Dr. Sheela Ramachandran MPT, (Ph.D.), is the founding Director of Sheela Physiocare- a cluster of reputed multispecialty physical therapy clinics based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has completed masters in physiotherapy with musculoskeletal as specialization. Currently, she is a registered research scholar at Stanley medical college, working on thesis with special focus on advanced physical therapy technique’s for Uro-gynaecological disorders.
As a consultant physical therapist with cumulative experience over a decade, she has contributed exceedingly well in an array of specialties such as musculoskeletal, sports and Urogynaecology. Dr. Sheela Ramachandran strictly adheres to hands-on manual therapy in most of her treatment sessions. In addition, she also specializes in core stability training, hydrotherapy, neurodynamics and ergonomics. Further, she is a strong proponent of holistic care; she opines that the overall health of an individual, including stress levels, nutritional and fitness status needs evaluation for optimal treatment outcomes. Such combinatorial efforts has yielded innumerable successes in treating patients with degenerative disorders. Significantly, conditions like complex spinal cord degenerations requiring surgical interventions, hypoglossal nerve injury, and anorectal malformations in infants & children were rehabilitated and achieved normal functions with high success rates.
Dr. Sheela in her practice prioritizes “Women’s health” as she strongly believes healthy women can lead and propagate a healthy society. She has been actively involved in treating post pregnancy conditions mainly lactation physiotherapy that involves therapy for conditions such as musculoskeletal issues in breastfeeding, mastitis, birth trauma, torticollis etc. Moreover, pelvic floor dysfunction which adversely affect the quality of life in numerous women is meticulously treated with various modalities providing normalcy in their day to day life activities.
In her career, Dr. Sheela has been associated with a number of sports institutions. Importantly, a three-year tenure as a Sports Physiotherapist in “Champions Development Scheme” of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT), through which she obtained exceptional experience in dealing with a wide range of sports injuries. She is also consultant Sports physical therapist for Royal athletic club, Chennai and Precision tennis academy, Chennai. She is a Life Member of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists, as well as member “The Pelvic floor Society”, U.K. and Chennai birth network.
Sheela Physiocare, is a Multispeciality Physiotherapy clinic, was a brain child of Dr. Sheela Ramachandran, established in May of 2011, with a vision to provide high quality physiotherapy services to patients, help regain function and improve the overall quality of life. We pride ourselves in providing a treatment approach that is innovative and progressive, that offers client centred evidence – based holistic care, with a strong focus on patient education, and favourable outcome of our patients. Our centre offers the highest standard of individual care. Our personalized approach to care with our patients continues to set us apart. We have worked hard in recent years to build on our reputation and our team consistently receives number of referrals from our happy clients and from many of Chennai’s most trusted and respected sports coaches, Neurosurgeons, Paediatrician’s, and gynaecologists. We are frequently told by many of these very well-known consultants that “Sheela Physiocare” is their “go – to clinic” for referring patients when they need quality, skilled and experienced clinicians to their patients get better.
Our clinics at Sheela Physiocare deliver affordable and sustainable wellbeing services that are accessible by all, as we believe that every one of you, regardless of your personal background, has the unalienable right to respectful and humane healthcare in your quest for optimal health and happiness.
At Sheela Physiocare, we understand that every one of our patients is unique. We will conduct a thorough clinical evaluation of your problem; take into account your detailed medical history, lifestyle choices and your personal background in order to design a customized treatment plan that is tailor-made to perfectly align with your individual goals and expectations of therapy.
Patient Education for treatment and prevention: Physical therapy is all about collaboration between therapist and patient. At Sheela Physiocare, you will be a committed participant in your treatment and progress. Your treatment plan,along with any follow-up homework you need to do, will be explained in detail to you, and your agreement on the same is required for treatment to begin on a positive note. Thereafter, your cooperation and dedication to work towards your treatment goals, together with our expertise in guiding you towards a full recovery, is the perfect combination for the successful conclusion of therapy. Our mutual success and satisfaction post-therapy will be characterized by long-term benefits and the prevention of reoccurrence of your symptoms.
In keeping with our commitment to holistic care, we have a range of wellbeing services at Sheela Physiocare that you can sign up for, to amp up the quality of your life. Our niche services include consultation in the fields of lactation, nutrition and sexual wellness, as well as an exclusive diet and exercise program based on the Indian Vedic concepts of Vyayam and Mitahar. Choosing to focus on your overall health, fitness and wellbeing will allow you to make the shift from just surviving in an ordinary existence to experiencing the ultimate joy of an extraordinary life!
