Poonam Dhongade
Senior Physiotherapist
Senior physiotherapist with a Master's from the University of Pittsburgh and over 15 years' experience in musculoskeletal and lymphoedema care.
LocationMediclinic City Hospital
Experience15-20
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, Marathi
NationalityIndia
About
Poonam treats sports and musculoskeletal injuries - low back and neck pain, and knee and shoulder rehabilitation before and after surgery, including ACL and joint replacement recovery - using manual therapy, spinal manipulation, dry needling, myofascial release, sports taping, and exercise and home programmes. She also provides manual lymphatic drainage for primary and secondary lymphoedema, including swelling after breast cancer surgery, runs oncology rehabilitation exercise programmes to help patients rebuild strength, mobility, and confidence, and supports recovery after fractures.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
Masters: The University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Areas of expertise
Mobility
Special interests
Assessment and treatment of sports and musculoskeletal injuriesManual lymphatic drainageSpinal manipulationDry needlingExercise therapy and home programsMyofascial releaseAcute and chronic lbp and neck pre- and post-op knee and shoulder rehabPost-fracture healing rehabPrimary and secondary lymphoedemaCommon complaints, symptoms, and terminologies low back pain, acute and chronic neck pain, knee pain, acl, total knee replacement, tkr, total hip replacement, thr, shoulder pain, bankart lesion, slap lesion, lymphoedema, post-op mastectomy, secondary swelling post-surgery, breast cancer
