Dr. Kavitha Raja

Dr. Kavitha Raja

Designation: Professor, Principal

Qualification: MS (PT) , TWU, USA; PhD PGDR, PGDMLE, CHFP, ATP 2006

Contact Number: 9686677220

Email: principal_jsscpt@jsssonline.org | kavitharaja_jsscpt@jssonline.org

Departments: Orthopaedics, ergonomics, assistive technology


  • Rahman A. M, Raja K, Rashid M, Kumar J. Listing of Indian Folk Games for Potential Therapeutic Benefits in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disability. Games for Health Journal. 2020;.
  • Gupta, S., & Raja, K. (2019). Energy Expenditure Index as a measure of efficiency of walking on outdoor uneven surface in individuals with cerebral palsy. Disability and rehabilitation, 1–8. Advance online publication.
  • Mathew, J., Raja, K., Baby, F. P., & Barikkal, B. (2018). Energy efficiency of ambulation-A comparison of various orthopaedic possibilities. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 22(3), 622–626.
  • Raja, K., Girish, S., Gupta, S., Mathew, J., & Ganasan, V. (2018). Assessment Battery for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (ABCD): Preliminary report of tool development and clinical application. Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, 11(3), 175–185.
  • Raja, K., Joseph, J., & Mathew, J. (2018). Structured curriculum delivery in undergraduate physiotherapy education: A qualitative study. Physiotherapy - The Journal Of Indian Association Of Physiotherapists, 12(1), 30. doi: 10.4103/pjiap.pjiap_34_17
  • Gupta, N., & Raja, K. (2017). Expectations of persons with paraplegia regarding their care in India: a qualitative study. Spinal cord series and cases, 3, 17042.
  • Arumugam A, Raja K, Venugopalan M, et al. Down syndrome-A narrative review with a focus on anatomical features. Clin Anat. 2016;29(5):568-577. doi:10.1002/ca.22672
  • Girish, S., Raja, K., & Kamath, A. (2016). Prevalence of developmental coordination disorder among mainstream school children in India. Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, 9(2), 107–116.
  • Vyas, N., Raja, K., & Gupta, S. (2015). Impact of school based physical education programme on children attending special school. Physiotherapy, 101, e1593
  • Raja K. (2013). The ethics of disability language. Indian journal of medical ethics, 10(1), 68–69.
Sr.no Title Responsibilities Duration Cost (in rupees) Agency Status
Nil6 Development of learning material to complete pin education of physiotherapists in Indian universities Principal Investigator 1 years 10000 USD International Association for Study of Pain Project completed August 1, 2019
No. 30/2/201 1 - 11450/S IC/PI/N/ 859 Development of standards of care for people with cerebral palsy Principal Investigator 2.5 Years 16,75,930 INR DHR Project Completed on March 2019
Nil "Imparting the IASP pain curriculum to physiotherapists and physiotherapy post- graduates through distance mode: a study of impact on knowledge attitudes and practice." Principal Investigator 1 years 8730 USD International Association for Study of Pain Project completed on July 31 2016
  • Member of Indian Association of Physiotherapists
  • Member of Indian Ergonomic Society
  • Member of RESNA
  • Member of BCPE
  • Member of International society of biomechanics
  • Managing trustee of Rehabilitation research foundation ( http://rehabresearch.in/ )
  • Raja K, Gupta S. Assistive technology. InYu, Chattopadhyay, Lim, Acharya editors. Advances in therapeutic engineering. Boca Raton. CRC Press; 2012.
  • Raja K, Davis F, Sivakumar T.. Ethics: perspectives for the physiotherapist. New Delhi. Peepee Publishers 2006.