Dr. Shaista Anjum — Chief Clinical Advisor, Women's Health & Neurorehabilitation

Dr. Shaista Anjum: Leading Clinical Excellence in Women's Health & Neurorehabilitation

At Pro Physiotherapy, we believe world-class patient care begins with exceptional clinical leadership and continuous education. We are proud to highlight Dr. Shaista Anjum, MPT (Ph.D.), our Chief Clinical Advisor — Women's Health & Neurorehabilitation. Bringing over a decade of hands-on clinical mastery, international licensing and advanced therapeutic techniques, Dr. Anjum shapes our clinical standards and regularly mentors our team to drive superior patient outcomes across every Bengaluru service area we cover — including JP Nagar, Jayanagar, HSR Layout, Koramangala, BTM Layout, Electronic City and Whitefield.

Meet Dr. Shaista Anjum: Background and Academic Excellence

Dr. Shaista Anjum is a DHA-licensed physiotherapist with over 10 years of robust clinical experience, dedicated to helping patients restore movement, regain confidence and improve their overall quality of life through evidence-based physiotherapy. She holds a Master's in Physiotherapy (MPT) from Gulf Medical University, UAE, and is currently advancing her academic and clinical expertise by pursuing a Ph.D. in Neurorehabilitation. Her extensive professional background spans neurological, musculoskeletal and geriatric care, underpinned by a deep-seated passion for advanced clinical practice and translational research.

Specialisation in Women's Health & Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

A core pillar of Dr. Shaista Anjum's clinical expertise is her specialised focus on women's health physiotherapy and pelvic floor rehabilitation. Pelvic floor health is vital for long-term mobility, continence and wellness — yet it is frequently overlooked in conventional recovery programs. Dr. Shaista provides highly personalised, compassionate care for women experiencing:

• Pregnancy and postpartum-related physical conditions
• Pelvic floor dysfunction and chronic pelvic pain
• Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse
• Diastasis recti and core wall separation
• Constipation associated with underlying pelvic floor disorders

By utilising targeted therapeutic interventions — including manual therapy, motor-control retraining, biofeedback-informed exercises and progressive loading — she empowers women to navigate pre-natal and post-natal recovery safely and effectively. Patients seeking a female physiotherapist can also read our Female Physiotherapist Home-Visit service page for more details.

Advanced Neurorehabilitation and Functional Recovery

In addition to her work in women's health, Dr. Shaista Anjum is an accomplished specialist in neurorehabilitation. Helping individuals recover from strokes, traumatic brain injuries and other complex neurological conditions requires precision, patience and advanced clinical frameworks. Her neurological rehabilitation programs focus heavily on:

• Maximising patient independence in activities of daily living
• Enhancing neuromuscular re-education and functional mobility
• Improving long-term physical resilience for geriatric and neuro-compromised patients
• Preventing secondary complications such as contractures, spasticity progression and fall-related injuries

These interventions align with international neurorehabilitation guidelines — including the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 framework and the American Stroke Association rehabilitation recommendations .

Cutting-Edge Therapeutic Modalities

To deliver lasting clinical results, Dr. Shaista Anjum integrates an array of advanced, evidence-based modalities into her practice. Her training includes:

Driving Clinical Excellence Through Mentorship

Beyond direct patient care, Dr. Shaista Anjum plays a vital strategic role at Pro Physiotherapy as our Chief Clinical Advisor. She conducts rigorous, bimonthly training and mentorship sessions via Zoom for our junior physiotherapists. By passing down her international expertise, diagnostic rigor and evidence-based protocols, she ensures that every practitioner across our network maintains the highest standards of patient-centric care — whether they are treating a corporate desk worker in Manyata Tech Park, a post-partum mother in HSR Layout, or a stroke survivor in Jayanagar.

Her mentorship complements our other clinical education initiatives — including the framework behind Mazumdar's Six Pocket Syndrome for chronic postural pain, and enterprise corporate ergonomics assessments for Bengaluru IT companies.

Conditions Dr. Shaista Anjum Treats

Dr. Shaista's multi-specialty scope means she is one of the few physiotherapists in India equipped to bridge women's health, neurorehabilitation and musculoskeletal care under one clinical roof. The most common referrals she manages at Pro Physiotherapy Bengaluru include:

• Postpartum diastasis recti and abdominal-wall separation
• Stress and urge urinary incontinence
• Pelvic organ prolapse (Grade I-II conservative care)
• Chronic pelvic pain and vestibulodynia
• Constipation of pelvic-floor origin
• Post-stroke hemiparesis and gait retraining
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) neurorehabilitation
• Parkinson's disease movement therapy
• Geriatric falls prevention and balance retraining
• Post-mastectomy shoulder rehabilitation and lymphoedema care