Editorial Role
E. Ram Kumar serves as editor for Open Access Journal of Physiotherapy.
Biography
Dr. E. Ram Kumar is a Sports Physiotherapist, Research Director, and Founder of ELME Physiotherapy & Sports Science Research Centre, Chennai, India. His professional and academic work focuses on Sports Medicine Research and Innovation, sports physiotherapy, rehabilitation science, injury prevention, ACL rehabilitation, return-to-sport decision-making, functional performance assessment, and clinically relevant diagnostic and rehabilitation innovations.
Actively involved in clinical research and peer review since 2022, Dr. Ram Kumar has reviewed more than 30 manuscripts for international journals, including the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (IJSPT), Open Sports Sciences Journal and Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research. He leads systematic reviews on Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI), ACL rehabilitation, return-to-sport, and neurological rehabilitation, and intervention research on De Quervain’s tenosynovitis. His innovations include an athlete-centred CAI test battery and Digital Volume Spirometry with visual feedback. He also mentors PhD and undergraduate researchers.
Research Interest
Athlete-Centred Rehabilitation; Sports Injury Prevention; Systematic Reviews; Intervention Research; Diagnostic Test Development and Validation; Rehabilitation Technology; Evidence-Based Sports Medicine