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Dr. Shaswat Verma

Assistant Professor

  • School/College

    MS Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy

Has completed his Master's degree from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College (2008) and also holds a Master Diploma in Yoga, along with a Fellowship in Radiological Course for Physiotherapists (FRCPT). With over 15 years of academic and clinical experience, his specialties include ICU Care, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy. He is actively involved in curriculum design for Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (BPT) and serves as a Board of Studies (BoS) Member for RUAS. His primary work is in Intensive Care Units, focusing on pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation. His research interests encompass Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Medical Education and Ethics, Health Promotion, and Pain. He has several national and international research presentations and publications and has contributed to three patents published in the Official Journal of the Patent Office, India. Currently pursuing a PhD at RUAS, he is frequently invited as a guest faculty member at state and national forums to train students.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D.

    M S R college of Physiotherapy, RUAS, Enrolled

  • MPT

    Department of Physiotherapy, MSRMC, 2008

  • BPT

    Department of Physiotherapy, MSRMC, 2004

Experience

Total Years of Experience

15 Years 6 Months

Academic Experience

15 Years 6 Months

Industry Experience

15 Years 6 Months

Training Experience
  • Fellowship in Radiological Course for Physiotherapists (FRCPT)
  • MD Yoga
  • Certificate Course in Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT)
  • Certified MOCA Administrator and scorer
  • Kinesio Taping
  • Neurodynamic

  • Pain, Rehabilitation across the lifespan, Health Promotion

  • Received Appreciation Letter for my sincerity and devotion towards my work and for the patient.
  • Received “Annual Exemplary Faculty Reward” on Teacher’s Day.

National Journal Papers
  • Janakiraman B, Ravichandran H, Susheel Shetty K, Verma S et al. Chronic respiratory health symptoms and associated factors among exposed and unexposed residents to cement dust, in Moodubidire, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka; a comparative cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] F1000Research 2024, 13:682 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.147324.1
  • Sarada H., Verma S, Gupta A. Immediate Effect of Mulligan Therapy on Pulmonary Function and Chest Expansion in Healthy Individuals: A Quasi-experimental Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2024;18. https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2024/69971.19650
  • Bhatt Khushboo Mukeshbhai, Shaswat Verma, Gloria Alva, “A Study to Determine the Value of 2 Minute Walk Test in Children with Down Syndrome in Bangalore”, IJMSIR- December - 2023, Vol – 8, Issue - 6, P. No. 106 – 113.
  • C. S. Prerana, Shaswat Verma, Ruth Boyle, “Assessment of physical performance in postmenopausal desk based working women: A Cross-Sectional study of middle-aged women in India”, IJMSIR-December - 2023, Vol – 8, Issue - 6, P. No. 07 – 17.
  • Rajhans T, Verma S. The Yo-Yo test and its application in assessing endurance in basketball athletes . International Journal of Advanced Education and Research 2022;7:5–9.
  • Aditi Katti, Shaswat Verma, Akriti Gupta. Isokinetic strength testing of shoulder rotators in collegiate throw ball players. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2022;9(3):26-31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/kheljournal.2022.v9.i3a.2508
  • Sirohiwala AS, Alva G, Verma S. Correlation of endogenous pain modulation function with physical activity in elders having chronic pain. Indian J Pain 2021;35:157-61
  • Dureja K, Verma S. Effect of therapeutic taping on functional sitting control during an exercise session in children with hypotonic cerebral palsy. Int J Health Sci Res. 2018; 8(9):71-79
  • Patel MR, Verma S. Effect of varying carrying angle on grip strength in normal young individuals. Int J Health Sci Res. 2018; 8(8):159-166
  • Paul P, Verma S. Myofascial trigger points in the shoulder girdle muscles in subjects with and without periarthritis shoulder - a comparative study. Int J Health Sci Res. 2018; 8(5):148-155.
  • Verma, S. and Nambiar, V.K., 2016. Linguistic validation of clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ) in an Indian regional language (Kannada). International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 6(9), pp. 408-410.
  • Krishna Priya, T. and Verma, S., 2015. A study to determine the reference Values for two minute walk distance in healthy Indian adults. International Journal of Physiotherapy Research, 3(5), pp. 1208-1214. DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2015.178.
  • Nambiar, V.K. and Verma, S. (2013) “Effectiveness of three teaching approaches in the development of psychomotor skills in airway clearance,” Journal of Research in Medical Education & Ethics, 3(3), p. 261. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5958/j.2231-6728.3.3.049.
  • Verma, S. and Nambiar, V.K., 2014. Prevalence of stress among undergraduate physiotherapy students. National Editorial Advisory Board, 8(4), pp.4295-98.
  • Nair, P., Nambiar, V., Verma, S., & Ravindra, S. (2012). Correlation between Hand Grip Strength and Duration in Computer Operators. Indian Journal Of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, 6(4), 137-141

  • Member of the Society of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Life Member of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists

  • Image registration and recognition of brain images captured using multiple modalities for early detection
  • Development of an IoT-based health monitoring system for e-health
  • IoT-based patient monitoring system using sensors to detect, analyze, and monitor two primary vital signs

Admission 2025

ADDRESS

University House, New BEL Road, MSR Nagar, Bengaluru - 560054