1. Who writes the content
Every clinical article on this site is written by Dr. Jyoti Bajpai, Masters in Physiotherapy (MPT) from NIRTAR, Odisha, with over fifteen years of clinical practice and a paediatric specialisation held since 2020. Articles are written from clinical experience first and then checked against the published evidence. Where a figure comes from her own caseload rather than from research, the article says so in those words — “in my practice”, “of the cases I see” — so that a reader is never left guessing which is which.
2. What “Dr.” means here
In India the title is used conventionally by physiotherapists holding a Masters or doctoral qualification in physiotherapy. Dr. Bajpai is a physiotherapist, not a medical doctor. She does not prescribe medication or order imaging, and content on this site will tell you to see a physician where that is what your situation needs.
3. Where the numbers come from
Statistics about prevalence, recovery rates and treatment effectiveness are drawn from peer-reviewed research indexed in PubMed, and each is linked to its source at the point where it is used. The rules we hold ourselves to:
- A figure is cited only when the source’s own abstract states it. We do not attach a citation to a number the paper does not actually contain.
- If the best evidence does not support a claim we wanted to make, we change the claim, not the source.
- Where the evidence carries caveats — publication bias, small samples, single-subject designs — we say so alongside the finding rather than quoting only the flattering half.
- Absolute claims (“permanent cure”, “100% treatable”) are not used. Physiotherapy does not work that way and neither does honest writing about it.
4. Sources currently relied on
Every source cited anywhere on this site, with the specific finding we rely on:
| Source | Finding we cite |
|---|---|
| Wilke HJ et al., 1999 Spine | Pressure recorded from inside a living L4-L5 disc: relaxed standing 0.5 MPa, unsupported sitting 0.46 MPa, sitting in maximum flexion 0.83 MPa. The authors concluded intradiscal pressure while sitting may in fact be LESS than in erect standing. |
| Zhong M et al., 2017 Pain Physician | Pooled across 11 cohort studies, the overall incidence of spontaneous resorption after lumbar disc herniation was 66.66% (95% CI 51-69%). |
| Rashed S et al., 2023 Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | Probability of spontaneous regression by disc morphology: bulging 13.3%, protruded 52.5%, extruded 70.4%, sequestered 93.0% — i.e. the larger the herniation, the more likely it is to regress. Regression tracked symptom improvement. |
| Pal CP et al., 2016 Indian Journal of Orthopaedics | Community-based cross-sectional study of 5,000 subjects across five Indian sites (big city, small city, town, village), radiographically confirmed on the Kellgren-Lawrence scale. Overall knee OA prevalence 28.7%; 31.6% in women. Associated with age, obesity and sedentary work. |
| Erickson LN et al., 2019 Physical Therapy | States that despite best practice, quadriceps strength deficits often PERSIST FOR YEARS after ACL reconstruction. Supports the phenomenon qualitatively. |
| Molina-Garcia P et al., 2023 Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine | 37 clinical trials, 4,288 participants. Telerehabilitation improved every clinical outcome studied versus control (SMD 0.24-0.91), and when compared specifically against face-to-face rehabilitation the difference was not statistically significant — i.e. comparable, not superior. It was also USD 89.55 cheaper per person. |
5. Review and dating
Each article shows the date it was last updated. That date is changed by hand when the content is actually revised. It is deliberately not tied to the website’s build date, because a date that ticks forward on every deployment would imply a review that did not happen.
6. Corrections
When we find an error we fix it in the article and, if it was a factual claim, we note the correction against the source in section 4. An audit in August 2026 found three statistics stated without sources that turned out to be wrong; all three were corrected and are recorded above. If you believe something here is inaccurate, write to clinic@drjyotibajpaiphysiotherapy.com and it will be checked.
7. What this content is not
General information, not a diagnosis. Reading an article here does not create a clinician–patient relationship. For anything specific to you, book a consultation; for anything urgent, see a doctor. See also the medical disclaimer.