Syamala Buragadda
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Biography
Syamala Buragadda received her master’s in 2005 from Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences (India). In 2011 she moved to King Saud University (KSA) to work as researcher. Her work has been highly influential in Women’s health and Pediatrics and has been referenced several times. She held a fellowship Diploma in Clinical Rehabilitation-London Academy of Sports and Health Sciences, UK. Her current research interests include the Obesity, physical activity, maximum walking speed, sedentary behavior and academic performance in Saudi school children and Fear avoidance beliefs and health literacy among Saudi women with chronic low back pain. This research is currently changing the way of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors, with particularly promising results in physical activity among children and women. She has published 24 international articles, and an active member of pediatric research group and quality committee in the Rehabilitation department of King Saud University.