User:Muhammad Umar

Currently enrolled as a PhD Scholar in Rehabilitation Sciences. Previously he has completed his Masters in Public Health and Post Professional Doctor of Physiotherapy.

Started his professional career in August 2003. Currently working as the Head of Physiotherapy department in Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi and also serving as the coordinator for BSc Physiotherapy and Doctor of Physical therapy degree programmes in Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi.

Name

MUHAMMAD UMAR

About MUHAMMAD UMAR (Physiotherapist)

Muhammad Umar is currently enrolled as a PhD Scholar in Rehabilitation Sciences. Previously he has completed his Masters in Public Health and Post Professional Doctor of Physiotherapy. His academic carrier is further supported by certification in Sports Medicine, Manual Therapy, Reiki, Tele Rehabilitation Medicine and also few CME courses.
Umar has started his professional career in August 2003, he has a wide range of professional experience ranging from special education to sports physical therapy, in later, he has worked with both National and International teams. Currently he is working as the Head of Physiotherapy department in Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi and also serving as the coordinator for BSc Physiotherapy and Doctor of Physical therapy degree programmes in Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi. He has contributed in starting these courses at the respective institute and is also involved in teaching and trainings of these students since day one. MU is also associated with University of health sciences, Lahore, and has conducted their practical examinations and viva several times, both as external and internal examiner in different subjects of Physiotherapy.
Aside from working in institutional based rehabilitation, he has also been an active part in planning and implementing Community Based Rehabilitation Programs for the earthquake affectees, especially; Spinal cord injured patients, of October 2005.
Umar is a member of several professional bodies including Pakistan Physiotherapy Society, Pakistan Physical therapy Association and is also serving as the member advisory board of Riphah college of Rehabilitation Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad.

MU is working as the Managing Editor in Journal of Public Health and Biological Sciences (JPHBS) and as a National advisory board member in International Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences (IJRS). He is also an author of several research papers and a handbook related to back pain among medical community.

Education

• PHD SCHOLAR IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES

• POST PROFESSIONAL DOCTOR OF PHYSICALTHERAPY 

• MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

• BSC PHYSIOTHERAPY

Professional Affiliations

• Pakistan Physiotherapy Society
• Pakistan Physical therapy Association

Professional Appointment

• HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL RAWALPINDI
• RAWALPINDI MEDICAL COLLEGE & ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
  

Publications

• Misha Ansar, Maria Liaqat, Muhammad Umar, Raheela Kanwal. Prevalence of Diastasis Recti among Pregnant Females Presenting at HolyFamily Hospital Rawalpindi. Int J Rehabil Sci, 2014, 3(1).
  
• UsmanWaheed, Muhammad Umar, M.Arshad Malik, Hasan Abbas Zaheer, Evolution of Medical Laboratory Technology in Pakistan, SAARC Journal of Human Resource Development 2013; 9(1): 144-152.
  
• Muhammad Umar, Asim Ansari, Sabah Naz. Uniform Curricula: A way out from educational injustice. J Pub Health Bio Sci. 2013; 2(4):275-276
  
• Mazhar Badshah, Muhammad Umar, Aamer Naeem, Misbah Marryam. A Randomized Control Trial To Review The Effectiveness Of Combination Therapy Versus Steroids Alone, For The Treatment Of Bells Palsy. Ann. Pak. Inst. Med. Sci. 2013; 9(3): 118-121
  
• Muhammad Umar, Aamer Naeem, Mazhar Badshah, Imran Amjad. Effectiveness of cervical traction combined with core muscle strengthening exercises in cervical radiculopathy: a randomized control trial. Journal of Public Health and Biological Sciences.2012;1(4):115-120
  
• Abdul Shakoor, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Asim Ansari, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Munir A. Sheikh. Seroprevalence of hepatitis c and its coorelation with liver function tests in district layyah, Pakistan. Journal of public health and biological sciences.2012;1(3):86-88
  
• Umar M.U, Aamer A. N, Mazhar Badshah M.B, Syed Ali Zaidi A.Z. A randomized control trial to review the effectiveness of cervical mobilization combined with stretching exercises in cervicogenic headache. Journal of Public Health and Biological Sciences.2012;1(1):9-13
  
• Aamer Naeem, Muhammad Umar, Sakhi Jan. Prevalence of bed sores among spinal cord injured patients of Muzzafarabad and Bagh, Azad Jammu Kashmir. Journal of Public Health and Biological Sciences.2012;1(1):19-22
  
• Umar M, Naeem A. Backpain and Medical Community; A handbook of Backache among doctors In Hospital Settings” Lambert Academic Publishing (ISBN 978-3-659-18953-1).
  
  

Websites

www.jphbs.com

Contact Details

[email protected]

This User is a member of the Musculoskeletal / Orthopaedic group This User is a member of the Neurology group This User is a member of the Pain group This User is a member of the Public Health group