Dr. Maheswarappa BM is one of the most eminent and distinguished Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist in the country. He has extensive knowledge, skill and experience in pain management and rehabilitation of traumatic and non-traumatic conditions of orthopedics, spine and neurological conditions. He joined Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, to set-up India’s first department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of comprehensive in nature. After a decade of successfully establishing the department, now he has moved to Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore.
He did his graduation from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. He completed post-graduation course MD in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from AIIMS, New Delhi and training in sports medicine from Sports Authority of India, New Delhi. Since there was need of surgical training to manage long term medical complications in patients with orthopedic and neurological disorders like spasticity, deformity, contractures, pressure ulcer, tendon transfer, arthrodesis etc., he went to Balaji Institute of Surgery Research and Rehabilitation for Disabled (BIRRD) at Tirupati and got extensive surgical training for two year. His keen interest in disability and challenges of patients with neurological disorders made him to join three years senior residency program in neurological rehabilitation at NIMHANS.
Neuro-rehabilitation: Stroke, head injury, hypoxic brain damage, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, neurodevelopmental disorders, neuro-infections squeal, multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuropathy, nerve injury, spasticity, Parkinson’s disease, neurodegenerative disorders, motor neuron disease, muscular dystrophy. Orthopedic and Rheumatologic: Poly-trauma, Post-surgical management of fracture, arthritis, amputation, osteoporosis, joint replacement and ligament reconstruction. Pain management: Acute, chronic, and recurrent neck and back pain, myofacial pain, fibromyalgia, disc, joints, musculoskeletal and soft tissue pain, Sports Injuries, rains and sports injuries.
Vinit, a 27 year old aeronautical engineer working in US came to Sakra World Hospital for a comprehensive rehabilitation program. Initially he had developed a gastric problem that worsened and
Treatment: Rehabilitation
Name: Mr. Vinit Jagdeep Trived
Location: United States
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