BPT (Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital), Master of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy (Australia), Neurodynamic Solutions (NDS, Australia), Certified Taping Practitioner (Complete Taping, South Africa), Mulligan Concept (Mulligan Institute, Australia), Dry Needling Practitioner (Physiohealth, India)
Several years of professional experience in this field
Dr. Chandan Poddar is a Consultant Physiotherapist in the Department of Sports Medicine at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre.
After completing her Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital (Distinction and JRD Tata Scholarship holder for all years), she pursued her Master in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy from University of South Australia (Australia) under the mentorship of world-famous physiotherapists Mark Jones and David Butler.
Subsequently, she returned to India and joined the Sports Medicine Centre of a suburban hospital (under the guidance of Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala and Heath Matthews). At Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, she played a pivotal role in establishing the Department of Sports Medicine as a part of founding Sports Rehabilitation team and has been an integral member of the team, since the inception of the hospital.
She specialises in clinical rehabilitation of orthopaedic injuries and sports/fitness-related injuries. Her expertise includes manual therapy, post-surgical rehab of sports injuries, fitness advice/athletic performance enhancement, marathon training guidance, ergonomic evaluation/occupational-related injury management and foot assessment with orthotic prescription.
She has significant experience in managing dance-related injuries, working extensively with professional dancers over the past 5 years. She is also closely associated with World Rugby and is one among the only two World Rugby Medical Educators and L3 Medics for Rugby India. She teaches the L1 and L2 First-aid Rugby courses on behalf of World Rugby and Rugby India.
Apart from working with many National and International level athletes in various sports, the following are the highlights of her experience in the field of Sports Physiotherapy include:
Having gained experience and specialised education in pain sciences in Australia, she has a keen interest and passion in Chronic Pain Management and rehabilitation.