Dr Ignatius Jacob

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MBBS, MD - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

8 yrs experience Chennai

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About Dr Ignatius Jacob

Dr E. Ignatius Jacob co-founded JH Rehabilitation with a mission to empower patients with the ability to live their life independently to the fullest. He received his MBBS from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in 2011 and his M. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from St Johns National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru in 2017 eventually becoming a Senior Resident Doctor at the St Johns Hospital till early 2018. During his residency, he was able to provide superior care and treatment that enabled many to lead an independent life. As a Physiatrist, Dr.Jacob uses a Trans-disciplinary approach to treat a broad spectrum of disabling medical conditions like spinal cord injury, brain injury, polytrauma, amputations, musculoskeletal and sports injury, cardiac, pulmonary, pediatric and geriatric conditions apart from using medications and injections. He has made several paper presentations in state and national conferences. Besides medical practice, he is a fitness and sports enthusiast and a tennis player helping many to achieve fitness and competitive sports goals.

Expertise

Services offered

Stroke (brain blood flow blockage) Traumatic Brain Injury (brain injury after accident) Hypoxic Brain Injury (brain damage from low oxygen) Brain Tumors (abnormal growth in brain) Metastatic Disease (cancer spread to organs) Brain Hemorrhage (bleeding inside the brain) Multiple Sclerosis (nerve damage disease) Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (spinal injury from trauma) Ischemic Spinal Cord Injury (spinal damage from low blood) Tumors (Abnormal tissue growth treatment) Transverse Myelitis (spinal cord inflammation) Spondylotic Myelopathy (spinal cord compression disease) Parkinsons Diseases Parkinson Plus Syndrome (advanced parkinson like disorder) Alzheimers Dementia Multiple System Atrophy (Degenerative nervous system disease) Peripheral Polyneuropathy (multiple nerve damage) Mononeuropathies (Single nerve damage) Myopathies (Muscle disease disorders) Myasthenia Gravis (Autoimmune muscle weakness disease) Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (Autoimmune muscle weakness disorder) Fracture (treatment for broken bone) Spinal Cord Injury (damage to spinal cord nerves) Brain Injury (Treatment for brain injury conditions) Joint Pain (Joint pain consultation) Muscle Pain (pain in muscles) Low Back Pain (lower back pain treatment) Neck Pain (Pain in neck region) Fracture Fixation Surgery (bone fracture repair surgery) Joint Replacement Surgery (artificial joint implant) Sports Injury Prevention (preventing sports injuries) Improve Performance Return to Sports Rehabilitation (Recovery for sports activity) Rheumatoid Arthritis (autoimmune joint inflammation disease) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Autoimmune lupus disease) Osteoarthritis (Joint wear arthritis) Ankylosing Spondylitis (spinal inflammatory arthritis) Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (Autoimmune connective tissue disorder) Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) Heart Failure (Heart pumping weakness condition) Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Enlarged weakened heart muscle) Non-Ischemic Heart Diseases (Heart diseases not due to blockage) Post Bypass Surgery Care (Recovery after heart bypass surgery) Post Angioplasty Care (Recovery after heart stent procedure) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (Chronic breathing lung disease) Asthma (Chronic airway breathing disease) Cystic Fibrosis (genetic lung and digestive disease) Silicosis (Lung disease from silica dust) Pulmonary Fibrosis (lung scarring disease treatment) Breathing Difficulty due to Muscle Weakness (Breathing problem from weak muscles) Radiation-Induced Myelopathy (Spinal cord damage from radiation) Therapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (Nerve damage from medical treatment) Steroid-Induced Myopathy (Muscle weakness from steroids) Lymphedema (Treatment for lymph fluid swelling) Burns (treatment for burn injuries) Burn-Induced Muscle Weakness (Weak muscles after burns) Muscle and Joint Tightness (Stiff muscles and joints) Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing food) Hypertrophic Scar (raised scar treatment) Disability Rehabilitation (functional recovery therapy) Post-Organ Transplant Rehabilitation (Recovery therapy after transplant) Neurological Rehabilitation (rehabilitation for nerve disorders)

Procedures

Amputation (surgical limb removal)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSSri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, none

MD - Physical Medicine & RehabilitationRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, none

Work & experience

Partner — JH RehabilitationThanesar Haryana
2018 – 2018

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