Rizwana Begum
Senior Physiotherapist
About Rizwana
Rizwana Begum, MPT (Neurology), is a Senior Physiotherapist at Pain & Stroke Rehab Centre, bringing over five years of hands-on experience in neurorehabilitation, including work across ICU, inpatient and outpatient neuro care. She works primarily with patients recovering from stroke, brain injury and other neurological conditions.
She believes recovery works best when treatment plans are built around each patient's specific goals, and works within a multidisciplinary team with a focus on long-term independence. She also makes a point of helping patients and their families understand what's happening at each stage of recovery.
Conditions treated
Primary focus: neurological rehabilitation
- Stroke & brain injury (acute to chronic)
- Spinal cord injury
- Neuromuscular & vestibular conditions
Also treats
- Musculoskeletal & post-operative orthopaedic rehab
- Pain management
- Balance & strength conditioning for older adults
- Pre- & postnatal care
- Paediatric developmental & sensory-motor challenges
Where her clinical focus lies
Rizwana's neuro-rehab toolkit draws on NDT/Bobath principles and sensory integration techniques, alongside goal-oriented functional mobility training, gait training and balance retraining. Much of her work is task-oriented: practising the specific daily activities a patient needs back, rather than exercises in isolation.
Built around each patient's goals
- Goals, not a templateTreatment plans are built around each patient's specific goals rather than a standard template.
- Team collaborationPlans are progressed in close collaboration with the wider care team.
- Independence after therapyA steady focus on what a patient will need to do independently once therapy ends.
Patients and families are helped to understand the reasoning behind each stage of the plan.
Training, research and achievements
Training & Certifications
- Certified Dynamic Tape Practitioner
- COMT (Orthopaedic Manual Therapy)
- IASTM Practitioner
- Pre & Postnatal Fitness Instructor
- Diabetic Foot Assessment & Management
- BLS Provider
Research & Publications
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Expiratory Values (2017, IJHRS)
- Postnatal Women's Quality of Life Following Caesarean Section (2017, IJCAR)
- Plyometric Training and Vertical Jump Height (2016, IJPBS)
- Perturbation Training and Postural Sway in Older Adults (under review)
- Sensory Reweighting and Balance: A Review (under review)
Professional Memberships & Achievements
- Member, Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP)
- Gold medal, Research Day at SRM University (2016, 2017, 2026)
Book an appointment with Rizwana
Message us on WhatsApp or call, and we will arrange your assessment at our Tambaram clinic.