Dr. Shalu A, MBBS, DNB
Currently
Senior Resident · AIIMS Nagpur
Specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Based
Malappuram, Kerala · India
Status
Open to new opportunities

Rehabilitation, rebuilt around the patient.*

Portrait of Dr. Shalu A
Dr. Shalu A Nagpur · 2026
A Note, N°01

I am a Physiatrist working at the intersection of neurorehabilitation, interventional pain, and reconstructive care — with a practice that spans complex trauma, children with developmental disorders, and the slow, patient work of recovering function.

N°01 — Practice

A thoughtful approach to recovery.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is a speciality built on patience — the long arc between injury and independence. My work sits inside that arc: diagnosing what is injured, designing the route back, and walking it alongside the patient and their family.

I work across clinical decision making, therapeutic interventions and hands-on procedures — from ultrasound-guided pain interventions to correction of deformities and diabetic foot care.

01
Neurorehabilitation
Stroke recovery, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury — designing the route from acute care back to independence.
02
Interventional & chronic pain
Ultrasound-guided injections, radiofrequency ablation, and regenerative therapies for lasting pain relief.
CTEV correction Deformity & soft tissue surgery Podiatry & diabetic foot care
N°02 — Practice history

Where I've worked.

2024.09 — now
Senior Resident
PMR Department
AIIMS NagpurAll India Institute of Medical Sciences
Current
2023.12 — 2024.09
Senior Resident
PMR Department
AIIMS MangalagiriAndhra Pradesh
Past
2023.01 — 2023.04
Resident Medical Officer
Emergency Medicine
EMS Memorial Cooperative Hospital & Research CentrePerinthalmanna, Kerala
Past
N°03 — Education

A long apprenticeship.

2020 — 2023
DNB · Post Graduate
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
National Institute for Locomotor DisabilitiesKolkata, West Bengal
2011 — 2016
MBBS · Undergraduate
Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery
Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical SciencesPondicherry — with 1-yr rotatory internship
N°04 — Capabilities

Clinical & procedural.

Six threads of practice — from bedside to theatre — that define the day-to-day.

Clinical

  • Patient management
  • Diagnostic skills
  • Clinical decision making
  • Patient education

Procedural

  • Therapeutic interventions
  • Surgical skills
  • Clinical research
  • Team collaboration
N°05 — Research

Publications & research.

First Author
Latency changes & functional outcome in carpal tunnel syndrome
Shalu A, Ashish Yadav, Shweta Chaubey, Avinash Muraleedharan
Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · 35(3):p 186–190, Sep–Dec 2025
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Co-author
The effect of 5-in-1 dextrose neural prolotherapy for periscapular myofascial pain syndrome
Ashish Yadav, Shalu Arimbooth, Swapnil Sonune, Harshanand Popalwar, Rohit R. Gaikar, Sonali Sahani
Cureus · 2025;17(11):e98137
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Co-author
Comparison of improvements in quality of life with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis
Avinash Muraleedharan, Shweta Chaubey, Shalu A, Ashish Yadav
Cureus · 2025;17(12):e100094
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Co-author
Exploring the link between generalised ligament laxity and flexible flatfoot in paediatric and adolescent populations
Ashish Yadav, Shalu Arimbooth, Avinash Muraleedharan, Shweta Chaubey
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research · 2025;19(1):KC13–KC16
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N°06 — Further study

Workshops & conferences.

Hands-on training

Seven selected workshops
01
Workshop on Radio-frequency Ablation IPGME&R & SSKM · Kolkata · June 2022
02
Surgical Rehabilitation Swami Vivekanand NIRTAR · Odisha · Jul 2022
03
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound & Fluoroscopic-guided Pain Interventions Central Hospital · Kolkata · Jun 2022
04
Functional & Motor Performance in Developmental Disorders IAPMR Midterm · AIIMS Nagpur · Sep 2022
05
MSK Ultrasound-guided Interventions IAPMR Midterm · AIIMS Nagpur · Sep 2022
06
10-day External Posting in PMR Christian Medical College · Vellore
07
Chronic Pain & Orthobiologics Academy of Pain Physiatrists · KGMU Lucknow · Dec 2024

Conferences & presentations

Ongoing — IAPMR & allied
★
Paper — Latency changes & functional outcome in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 52nd IAPMRCON 2021 · Chennai — Presented
01
17th EULAR Course on Rheumatic Disease 2022 — 2024
02
IFNRCON 2021 Apr 2021
03
50th Golden Jubilee IAPMRCON 2022 Delhi · Feb 2022
04
23rd & 24th IAPMR State Conference (WB Chapter) Kolkata · 2021 — 2022
05
IAPMR Midterm CME by KARM Sep 2021
06
50th Midterm IAPMR AIIMS Nagpur · Sep 2022
07
52nd IAPMRCON 2024 PSG Coimbatore · Feb 2024
08
17th IAPMR Kerala — REHABCON 2024 Calicut · May 2024
09
IPACON National 2025 Nagpur
N°07 — Memberships

Scientific societies.

Indian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
International Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
Academy of Pain Physiatrists
Indian Podiatry Association
N°08 — Languages

Five tongues.

01English
02Malayalam
03Hindi
04Tamil
05Bengali
N°09 — Contact

Let's talk.

For consults, collaboration, teaching invitations or a second opinion — reach out directly. I try to reply within a working day.

E-mail drshaluarim22@gmail.com Phone +91 77087 15302
Address Malappuram, Kerala 679325
Current post AIIMS Nagpur