-420.
  19. Rathore FA , Gosney JE, Jan D. Reinhardt, Haig AJ, Jianan Li, , Delisa JA. Medical Rehabilitation after natural Disasters: When, Where, How? .Archives of PMR 2012; 93: 1875-81.
  20. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN, Bin Qureshi S, Burns AS, O'Connell C. Re: Burns AS, O'Connell C. The challenge of spinal cord injury care in the developing world. J  Spinal Cord Med. 2012; 35:3-8. J Spinal Cord Med. 2012; 35(4):195-7.
  21. Mansoor SN, Rathore FA, Fahim M. Back pack palsy  as a rare Cause of Shoulder Pain and Weakness–A Case Report .Indian Journal of PMR  2012;23: 120-2.
  22. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Letter to editor: Pressure ulcer management in disasters in low-resourced countries. Ostomy Wound Management 2013;59: 8-9.
  23. Rathore FA, Muzammil S. Editorial: Perspective: Inadequate Long-term outcomes in female paraplegics of  the 2005 Pakistan earthquake: looking beyond the gender discrimination .Journal of Emergency and Disaster Medicine 2013;2:1-3
  24. Rathore FA, Gosney JE, Raissi GR, Li J. Experience and preparedness of major incidents in developing countries. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2013 Apr;7(2):127-8.
  25. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Letter to editor: Rehabilitation of persons with spinal cord injury in Afghanistan: Some Recommendations. Spinal Cord 2013 ;51(6):514. doi: 10.1038/sc.2013.11
  26. Rathore FA, Gosney JE. Management of musculoskeletal trauma & spinal injuries in disasters: stem cells vs. medical rehabilitation .Indian Journal of Medical Research 2013;808-810
  27. Rathore FA. Letter to editor: Neglected traumatic spinal cord injuries: Experience sharing from Pakistan .Spinal Cord 2013; 51(8):652-3. doi: 10.1038/sc.2013.49.
  28. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Factors associated with the development of pressure

ulcers after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2013: 51;84

  1. Rathore FA, Mubashir H, Mansoor SN, Farooq F. How adequate is the knowledge of Pakistani health care professionals (HCPs) about disability? A nationwide cross sectional survey of 381 HCPs . Polish Journal of Rehabilitation Research 2013
  2. Gosney JE, Reinhardt JD, von Groote PM, Rathore FA, Melvin JL. Medical rehabilitation of spinal cord injury following earthquakes in rehabilitation resource-scarce settings: implications for disaster research. Spinal Cord. 2013 51(8):603-9. doi: 10.1038/sc.2013.50.
  3. Mansoor SN ,Rathore FA, Qureshi AZ. Patellar Tendon Rupture: Case report of a rare complication of Total Knee Replacement. Int J Phys Med  Rehabil 1: 125. doi:10.4172/jpmr.1000125
  4. Mansoor S N, Rathore FA. The popeye sign. Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013;24 (1): 29.
  5. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN, Qureshi AZ. The many faces of traditional pain management in developing countries: A case series from Pakistan .Polish Journal of Rehabilitation research 2013; 5(3)50-55
  6. Khan F, Amatya B, Gosney J, Rathore FA, Burkle FM Jr. Medical Rehabilitation in Natural Disasters: A Review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil  2015; 96(9):1709-27. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.02.007.
  7. Mansoor SN, Rathore FA. Myths and misconceptions regarding facial nerve palsy management: Interesting perspectives from a developing Country. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2015; 6: 454-5.
  8. Rathore FA, Waqas A, Zia AM, Mavrinac M, Farooq F. Exploring the attitudes of medical faculty members and students in Pakistan towards plagiarism: a cross sectional survey. PeerJ 2015 3:e1031 https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1031
  9. M Mansoor SN, Ayaz SB, Rathore FA, New P. Longitudinal cleavage of the penis in   chronic spinal cord injury: two case reports. J Spinal Cord Med. 2016;39(3):366-9. doi: 10.1179/2045772315Y.0000000036.
  10. Hussain A, Qureshi AZ, Ayaz SB, Rathore FA. Framingham Risk Scores for coronary heart disease in a cohort of Saudi Arabian men and women with spinal cord injury. Acta Neurol Belg. 2016 Jun;116(2):179-84. doi:10.1007/s13760-015-0529-6.
  11. Ayaz SB, Rathore FA, Ahmad K, Matee S. The use of complementary health approaches among patients with knee osteoarthritis in Pakistan: a hospital based survey. The Egyptian Rheumatologist.DOI:10.1016/j.ejr.2015.08.003.
  12. Khan F, Amatya B, Rathore FA, Galea MP. Medical Rehabilitation in Natural Disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Way Forward. Int J Natural Disaster Health Secur, 2015:2(2); 6-12.
  13. Khan F, Amatya B,Mannan H ,Rathore FA Neurorehabilitation in Developing Countries: Challenges and the Way Forward. Phys Med Rehabil Int. 2015; 2(9): 1070.
  14. Rathore FA, Ayaz SB, Mansoor SN. Ochronotic Arthropathy: Two Case Reports from a Developing Country. Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016:9 15–20 doi: 10.4137/CMAMD.S31560.
  15. Khubaib MK, Rathore FA, Waqas A, Jan MM, Sohail S. Knowledge regarding basic facts of Stroke among Final Year MBBS students and House Officers: a cross sectional survey of 708 respondents from Pakistan. Cureus. 2016 Mar 23;8(3):e539. doi: 10.7759/cureus.539
  16. Rathore F A, Ayaz S B, Mansoor S N, et al. (April 11, 2016) Demographics of Lower Limb Amputations in the Pakistan Military: A Single Center, Three-Year Prospective Survey. Cureus 8(4): e566. doi:10.7759/cureus.566
  17. Rathore F A, Ahmad F, Zahoor M U (October 03, 2016) Case Report of a Pressure Ulcer Occurring Over the Nasal Bridge Due to a Non-Invasive Ventilation Facial Mask. Cureus 8(10): e813. doi:10.7759/cureus.813
  18. Khan F, Amatya B, Sayed TM, Butt AW, Jamil K, Iqbal W, Elmalik A, Rathore FA,  Abbott G. World Health Organisation Global Disability Action Plan 2014-2021: Challenges and perspectives for physical medicine and rehabilitation in Pakistan. J Rehabil Med. 2017 Jan 19;49(1):10-21. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2149.
  19. Rathore F A, Attique R, Asmaa Y (January 26, 2017) Prevalence and Perceptions of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Hospital Nurses in Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Survey. Cureus 9(1): e100
  20. Rathore F A, Butt A W, Soomro N, Noreen Akhtar. (January 31, 2017) A Questionnaire-Based Survey of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training in Pakistan. Cureus 9(1): e1005. doi:10.7759/cureus.10051. doi:10.7759/cureus.1001
  21. Negrini S, Arienti C, Gimigliano F, Grubišić F, Howe T, Ilieva E, Levack W, Malmivaara A, Meyer T, Patrick Engkasan J, Rathore FA, Kiekens C. Cochrane Rehabilitation: Organization and Functioning. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Sep 25. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000832. [Epub ahead of print]
  22. Rathore F A, Ahmad F, Khan O J (October 10, 2017) Compression Stockings and Pressure Ulcers: Case Series of a Neglected Issue.2017 Cureus 9(10): e1763. doi:10.7759/cureus.1763
  23. SN Mansoor, FA Rathore. Symptomatic accessory navicular bone: A case series. The Egyptian Rheumatologist 2017; 39:263-266.
  24. New PW, Eriks-Hoogland I, Scivoletto G, Reeves RK, Townson A, Marshall R, Rathore FA. Important Clinical Rehabilitation Principles Unique to People with Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Dysfunction. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 2017; 23:299-312.
  25. Mansoor SN, Rathore FA. Accessory Clavicular Sternocleidomastoid Causing Torticollis in an Adult. Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine 2018. doi: 10.2490/prm.20180006
  26. Ahmad I, Rashid S, Rathore FA. Restless Genital Syndrome: Case Report of a Rare Disorder from Pakistan. Cureus. 2018 May 13;10(5):e2619. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2619.
  27. Rathore FA, Fatima NE, Farooq F, Mansoor SN. Combating Scientific Misconduct: The Role of Focused Workshops in Changing Attitudes Towards Plagiarism. Cureus. 2018 May 28;10(5):e2698. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2698.
  28. Negrini S, Arienti C, Pollet J, Engkasan JP, Gimigliano F, Grubisic F, Howe T, Ilieva E, Levack W, Malmivaara A, Meyer T, Oral A, Rathore F, Kiekens C. Cochrane Rehabilitation: report of the first year of work. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018;54(3):463-465.
  29. Mansoor SN, Rathore FA. Bladder management practices in spinal cord injury patients: A single center experience from a developing country. J Spinal Cord Med. 2019 Nov;42(6):786-790. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1417803.
  30. Magnus Levack WM, Rathore FA, Pollet J, Negrini S. One in 11 Cochrane reviews  are on rehabilitation interventions, according to pragmatic inclusion criteria developed by Cochrane Rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019;100:8:1492-1498.
  31. Negrini S, Arienti C, Engkasan JP, Gimigliano F, Grubisic F, Howe T, Ilieva E, Lazzarini S, Levack WM, Malmivaara A, Meyer T, Oral A, Patrini M, Pollet J, Rathore FA, Kiekens C. Cochrane rehabilitation: 2018 annual report. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2019 Apr;55(2):314-318 doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.19.05785-X.
  32. Negrini S, Arienti C, Pollet J, Engkasan JP, Francisco GE, Frontera WR, Galeri S, Gworys K, Kujawa J, Mazlan M, Rathore FA, Schillebeeckx F, Kiekens C; REREP study participants; IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation. Clinical replicability of rehabilitation interventions in Randomized Controlled Trials reported in main journals is inadequate. J Clin Epidemiol. 2019 Oct;114:108-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.06.008
  33. Afridi A, Rathore FA. Is neuromuscular electrical stimulation effective for management of patellofemoral pain syndrome? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2019 Dec;44:102059. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.102059
  34. Arienti C, Kiekens C, Bettinsoli R, Engkasan JP, Gimigliano F, Grubisic F, Howe T, Ilieva E, Lazzarini SG, Levack WM, Malmivaara A, Meyer T, Oral A, Patrini M, Pollet J, Rathore FA, Negrini S. Cochrane Rehabilitation: 2019 annual report.  Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2020 Feb;56(1):120-125. doi:10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06188-2.
  35. Afridi A, Rathore FA. Are Risk Assessment Tools Effective for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Formation?: A Cochrane Review Summary With Commentary. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Apr;99(4):357-358. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001379.
  36. Ahmad I, Rathore FA. Neurological manifestations and complications of COVID-19: A literature review. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Jul;77:8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.017.
  37. Rathore FA, Afridi A. Does physical exercise training improve functional performance in type 3 spinal muscular atrophy? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2020 Jul 4. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14622.
  38. Levack WM, Rathore FA, Negrini S. Expert opinions leave space for uncertainty when defining rehabilitation interventions: analysis of difficult decisions regarding categorization of rehabilitation reviews in the Cochrane library. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2020 Oct;56(5):661-666. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06615-0.
  39. Rathore FA, Afridi A. Is combination pharmacotherapy effective for management of fibromyalgia in adults? - A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2020 Sep 1;20(3):297-300.
  40. Siddiq MAB, Rathore FA, Clegg D, Rasker JJ. Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients: A scoping review of current practice and its application during the pandemic. Turk J Phys Med Rehab 2020;66(4):480-494.
  41. Rathore FA, Ilyas A. Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and COVID-19: Crisis After a Crisis? Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Dec;29(12):1893-1894. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.08.011.
  42. Ilyas A, Rathore FA. Letter to the editor: The need for an interdisciplinary spinal cord injury rehabilitation for improving outcomes in patients with gunshot injury to spine. Chinese Journal of Traumatology 2020; 23 (6): 329-330.
  43. Rathore FA, Afridi A. Is exercise training effective within 12 months of lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer? - A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. PM R. 2021 Feb 1. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12564. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33527624.
  44. Rathore FA, Farooq F. Letter to the editor: Citations from predatory journals must be discouraged and how to identify predatory journals and publishers. Ir J Med Sci 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-020-02463-5
  45. Farooq F, Rathore FA.   COVID-19 Vaccination and the Challenge of Infodemic and Disinformation. J Korean Med Sci. 2021;36(10):e78. https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e78
  46. Watkins, K.E., Levack, W.M.M., Rathore, F.A. et al. What would ‘upscaling’ involve? A qualitative study of international variation in stroke rehabilitation. BMC Health Serv Res 21, 399 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06293-8
  47. Rathore FA, Farooq F. Letter to the editor: Citations from predatory journals must be discouraged and how to identify predatory journals and publishers. Ir J Med Sci. 2021 Jan 15. doi: 10.1007/s11845-020-02463-5. Epub ahead of print.
  48. Farooq F, Rathore FA. COVID-19 Vaccination and the Challenge of Infodemic and Disinformation. J Korean Med Sci. 2021 Mar 15;36(10):e78. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e78. PMID: 33724740; PMCID: PMC7961870.
  49. Rathore FA, Afridi A. Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs effective for acute low back pain? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. Int J Rheum Dis. 2021 Mar 16. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14088.
  50. Arienti C, Kiekens C, Bettinsoli R, Engkasan JP, Frischknecht R, Gimigliano F, Grubisic F, Howe T, Iannicelli V, Ilieva E, Lazzarini SG, Levack WM, Meyer T, Oral A, Patrini M, Pollini E, Rathore FA, Negrini S. Cochrane Rehabilitation: 2020 annual report. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 Apr;57(2):303-308. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.21.06877-5.
  51. Afridi A, Rathore FA. What are the effects of different modes of exercise training for intermittent claudication? - A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. J Rehabil Med. 2021 Apr 1;53(4):jrm00172. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2820.
  52. Watkins KE, Levack WMM, Rathore FA, Hay-Smith EJC. What would 'upscaling' involve? A qualitative study of international variation in stroke rehabilitation. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Apr 29;21(1):399. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06293-8.
  53. Khokar SK, Qamar A, Rathore FA. Correlation of Sacral Hiatus Anatomy with Occurrence of Low Back Pain. International Medical Journal 2021; 28(4):4673-81.
  54. Rathore FA, Arif A. The Impact of Interdisciplinary Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation on Improving Neurological Outcomes. Global Spine Journal. 2021;11(5):817-818. doi:10.1177/2192568220984145
  55. Afridi A ,Rathore FA. What is the effect of mechanically assisted walking training on walking, participation, and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021 Aug 7. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15013.
  56. Owolabi MO, Thrift AG, Mahal A, Ishida M, Martins S, Johnson WD, Pandian J, Abd-Allah F, Yaria J, Phan HT, Roth G, Gall SL, Beare R, Phan TG, Mikulik R, Akinyemi RO, Norrving B, Brainin M, Feigin VL; Stroke Experts Collaboration Group. Primary stroke prevention worldwide: translating evidence into action. Lancet Public Health. 2022 Jan;7(1):e74-e85. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00230-9. Epub 2021 Oct 29. Erratum in: Lancet Public Health. 2022 Jan;7(1):e14.
  57. de Sire A, Andrenelli E, Negrini F, Iannicelli V, Lazzarini SG, Patrini M, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: update of the rapid living systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field as of August 31st, 2021. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 Dec;57(6):1045-1048. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.21.07384-6.
  58. Negrini F, de Sire A, Andrenelli E, Lazzarini SG, Patrini M, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: update of the rapid living systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field as of April 30, 2021. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 Aug;57(4):663-667. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.21.07125-2.
  59. Andrenelli E, Negrini F, de Sire A, Patrini M, Lazzarini SG, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: update of the rapid living systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field as of February 28, 2021. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 Jun;57(3):481-484. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.21.06995-1.
  60. de Sire A, Andrenelli E, Negrini F, Patrini M, Lazzarini SG, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER Action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: a rapid living systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field updated as of December 31st, 2020 and synthesis of the scientific literature of 2020. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 Apr;57(2):181-188. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.21.06870-2.
  61. Negrini F, de Sire A, Andrenelli E, Lazzarini SG, Patrini M, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: a rapid living systematic review 2020 by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field. Update as of October 31st, 2020. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 Feb;57(1):166-170. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06723-4.
  62. Andrenelli E, Negrini F, de Sire A, Patrini M, Lazzarini SG, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: a rapid living systematic review 2020 by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field. Update as of September 30th, 2020. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2020 Dec;56(6):846-852. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06672-1.
  63. Negrini F, de Sire A, Andrenelli E, Lazzarini SG, Patrini M, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: the Cochrane Rehabilitation 2020 rapid living systematic review. Update as of July 31st, 2020. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2020 Oct;56(5):652-657. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06539-9.
  64. Andrenelli E, Negrini F, de Sire A, Arienti C, Patrini M, Negrini S, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Systematic rapid living review on rehabilitation needs due to COVID-19: update to May 31st, 2020. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2020 Aug;56(4):508-514. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06435-7.
  65. Afridi A, Rathore FA. What are the benefits and harms of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for trigger finger? - A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Jan 14. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001963.
  66. Owolabi MO, Thrift AG, Martins S, Johnson W, Pandian J, Abd-Allah F, Varghese C, Mahal A, Yaria J, Phan HT, Roth G, Gall SL, Beare R, Phan TG, Mikulik R, Norrving B, Feigin VL; Stroke Experts Collaboration Group. The state of stroke services across the globe: Report of World Stroke Organization-World Health Organization surveys. Int J Stroke. 2021 Oct;16(8):889-901. doi: 10.1177/17474930211019568.
  67. Andrenelli E, Negrini F, de Sire A, Lazzarini SG, Patrini M, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: update of the rapid living systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field as of October 31st, 2021. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2022 Feb;58(1):153-156. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.22.07434-2.
  68. Negrini F, de Sire A, Andrenelli E, Lazzarini SG, Patrini M, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: update of the rapid living systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field as of December 31st, 2021. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2022 Mar 4. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.22.07497-4.
  69. Marz Marzo RR, Khanal P, Ahmad A, Rathore FA, Chauhan S, Singh A, Shrestha S, AlRifai A, Lotfizadeh M, Younus DA, Billah MA, Rahman F, Sivaladchanam Y, Mohan D, Su TT. Quality of Life of the Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asian Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study across Six Countries. Life (Basel). 2022 Mar 3;12(3):365. doi: 10.3390/life12030365  
  70. de Sire A, Andrenelli E, Negrini F, Lazzarini SG, Cordani C, Ceravolo MG; International Multiprofessional Steering Committee of Cochrane Rehabilitation REH-COVER Action. Rehabilitation and COVID-19: update of the rapid living systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation Field as of February 28th, 2022. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2022 May 25. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.22.07593-1.
  71. Uddin T, Shakoor MA, Rathore FA, Sakel M. Ethical issues and dilemmas in spinal cord injury rehabilitation in the developing world: a mixed-method study. Spinal Cord. 2022 May 6. doi: 10.1038/s41393-022-00808-8.
  72. Afridi A, Rathore FA. Is environmental enrichment useful for stroke and other non-progressive brain injury? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. Neurorehabilitation 51 (2022) 181–183. DOI:10.3233/NRE-228021
  73. Bibi A, Uddin S, Naeem M, Syed A, Ud-Din Qazi W, Rathore FA, Malik S. Prevalence pattern, phenotypic manifestation, and descriptive genetics of congenital limb deficiencies in Pakistan. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2023 Jan 31. doi: 10.1097/PXR.0000000000000204. Epub ahead of print.

NATIONAL

  1. Malik T, Yasmin R, Rathore FA, Rashid P, Niazi HK, Tariq S. Types and Frequency  of Medical Complications during Stroke Rehabilitation at Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine”. Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences 2007;3: 152-55
  2. Rathore FA, Hanif S, Farooq F, Butt AW, Ahmed N. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries At A Tertiary Care Rehabilitation Institute In Pakistan. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2008;58:53-57
  3. Hanif S, Tassadaq N, Rathore FA, Rashid P, Ahmad N, Niazi F. Role of therapeutic exercises in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. Journal of Ayub Medical College 2008;19:85-88
  4. Hanif S, Malik T, Yasmin R, Rathore FA, Hassan M et al. Urodynamic Evaluation.. Professional Med J Sep 2008; 15(3): 361-366
  5.  Rathore FA, Malik T, Waheed A. Pitfalls in stroke rehabilitation – A Pakistani perspective. Pak Armed Forces Med J 2009;2: 56-61
  6. Gill ZA, Rathore FA, Iftikhar A. Posterior interosseous neuropathy during appendicectomy. Pakistan Journal of medical research. 2010; 49:94-5.
  7. Choudhary KA, Rathore MFA, Hanif S, Rashid MH. Lateral epicondylitis: Steroid Injections for management. Professional Medical Journal 2011; 18:133-138
  8. Rathore FA, Muzammil S. Epidemiology of Non-Disaster Spinal Injuries at a Spine Unit (Letter to Editor) Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan 2011; 21.
  9. Mansoor SN, Rathore FA, Ahmad N, Rahman SS. Frequency of peripheral polyneuropathy in a cohort of diabetic patients having symptoms of polyneuropathy using Electrodiagnostic procedure. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal 2011
  10. Khan MB, Muhammad WW, Nawaz KH, Ahmad I, Yousaf MA, Ahmad N, Rathore FA .Frequency of Axonal variant of Gullian –Barre Syndrome in Pakistan. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal 2011 3:61-65.
  11. Mahboob F, Ahmed N, Rathore FA, Razzaq S. Frequency of Urinary tract infection (UTI) and commonest causative organisms in spinal cord injury patients with various voiding modes. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal 2011 3:74-78.
  12. Rathore FA, Farooq F. (Letter to Editor) Going beyond the resident duty hours in Pakistan. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2012;62:189-190
  13. Farooq F, Rathore FA. (Letter to Editor) How to improve medical reading in Pakistani doctors? Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2012; 62:518-519.
  14. Gill ZA, Rathore FA, Waheed A, Rustam Z. Significance Of NCS/EMG In Bilateral Martin-Gruber Anastomosis With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome .Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal 2012; 62:134-136
  15. Rathore FA, Farooq F. Letter to the editor: Poor patient counseling: A black mark on our health care system. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2012:62; 744.
  16. Malik AY, Nasreen G, Malik SA, Rathore FA. Stercolith Peforation Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2012; 22 : 455-457
  17. Rathore FA, Gill ZA. Pneumorrhachis of the thoracic spine following gunshot wound. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2012; 22 :529-530
  18. Gill ZA, Rathore FA, Waheed A, Ahmed N. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystropy: a Case report. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal 2012; 62
  19. Farooq F ,Rathore FA. Letter to editor: Is the good cholesterol that good at preventing cardiac events? Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2012:62;980-981.
  20. Rathore FA. View Point: How I wrote and published my first case report? Khyber Med Univ J 2012; 4(4):197-198.
  21. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Letter to editor:  Developmental milestones: Even the Physicians don’t know enough and what we need to do? Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2013:63;132-133.
  22. Rathore FA, Waheed A. Marked thenar wasting in long standing carpel tunnel syndrome. J Pak Med Stud. 2013; 3(2):66-67
  23. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Letter to editor:  Developmental milestones: Even the Physicians don’t know enough and what we need to do? Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2013:63;661.
  24. Razzaq S, Mansoor SN, Rathore FA, Akhter N, Yasmeen R. Rehabilitation Outcomes following lower extremity amputation at the Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine using lower extremity functional scale. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal 2013;63: 210-15.
  25. Mansoor SN, Omar Yousaf, Rathore FA. Azad AA, Ishfaque. Frequency Of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Dental Professionals at the Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry. Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association. 2013:22;183-6.
  26. Ikram M, Ayaz SB, Gill ZA, Rathore FA. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; A report of three cases from Pakistan. RMJ. 2014; 39(1): 96-99.
  27. Mansoor SN, Rathore FA. Rehabilitation medicine: Awareness and survival in Pakistan. Khyber Med Univ J 2014;6(3):139-140
  28. Rathore FA. Undergraduate medical research is not an endangered species and why its future is bright in Pakistan?( Letter to editor) Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2014:64; 853-4.
  29. Mansoor SN, Rathore FA. Insufficiency Fracture In Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Case Report khyber Med Univ J 2014; 6: 35-37
  30. Rathore FA, Fareeha Farooq. Plagiarism detection softwares: Useful tools for medical writers and editors. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2014:64; 1329 30
  31. Qureshi AZ, Rathore FA. Number of Pakistani physicians working abroad; Do we really need to know? Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2014: 64:1410-12.
  32. Rathore FA, Sohail Muzammil .The decrepit state of trauma care in under-developed healthcare settings and the need to integrate trauma rehabilitation as a continuum of care. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2015: 65:108-9.
  33. Rathore FA, Akhtar Waheed. Stroke rehabilitation in Pakistan: what we know and what we need to do? Pakistan Journal of Neurological sciences 2014;9:3-4.
  34. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. How to conduct a workshop on medical writing: Tips, advice and experience sharing. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2015: 65:665-668.
  35. Rathore FA .Editorial: The need and roadmap for Stroke Rehabilitation guidelines in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Neurological sciences 2015; 10:3-4.
  36. Rathore FA. JE Gosney. Editorial: Rehabilitation lessons from the 2005 Pakistan earthquake and others since - looking back and ahead. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2015: 65(10):1036-37.
  37. Rathore FA. Editorial: Revisiting the 2005 earthquake paraplegics: What has changed in a decade? .Journal of Ayub Medical College 2015; 27(3):513-14.
  38. Rathore FA, Farooq F. Thinking Out of the Box: Alternative Career Choices for Young Doctors in Pakistan. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2016;26 (2): 145-147
  39. Rathore FA, Waqas A, Marjan AZ. A thirteen-year audit of manuscripts related to medical education published in leading medical journals of Pakistan. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2016: 66(10):439-441.
  40. Razzaq S. Rathore FA. An overview of Pathophysiology, assessment and management strategies of post stroke shoulder subluxation. Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences 2016:11(3); 42-48.
  41. Rathore FA, Wasay M. (Editorial)  Acute Stroke care and long term rehabilitation in Pakistan: Challenges and solutions .Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2016; 66(10):1203-4.
  42. Mansoor SN, Rathore FA. Association of Rheumatoid arthritis with the pigmented villonodular synovitis of the Knee: A case report. KMUJ : Khyber Medical University Journal 2016:8
  43. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. (Editorial)  Neurorehabilitation in Pakistan: Needs, challenges and opportunities. Khyber Med Univ J 2016; 8(2): 59-60.
  44. Mangat SA, Rathore FA, Nasir SA, Shahid M, Altaf H. South Asian contributions to the international Rehabilitation literature: an online literature survey of 10 years. PJNS 2016; 11:12-16.
  45. Rathore FA, Ayaz SB. Arthritis mutilans: Case report of an uncommon squeal of psoriatic arthritis Journal of Bahria university Medical and Dental College 2017 7(4): 26-66.
  46. Toor IN, Rathore FA, Mahboob F. Identification of barriers in the reintegration of Pakistan military amputees at the workplace: A cross sectional survey. Journal of Bahria university Medical and Dental College 2017 7(3): 160-164.
  47. SN Mansoor, Rathore FA. The need for medical rehabilitation during floods. A cross sectional survey of physicians from Pakistan Armed Forces. Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College 2017 7(4): 214-17.
  48. Rathore FA, Ilyas A. Integrating rehabilitation physicians in stroke rehabilitation challenges in Pakistan. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2017:27 (12): 798
  49. Qureshi AZ, Rathore FA (Editorial) The loose end: neurology without rehabilitation. Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences 2018; 13:1-2
  50. Rathore FA, Farooq F. The Need for Formal Training in the Peer Review Process and Role of Publons Academy. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2018:28 (1): 78-79
  51. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Biceps Brachii Rupture In An Elderly Male. JBUMDC 2018; 8(1):51-53
  52. Dilshad Hunain Al Arabia, Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Cardiac Rehabilitation as a Continuum of Care and Current Situation in Pakistan. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2018:28 (5): 412-413
  53. Sami Ullah, Dilshad Hunain Al Arabia, Mansoor SN , Rathore FA,. Beyond Publish or Perish: Promoting quality and increasing standards in medical research and writing. J Pak Med Assoc 2018:68 (5): 823-4.
  54. Memon AR, Rathore FA. Moodle and Online Learning in Pakistani Medical Universities: An opportunity worth exploring in higher education and research. J Pak Med Assoc 2018:68 (7): 1076-78.
  55. Rathore FA, Dilshad Hunain Al Arabia . Comments: Emerging role of exergaming rehabilitation of balance problems in the older adults. J Pak Med Assoc 2018:68 (7): 1144-45.
  56. Memon AR, Rathore FA. The Rising Menace of Predatory Publishing: Terms, Concepts, and Suggestions for Pakistani Researchers. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2018;28(8): 579-580
  57. Sami Ullah, Rathore FA. Neurological Recovery In Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Role Of Multidisciplinary Spinal Rehabilitation In Improving Outcomes. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2018;30(4)
  58. Rathore FA , Afridi A. Comments on Sanjay Kalra et al (J Pak Med Assoc. 2019; 69(1): 127) A. Diabetes as a communicable disease. J Pak Med Assoc 2019:69 (5): 759.
  59. Ahmad I, Rathore FA. Current situation and future recommendations For neurophysiology services in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences 2019: 14 (1): 1-2
  60. Alzamel N, Qureshi AZ, Rathore FA, Ullah S. The negative effects of anterior cruciate ligament injury during stroke rehabilitation. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(6):1740-1744. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.6.974
  61. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Disability Rights and Management in Pakistan: Time to Face the Bitter Truth. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2019 Dec;29(12):1131-1132. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2019.12.1131.
  62. Mansoor SN, Gill ZA, Rathore FA, Uttra K. Establishing and Managing a Quarantine and Isolation Centre in COVID-19 Pandemic. J Pak Med Assoc 2020:70 (Suppl. 3) S11-14.
  63. Rathore FA, Farooq F. Information Overload and Infodemic in the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Pak Med Assoc 2020:70 (Suppl. 3) S162-165.
  64. Memon AR, Rathore FA.Publishing research during pandemics: are you vulnerable to the COVID-19 or predatory publishers? . J Pak Med Assoc 2020:70 (Suppl. 3) S166-168.
  65. Farooq F, Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Challenges of Online Medical Education in Pakistan During COVID-19 Pandemic. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2020; 30(Supp1):S67-S69 https://doi.org/10.29271/jcpsp.2020.Supp1.S67.
  66. Gardezi A, Rathore FA, Farooq F. Sanitization Walk-Through Gates During COVID-19 Pandemic: Effective or A False Sense of Protection?. Annals KEMU [Internet]. 2020Jul.13 [cited 2020Jul.30];26(Special Issue):259-61. Available from: https://www.annalskemu.org/journal/index.php/annals/article/view/3649
  67. Ahmad I, Rathore FA, Khan MN, Nazir SNB. Risk factors associated with in-hospital death in adult COVID-19 patients in Karachi, Pakistan: a retrospective chart review. Pak Armed Forces Med J 2020; 70 COIVD-19 (1)
  68. Razzaq S, Rathore FA , Disability in Pakistan: Past experiences, current situation and future directions. J Pak Med Assoc 2020:70 (12): 2084-85.
  69. Chughtai  RR,  Rathore  FA.  Comments on   Effects   of   routine   physiotherapy   with   and   without   neuromobilization  in  the  management  of  internal  shoulder  impingement  syndrome:  A  randomized  controlled  trial.  Pak  J  Med Sci. 2021;37(1):296-297.   doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.3880
  70. Mansoor S, Rathore F, Ikram M. STROKE REHABILITATION SERVICES IN PAKISTAN: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS. KMUJ [Internet]. 2020Nov.24 [cited 2021Jan.14];12(4). Available from: https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/20446
  71. Afridi A, Rathore FA, Nazir SNB. Wii Fit for Balance Training in Elderly: A Systematic Review. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2021; 31(05):559-566.
  72. Memon AR, Rathore FA. The rising menace of scholarly black-market in the developing world: Challenges and solutions. JPak Med Assoc 2021;71:6:1523-1526
  73. Ahmad I, Rathore FA. Guillain‐Barre Syndrome in Covid-19: A Literature Review. Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS) 16:10;42-54
  74. Saleem J, Karar E, Choudary OF, Shaikh FM, Rathore FA. Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Wearing Medical Masks and Respirators during COVID-19 Pandemic. J Bahria Uni Med Dental Coll. 2021; 11(4):158-164 DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.51985/JBUMDC2021010
  75. Rathore FA, Qureshi AZ. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Disability Care and Persons with Disability in Pakistan. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021 Dec;31(12):1391-1393. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.12.1391.
  76. Afridi A, Malik AN, Tariq H, Rathore FA. The emerging role of virtual reality training in rehabilitation. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Jan;72(1):188-191. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.22-006.
  77. Ramay SU, Al-Arabia H, Rathore FA. Multi-disciplinary Rehabilitation for management of diabetes-related neurological and musculoskeletal complications. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Feb;72(2):188-191
  78. Rathore FA, Mansoor SN. Need for Clinical Guidelines for Management of Osteoporosis: Do Not Forget Role of Rehabilitation Interventions. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2022 Mar;32(3):412-413. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.03.412.
  79. Butt AK, Zubair R, Rathore FA. The role of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Speech and Language Therapy: A mini review. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Mar;72(3):581-584
  80. Khalil MT Younas U, Irshad I, Rathore FA. Rehabilitation of hemispatial neglect in stroke. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 April;72(5):779-81.
  81. Razzaq S, Kara M, Özcakar M, Rathore FA. Diagnosis, management strategies and research horizons in sarcopenia. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 May;72(5):998-1001
  82. Rathore FA, Ilyas A, Farooq F. The analysis of published research on gout and hyperuricemia from Pakistan in national biomedical literature. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 28(1), 109-11.
  83. Mansoor SN, Al Arabia H, Rathore FA. Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals: Prevention is better than cure. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 June;72(6):1243-45
  84. Riaz H, Nadeem H, Rathore FA. Recent advances in the pelvic floor assessment and rehabilitation of Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 July;72(7):1456-1459
  85. Malik AN, Tariq H, Afridi A, Rathore FA. Technological advancements in stroke rehabilitation. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Aug;72(8):1672-74. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.22-90
  86. Noor MB, Rashid M, Younas U, Rathore FA. Recent advances in the management of hemiplegic shoulder pain. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Sep;72(9):1882-84. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22-97
  87. Nazir SNB, Rathore FA. Comment on Muhammad Junaid Ijaz et al (JPMA, Vol 72, No-04,April 2022) Effect of median nerve neuromobilization on functional status in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: A double blinded randomized. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Sep;72(9):1885-86.
  88. Tahir S, Baig MO, Rathore FA, Aslam A. The emerging role of focal muscle vibration in rehabilitation of neurological disorders. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Sep;72(10):2126-28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22-106
  89. Riaz H, Rathore FA. The Role of Rehabilitation Services in the Optimal Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2022;32(10): 1374-1375
  90. Anwar F,R Sarah, Yasmeen R, Rathore FA. Interdisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation of acquired brain injury - Part-1: impairment-based assessment and rehabilitation J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Nov;72(11):2343-46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22-113
  91. Mago A, Rathore FA, Farooq F Virtual Conference Cannot Replace Physical Meeting: Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic Online Transformation. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2022;32(11): 1512-13
  92. Anwar F,R Sarah, Yasmeen R, Rathore FA. Interdisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation of acquired brain injury — Part II — a proposed model of care for Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Dec;72(12):2573-75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22-121
  93. Hassan MF, Siddiqi FA, Bashir MS Rathore FA. An overview of injury prevention for soccer players in Pakistan: A sports rehab perspective. J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Feb;73(2):435-437. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.15-23
  94. Yaqoob MF, Noor R, Siddiqi FA,  Rathore FA. An overview of biofeedback techniques in mechanical low back pain: effects on sensory integration of balance  J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Jan;73(1):204-6. DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.08-23  
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Book Chapters

  1. Rathore FA, Farooq F. Tips on effective Biomedical Literature search. In Kasi PM. RESEARCH: What, Why and How? A Treatise from Researchers to Researchers. Author HouseTM, Bloomington, IN 47403, USA 2009, ISBN: 978-1-4389-9171-9 (e)
  2. Rathore FA , SN Mansoor. Demographics of Spinal Cord Injuries in Pakistan. In Movaghar, Jazayeri SB ,Vaccaro AR. Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injuries. (pp. 177-192) Nova Publishers, NY, USA 2012.
  3. Rathore FA, Memon AR. How to detect and avoid predatory Journals. Scientific Writing: A Guide to the Art of Medical Writing and Scientific Publishing. Editors Shaukat Ali Jawaid. Masood Jawaid. 1st Edition Professional Medical Publications 2019. 312-325

 

Encyclopedia Chapter

  1. Rathore FA. Spinal Cord Injuries in the Developing World. In: JH Stone, M Blouin, editors. International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation. 2010. Available online: http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/encyclopedia/article.php?id=141&language=en

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manuscripts under Review

 

  1. Watkins KE, Levack WMN, Hay-Smith J, Rathore FA. Challenges in applying evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation: A qualitative description of experiences of health professionals from low, middle, and high-income countries (Submitted to Disability and Rehabilitation)
  2. Rathore FA, Farooq F. Research Resources (Book Chapter for Manual of health research; A practical guide for those who want to do research and don’t know how to do it) Under Review
  3. Ullah, Sami; Qureshi, Ahmad Zaheer; Rathore FA, Sami, Waqas; Moukais, Imad Saeed; Alibrahim, Fatimah; Assiri, Ibrahim Ali; Alsuhaibani, AymanType, grade and location of primary brain tumors do not have significant effects on functional gains during inpatient rehabilitation.
  4. Functional Priorities of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: a Saudi Arabian Perspective.

Grants,Awards and Certifications

Grants :

  1. Four Posters at 26th Annual Winter meeting of AAPNA awarded $ 400
  2. Recipient of $ 1500 travel grant from Emerging Nations Science Foundation, Italy to present 03 poster and 01 oral presentation at the 5th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) Istanbul, Turkey, 13-17 June 2009
  3. Winner of the   Young Physician’s Scholarship for the 7th World Stroke Congress in Seoul, Korea, October 13 – 16, 2010.
  4. Recipient of $ 2500 travel grant from Emerging Nations Science Foundation, Italy to present 04 posters and 01 oral presentation at the 6th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) , San Juan, Puerto Rico (12th -16th June 2011)
  5. Recipient of $ 25, 000 Scholarship from Pakistan Armed Forces to Undergo on Job Training in the USA (Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU, NY and Kessler Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ) –June –Dec 2011.
  6. Recipient of $ 1500 travel grant from International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, UK to present paper at the 117th AMSUS Annual Meeting  San Antonio, Texas (6th -9th Nov 2011)
  7. Recipient of Research Productivity Award 2010, 2011 and 2012 from Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, Islamabad.
  8. Recipient of the $ 600   ISPRM education fund for the 7th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing China.
  9. Recipient of the $ 2500 AuthorAID/INASP Grant to hold a series of eight ,workshops on “Making medical writing easy for beginners” (2014)
  10. Recipient of the $ 4400 INASP Grant to attend the Summer 2015 Intensive Course in Research Writing, Texas A&M University (22nd  June – 10th  July 2015)
  11. Recipient of the $ 800  ISPRM education fund for the 10th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2016, KL, Malaysia.
  12. Recipient of the $ 2000 ISPRM Scholarship to attend for the 11th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  13. Recipient of the Euro 2000 ISPRM President Cabinet Grant to attend for the 16th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022, Lisbon, Portugal.

Awards & Prizes :

  1. Certificate of Honors in Biochemistry ---- 1st professional MBBS (1997)
  2. Certificate of Honors in Pharmacology ---- 2nd   professional MBBS (1998)
  3. Certificate of merit for standing 1st    in subject of Rehabilitation medicine, Grading diploma course 2005-07, held at Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, Rawalpindi
    1. Ibn-e – Sina Silver medal in recognition of outstanding original research work presented at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad  annual symposium 2007
    2. Co-chairman of scientific session at 5th Annual conference and Scientific Symposium. Bangladesh Association of PM&R 2008. 15th Nov 2008. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  4. Recipient of ISPRM 2009 Young Investigator award. This award was chosen among 190 oral presentations made at the 5th World Congress of International Society of physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. 13-17 June 2009. The only speaker and first presenter from Pakistan
    1. Cochairman of scientific session at the 2nd IRF World Conference and 7th Annual conference and Scientific Symposium. Bangladesh Association of PM&R 2012. 2nd -4th Dec 2012. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    2. Co-Chairman of Scientific Session at the 15th International Neurology Update. Avari Hotel, Lahore 28th -29th Nov 2015.
    3. Invited Plenary/keynote Speaker at the following international and national conferences
      1. 5th Annual conference and Scientific Symposium. Bangladesh Association of PM&R 2008. 15th Nov 2008. Dhaka, Bangladesh
      2. First conference on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Rural and Developing Regions, at Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.9-12 June 2009. The only speaker from Pakistan.
      3. 2nd IRF World Conference and 7th Annual conference and Scientific Symposium. Bangladesh Association of PM&R 2012. 2nd -4th Dec 2012. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
      4. 4th Asia-Oceania Conference of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (4th AOCPRM) Bangkok, Thailand, Dec 2014. First and the only the only invited plenary speaker from Pakistan.
      5. 3rd National Rehabilitation Conference, ISRA University, Islamabad,31st Oct -2nd Nov 2014.
      6. 14th International Neurology Update & 7th National Stroke Conference. Agha Khan University, Karachi 19th -21st Dec 2014
      7. Novartis Spasticity Summit Season 2. Islamabad, 22nd -24th May 2015
      8. Pakistan Society of Neurology and Novartis, Spasticity Summit Season 3. 22nd August 2015
      9. 15th International Neurology Update. Avari Hotel, Lahore 28th -29th Nov 2015.
      10. 23rd annual conference of Pakistan Society of Neurology Annual. Ramada Hotel, Islamabad (25th -27th March 2016)
      11. 11th National Medical Conference, Lahore 14-15th May, 2016
      12. 10th World Congress of International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Kualalampur, Malaysia 29th May-2nd June 2016.
      13. 16th International Neurology Update. Movenpick Hotel, Karachi. 23rd -25th Dec 2016.
      14. 3rd International Rehabilitation Sciences Congress and 5th National Rehabilitation Conference 2017. ISRA university, Islamabad 23-25th Feb 2017
      15. 1st LUMHS National Conference on Quality Education (Q CON 17) at Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro.
      16. 1st Annual Meeting and 5th National PMR Conference. Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Dow University of Health Sciences, 25th March 2017.
  5. Elected as the first active individual member of the ISPRM Assembly of Delegates from Pakistan in Aug 2010.
  6. Awarded Michael Moles Fellowship by the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine for 2011-2013.( http://www.wadem.org/moles_fellowship.html )
  7. Elected member of the BMJ board of International Fellows in June 2013.
  8. Recipient of the award for second best oral paper presentation at the 18th Post Graduate Medical Education Conference, AKU, Karachi (May 31st  June 1st , 2013)
  9. Member Advisory Board and Low- and Middle-Income countries representative at the Cochrane Rehabilitation.
  10. Member Executive committee and National Representative at the Asia-Oceanian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
  11. Awarded “AuthorAID Mentor of the Year for 2014’ by INASP, UK.
  12. Recipient of the Gold medal for best oral presentation at the best oral paper presentation at the 2nd Annual International Medical Education Conference at UHS Lahore (29th  -31st October, 2015)
  13. Member of the scientific committees of the following conferences
    1. 1st International RehabCon , 4th -6th April 2014 , Rawalpindi, Pakistan
    2. 7th World Congress of International society of Physical and rehabilitation medicine , Cancun , Mexico June 2014
    3. 1st International Cerebral palsy conference. Pakistan Academy of cerebral Palsy Rising sun Institute, Lahore 20th -21st March 2015
    4. 2nd  International RehabCon , 10th -12th  2015 April, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
    5. 6th Annual Conference of Pakistan Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karachi 6-7th Nov 2019
  14. National Representative and Member Assembly of Delegates of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  15. Listed in the directory of Productive scientists of Pakistan 2016 by the Pakistan council for science and technology.
  16. External examiner for Masters in Rehabilitation program at the University of Malaya, Kualalampur, Malaysia (May 2017)
  17. Star Facilitator of the INASP Online Research Courses -https://moodle.inasp.info/mod/page/view.php?id=4413   
  18. Actively involved in scientific research for more than 10 years and have more than 250 (publications, posters and paper presentations) in national and international medical journals. These are the largest number of publications/ presentations among Pakistan based Rehabilitation professionals.


Languages

Language Proficiency :

English (Excellent Spoken and Written) Urdu (Persianised Hindustani) (Excellent Spoken and Written)

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