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Time of India
22-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
KGMU study offers new relief options for chronic heel pain
Lucknow: People suffering from persistent heel pain may soon have better relief options through regenerative medicine, shows a recent study by King George's Medical University. The study, 'Ultrasonography-guided dextrose prolotherapy versus platelet-rich plasma injections for the treatment of Plantar Fasciitis', was published in the journal Cureus in Feb. Researchers from KGMU's physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) department found two regenerative methods — dextrose prolotherapy and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. Lead researcher Prof Sudhir Mishra said that chronic heel pain is due to damage to the thick tissue under the foot and often difficult to treat with conventional methods. This affects about 10% of people, especially women in 40-60 age group and athletes. Traditional treatments like rest, stretching, orthotics, corticosteroids and physical therapy often help, but many patients still experience pain. The study involved 44 patients unresponsive to standard treatments. They were split into two groups — one received ultrasound-guided 25% dextrose injections, the other PRP from their own blood. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Cat Keeps Hugging Friend Before Going To The Vet – The Vet Paled When He Saw Them Tips and Tricks Undo After six weeks, both groups reported less pain and improved foot and ankle function. PRP showed slightly better results, but differences were not always significant. Prof Mishra said these minimally invasive injections are well tolerated and can greatly improve the quality of life for patients who do not respond to conventional treatments. Although PRP is more costly and complex to prepare, both treatments are safe, effective and can be chosen based on patient needs. The study supports growing evidence for regenerative medicine in chronic musculoskeletal pain. Physical medicine and rehabilitation department head, Prof Anil Kumar Gupta, said treatment usually starts with rest, special insoles and sometimes steroid injections, which work well in early or mild cases. When traditional methods fail, regenerative therapies like dextrose prolotherapy and PRP are considered. Both stimulate tissue repair — dextrose needs multiple injections and lasts shorter, while PRP often requires a single injection and lasts longer. Prof Mishra said dextrose costs about Rs 500-700 per session, including ultrasound guidance, making it more affordable. PRP costs Rs 3,000-3,500 due to specialised processing but requires fewer sessions. PRP is especially effective for long-term pain lasting months or more. Using the patient's own blood lowers allergy risks and can work when other treatments fail. Choice depends on pain duration and severity. For pain lasting a week or two, traditional methods suffice. For pain over a month, dextrose prolotherapy may be advised. For pain lasting three months or more, especially if other treatments fail, PRP is preferred. Dextrose typically requires 2-3 injections spaced 15 days apart, while PRP usually needs one injection, with a second dose for severe cases. Both are effective, but PRP tends to offer better pain relief and longer recovery.
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First Post
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- First Post
'A Joyous Ache in Your Heart': Sudhir Mishra joins Shekhar Kapur's Masoom 2 as Executive Producer
Masoom- The Next Chapter is a spiritual successor to the original, an emotionally resonant, character-driven film that explores new themes while echoing the soul of the new generation read more Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra has officially announced that he has joined Masoom 2 as the Executive Producer, and cinephiles are already buzzing with anticipation. Directed by the visionary filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, Masoom 2 marks a deeply emotional return to the world of Masoom his 1983 classic that redefined tenderness on screen. Sudhir Mishra took to social media to express his admiration for Shekhar Kapur's storytelling. 'It's brilliant how Shekhar builds characters and weaves these stunning stories out of thin air. Haven't heard such a heartwarming story in a long time… It leaves a joyous ache in your heart, the only way I can describe its feeling. Brilliant." STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD And with enthusiasm he stated, 'I'm proud to be the executive producer on this one! So here it is, Masoom 2 - a film directed by @shekharkapur and by @IAmSudhirMishra' It's brilliant how Shekhar builds characters and weaves these stunning stories out of thin air. Haven't heard such a heartwarming story in a long time… It leaves a joyous ache in your heart, the only way I can describe its feeling. Brilliant. I'm proud to be the executive… — Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) July 19, 2025 Masoom- The Next Chapter is a spiritual successor to the original, an emotionally resonant, character-driven film that explores new themes while echoing the soul of the new generation. The Padma Bhushan awardee Shekhar Kapur known for Elizabeth, Bandit Queen, Mr India and Masoom, returns to his emotionally rich, intimate storytelling style with this project. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Hindustan Times
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Chaava and Jaat actor Viineet Kumar Singh: Lucknow has been important for my career
Actor Viineet Kumar Singh has shot extensively in Lucknow and his home state Uttar Pradesh. Last seen in Chhaava and Jaat, the actor has a strong connection with the state capital. 'While Varanasi is my janmabhoomi and Mumbai is my karmabhoomi, Lucknow, too, has a been really important for my upbringing. 'My first memory of moving out of Varanasi was coming to Lucknow. I came here as a mini (under 12) to play basketball at the KD Singh Babu Stadium. Big cars, tall buildings, big showrooms were all novelty for me. Then, there used to be Nixon Market near the stadium, which sold foreign goods at economical prices, where I shopped. So, whenever I get time during shoots, I go to the stadium for a while, take a stroll in the erstwhile basketball court and relive my memories. Bachpan se hi lagaav raha hai Lucknow se,' he says. The actor recalls, 'Later, I came here for a 21-day camp. I remember buying a purse for mummy, a T-shirt for papa and things related to sports for my brother and sisters. I spent all my money buying gifts for them. These are very fond and strong memories.' 'Rangbaaz (2022), my most successful OTT show so far, was shot entirely in Lucknow and Sitapur. Besides Bareilly and Varanasi, a portion of Mukkabaaz (2018) was also shot here. I extensively shot for Sudhir Mishra's DaasDev (2018) here, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020), and Match Fixing, which released earlier this year,' he says. Viineet adds, 'If we move bit further, Gangs of Wasseypur was 90% shot in Varanasi. My next with Anurag (Kashyap, director) sir Nishanchi has been extensively shot here in two schedules (the movie is in two parts). Lucknow is a very shoot-friendly place. Since I am also a writer, I make sure that all my stories have my state in some way or another. Kaafi yogdaan raha hai iss shehar ka meri journey mein.'
India.com
11-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
India's deadly supersonic cruise missile is five times deadlier and more dangerous now for enemy, the missile is..., it can now...
BrahMos Next Generation: The BrahMos Next Generation (NG) supersonic cruise missile, being developed for the first time in India, will enhance the strike capability of all three armed forces. It will weigh less than half of the current BrahMos missile in terms of weight and cost. More missiles can be loaded onto the Su-30 fighter aircraft than before. The first batch of the most advanced BrahMos-NG will be ready in the next year. Meanwhile, the first BrahMos missile currently in use has been completed. Its delivery will take place on Sunday, 11 May 2025. Dr. Sudhir Mishra, the then MD and CEO of BrahMos Aerospace, played a crucial role in setting up the BrahMos production unit in Lucknow. He is currently an advisor at DRDO. Dr. Mishra told about the features of this center while talking to Dainik Jagran. The production of BrahMos-NG is being undertaken as a joint venture between India and Russia. The existing BrahMos missile weighs 2900 kilograms, while the missile with NG technology will weigh only 1260 kilograms. With the modification, the Sukhoi aircraft will be able to load up to five missiles instead of one. Its range will be 300 km. The Army's system will be able to load six missiles instead of three at a time. The capacity of naval warships will also increase. Currently, BrahMos is produced in Thiruvananthapuram, Nagpur, Hyderabad, and Pilani. Lucknow will be its fifth production unit, but the NG technology missile will only be produced in Lucknow. Currently, 80 to 100 existing missiles are produced every year. In the next year, 100 to 150 NG missiles will begin to be produced. Then a total of 250 missiles of both types will be able to be produced each year. To meet the increasing demand for this missile from all three units of armed forces, the plan for establishing another production center was made and work commenced in December 2021.
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi' director Sudhir Mishra: I'm not always on the side of my characters
'No critic asks me why I name a film set around the Emergency after a Ghalib couplet,' wonders Sudhir Mishra amid an intense conversation. Two decades after Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, a tale of unfulfilled desires set against the Emergency and the Naxalite Movement stirred our souls, director Sudhir Mishra is mounting another drama set against the politically volatile period. Spread over eight episodes, the title Summer of '77 sounds like HKA in long form. The deep fissures on Mishra's face give way to a gentle smile. 'It is about six-seven characters from different social backgrounds involved in the JP Movement who question the idea of India handed over to them by their fathers. It is about rebellion, relationships, and politics in between. It is set in a space where old structures were breaking and new women were emerging to claim rights over their bodies. They no longer wanted to be owned by a relationship or a man. Some were much more experimental in their worldview than today's women.' It is not HKA, he avers, but as the filmmaker is the same, he says, the audience will see a part of him, his viewpoint on life. 'While HKA veers towards the Naxalite movement, Summer of '77 is about the movement started by Jai Prakash Narayan. In HKA, the three characters hail from a niche class, which we can call Indian desis for want of a better word, who struggle to find their own India. Here, the characters come from the mainstream middle class, and they are reacting to their India being taken away from them. That is how it speaks to today's audience.' Mishra says he was too young in the 1970s, but his elder brother and uncles were very much interested. Few know that Mishra's maternal grandfather, D.P. Mishra, was a freedom fighter and a staunch congressman who served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the 1960s. 'He walked out of Congress in 1974 because he could not take what was happening in the party. Part of the series is based on his recollection of the period, which he wrote about in the third volume of his autobiography. I have also used the reflections of youth leaders of the period, like Ramesh Dixit, who started as a leftist and then moved to the socialist fold. Then there are observations of academics like Pushpesh Pant that helped me structure the base of the narrative before imagination took over.' These days, the Emergency period has become a tool for filmmakers to comment on today's politics. 'It is important because the repercussions of that period are being felt now. Most of today's events are determined by the politics of that period,' argues Mishra, who was part of the jury at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards this year, where political plays were well received. Not interested in mere recreation of the past, the filmmaker says, in his universe, 'Emergency becomes a metaphor for the thought that every time a political establishment imposes itself, there is a reaction to it.' He underlines that HKA stays fresh because it is about 'young people anytime, anywhere, reacting to the world that confronts them.' They want to realise their potential, but they don't follow the path offered to them. The title, he says, represents Mirza Ghalib's influence on him. 'It is a kind of Sufi view of life. I am not always on the side of my characters. The idealists get scared after watching themselves in the darkness of the theatre. Extreme radicals get miffed.' Right from Aditya (Nirmal Pandey) in Is Raat Ki Subhah Nahin to Vikram Malhotra (Kay Kay Menon) in HKA, Ayyan Mani (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) in Serious Men, and Rahab (Nawaz) in Afwaah, Mishra doesn't put his male protagonists, hailing from varied social groups, on a pedestal. More than the heroes, it is Mishra's muses like Geeta in HKA or Chameli that seem more in control of the situation. 'I find women more decisive. They understand loss better. They are willing to admit mistakes more than men.. They are open to accepting what life offers and embracing it. They make for emotionally richer characters,' Mishra muses. It is not that he doesn't understand his male protagonists. 'My men are not weak, but they are frail. They are softer. They make mistakes.' A section of the audience and film stars, he feels, have a problem with that kind of expression. 'I don't think there is any such thing as a permanent hero. Everybody is a hero in some time frame.' For instance, he says, Rahab lives in a liberal bubble of literary fests. 'That world doesn't open the door for him when he needs it the most. This narrative of finding permanent heroes has destroyed the world. The thought that a hero will come to change the world is flawed. Narratives programmed for a happily ever after scenario, and there is light at the end of the tunnel, don't often prepare you for life. They become like advertisements for fairness creams.' On Anurag Kashyap shifting base to South India Reflecting on his disciple and friend Anurag Kashyap shifting base to South India, Mishra says it seems the Mumbai film industry's atmosphere was proving stifling for him. 'He is reinventing himself. It is not that he has given up hope. His next film, Nishanchi, is set in Uttar Pradesh. I found the statement a bit extreme. I love him, he loves me, but he doesn't listen to me. He is close to South Indian filmmakers and doesn't believe in the North-South divide. He is among the first to discuss the need for a pan Indian cinema.' Mishra feels like the filmmakers, film critics also need to understand life. 'Most people who write about films set in the North don't seem to understand the peculiarities of the region. For instance, in Afwaah, one prominent critic questioned how the villagers didn't identify Vicky, not realising that he is one small-time MLA in one area of Rajasthan out of 200 in the State.' Recalling his experience with Chameli, Mishra says not many saw the plot as an impossible situation that talks about the right of a sex worker to say no and overlooked how the film navigates the relationship between her and the pimp. 'The film's success was largely reduced to two songs, Saat Samundar and Bhagey Re Man. They are very nice songs, but there was much more.' Mishra has delved into mainstream space with films like Calcutta Mail, but it has not been a satisfying experience. 'The only way to make a good film is to make one that you would like to watch yourself. The directors who make mainstream films are in sync with the audience of those films. They should not pretend in the evening that they are superior to the audience. They are the audience!' On his way forward, Mishra says he has decided to go back to being the boy who made Dharavi in 1991. 'I want to make films without caring; not going into elaborate systems of Bombay that make cinema expensive, but the investment doesn't reflect on screen. If you watch Malayalam cinema, they pick up rich subjects, but they are not necessarily big-budget.'
