Dr. Naveen Mathew Jose

Dr Naveen Mathew Jose is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist with 25 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road and Manipal Hospital Whitefield in Bengaluru.

He holds an MD in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and has served as a Research Associate at AIIMS and Senior Resident at the All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR).

Whether a patient is recovering from a stroke, dealing with chronic back pain, managing spasticity after a brain or spinal cord injury, or seeking rehabilitation for a sports injury, Dr Naveen Mathew Jose provides comprehensive evaluation and structured rehabilitation planning.

His clinical practice covers neurorehabilitation, musculoskeletal pain management, chronic pain syndromes, sports injury rehabilitation, paediatric rehabilitation, and interventional pain procedures.

He is fluent in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Naveen Mathew Jose offers comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation care spanning neurological recovery, musculoskeletal pain, chronic pain management, and lifestyle disease modification.

Neurorehabilitation

Patients recovering from stroke, brain injuries, or other neurological conditions receive structured acute-to-subacute rehabilitation planning under Dr Naveen Mathew Jose's care.

• Stroke rehabilitation (acute, subacute, and chronic phases)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) rehabilitation
• Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation
• Spastic Hemiplegia management
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) rehabilitation
• Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel management
• Spasticity and Contracture prevention and treatment
• Pressure Ulcer prevention and management
• Early mobilisation of critically ill patients in ICU settings
• Comprehensive rehabilitation planning for neurology, neurosurgery, and intensive care patients

Musculoskeletal Pain Management

Patients with joint pain, back pain, or neck pain receive a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment approaches.

• Low Back Pain evaluation and management
• Neck Pain assessment and treatment
• Shoulder Pain and Frozen Shoulder management
• Knee and other joint pain treatment
• Osteoarthritis management
• Musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation

Sports Injury Rehabilitation

Dr Naveen Mathew Jose manages sports-specific injuries with a focus on ankle and foot pathologies and functional recovery.

• Ankle Sprain rehabilitation
• Tendonitis management
• Plantar Fasciitis treatment
• Sports-related foot and ankle injury rehabilitation
• Return-to-activity planning

Chronic Pain Syndromes

Patients with persistent, complex pain conditions receive structured evaluation and multimodal management.

• Fibromyalgia assessment and treatment
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome management
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome care
• Neuropathic Pain evaluation and treatment

Interventional Procedures

Dr Naveen Mathew Jose performs targeted interventional procedures for spasticity and chronic painful joint conditions.

• Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX) Injections (nerve stimulator-guided) for spasticity
• Intra-Articular Steroid Injections for frozen shoulder and osteoarthritis
• Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for knee osteoarthritis

Paediatric Rehabilitation

Children with neurological or developmental conditions requiring rehabilitation receive age-appropriate care.

• Paediatric rehabilitation for neurological conditions
• Developmental delay and motor milestone support

Obesity and Lifestyle Disease Management

• Obesity evaluation and lifestyle modification planning
• Lifestyle disease management through exercise prescription and behavioural counselling

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

• Rehabilitation for patients recovering from cardiac and pulmonary conditions

Credentials and Trust

Dr Naveen Mathew Jose brings a strong academic background with AIIMS training and over two decades of clinical experience across India's leading medical institutions.

• MBBS, Academy of Medical Sciences, Kannur (2001)
• MD (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (2006)
• Research Associate, AIIMS, New Delhi (2007)
• Fellowship in Pain Management, Chennai

He served as a Senior Resident at AIIMS New Delhi for over 3 years, followed by roles as Consultant and Assistant Professor at St Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru (2011 to 2013), and Consultant Physiatrist and Neurorehabilitation Specialist at Narayana Health (2013 to 2014). He has been with Manipal Hospitals since 2014.

He has also contributed to community rehabilitation initiatives, including a spinal injury rehabilitation camp organised by the Association of People with Disability (APD) in Bangalore and Magadi.

He has delivered an international lecture on orthotic management and offloading in diabetic foot in collaboration with Tameside General Hospital, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

He is registered with the Karnataka Medical Council (Registration No. 89972, 2011).

Professional Memberships

• Indian Medical Association (IMA), Life Member
• Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR), Life Member
• Indian Chapter of Spinal Cord Society
• Indian Federation of Neurorehabilitation

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Naveen Mathew Jose currently consults at two locations in Bengaluru.

• Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru (Consultation Fee: ₹1000)
• Manipal Hospital, Whitefield, Bengaluru (Consultation Fee: ₹1000)

About Hospital Manipal Hospitals

Manipal Hospitals is one of India's largest multispecialty healthcare networks, headquartered in Bengaluru.

The group operates across multiple cities including Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Pune, Goa, Jaipur, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and others. Manipal Hospitals offers advanced care across departments including physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, oncology, cardiology, organ transplantation, and more.

The hospitals are accredited by NABL and NABH and are known for tertiary-level clinical infrastructure, multidisciplinary specialist teams, and a strong focus on research and academic medicine.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Naveen Mathew Jose has been an active academic contributor through lectures, workshops, and CME programmes across multiple institutions.

• Lecture on optimising post-stroke spasticity management with Onabotulinumtoxin A at a cadaveric workshop on upper limb spasticity (May 2019)
• Lecture on neurological evaluation in ICU from a rehabilitation perspective, Manipal College of Allied Sciences (2017)
• Lecture on rehabilitation principles in managing neurogenic bladder at CME on Neuro-Urology, Bangalore Neurological Society (2014)
• International lecture on orthotic management and offloading in diabetic foot, Schieffelin Institute of Health Research, Karigiri, in collaboration with Tameside General Hospital, Lancashire, UK (2012)
• Lecture on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation role in disaster management at Administration Training Institute (ATI), Mysore (2012)
• Lecture on neurorehabilitation and orthopaedic rehabilitation at CNE on Rehabilitation Nursing, SJMCH (2012)
• Featured in Boldsky Kannada on World Physical Therapy Day with tips for injury and arthritis recovery

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