Hospital Sakra World Hospital
Short Bio 20 Years Experience Overall (20 years as specialist)
Department Physical Medicine Rehabitation and Sport Medicine
About Doctor 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 did his graduated 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. Soon after the program 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 is member of Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indian Association Sports Medicine and Indian Association of Spinal cord injury. He also does community based rehabilitation and training of community based rehabilitation workers in Association of People with Disability (APD) a non-government organization in Bangalore. Clinical interest: 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. Sports medicne Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Interventional Psychiatry Treatment of Nerve And Muscle Disorders Neuromuscular Disorders Obesity and other Lifestyle Disease Modifications
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 did his graduated 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. Soon after the program 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 is member of Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indian Association Sports Medicine and Indian Association of Spinal cord injury. He also does community based rehabilitation and training of community based rehabilitation workers in Association of People with Disability (APD) a non-government organization in Bangalore.
Clinical interest:
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.
Sports medicne
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
Interventional Psychiatry
Treatment of Nerve And Muscle Disorders
Neuromuscular Disorders
Obesity and other Lifestyle Disease Modifications
Speciality Specializations Rehab & Physical Medicine Specialist 1999 - 1999 Lecturer at St. Johns Medical College 2000 - 2001 Senior Resident at Balaji Institute of Surgery, Research & Rehabilitation for Disabled 2001 - 2004 Senior Resident at NIMHANS
Rehab & Physical Medicine Specialist
1999 - 1999 Lecturer at St. Johns Medical College
2000 - 2001 Senior Resident at Balaji Institute of Surgery, Research & Rehabilitation for Disabled
2001 - 2004 Senior Resident at NIMHANS
Treatments
Degrees/Education MBBS - Kasturba Medical College, 1993 MD - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1999
MBBS - Kasturba Medical College, 1993
MD - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1999
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