Physio to your rescue

Pooja’s Posture Clinic kneads you back to health

By OUR CORRESPONDENT
“Exercise is as important as breathing and I believe in treating the cause, not just the symptom,” says physiotherapist Dr Pooja Rai. She is an exercise bible and a posture expert. With good reason. Her Posture Clinic in Sector 3 is the result of her graduation from KLES Institute of Physiotherapy and studying Stott Pilates from Toronto, Canada. And right now, she is neck-deep into pursuing her post graduate certification from the American Posture Institute to be the ‘first certified posture expert in India’.

During her practise, Dr Pooja understood that traditional correction of posture wasn’t enough to completely relieve the pain suffered through prolonged bad posture. Which is why she started merging Pilates into her clinical practice. The aim is to help her patients understand the importance of exercise in life.

Being an IT hub, Bangalore has its fair share of people who walk with stooped and rounded shoulders, forward neck, headaches, muscle injuries, tremendous neck stiffness, lower back aches and other pains related to posture. The other problems that Pooja has treated include Kyphosis (hunched back), Scoliosis, neuropathy, arthritis, Parkinsonism and obesity, among others.

Pooja heals you through physiotherapy, posture correction through exercises, pregnancy program using pilates, weight-loss program through the Posture Clinic Diet and injury prevention by providing you with control measures that are simple and effective to implement.
“Good posture is the correct alignment of body parts supported by the right amount of muscle tension against gravity,” she says. “And the best part is that all of this is done without any chemicals. It’s just exercise, exercise and more exercise.”

Patient testimonials cement her credentials. Says Arijit Bhattacharjee: “Dr Pooja is probably the coolest doctor in town. I found her to be extremely punctual and brilliant at her work. I have been absolutely cured of a major back pain in flat five days.”

Tripti Nair has been a patient of her’s for more than a year. “When she started seeing me, I had a number of health issues, including neck and shoulder pain, because of my job that requires me to sit long hours.”

Pooja’s efforts paid off. “After my workouts with her, I have lost significant weight and feel much stronger and fitter. Her classes are very engaging and designed to get the most of our workouts. She is able to provide results even for people who have tried several other things and failed.”

POSTURE CLINIC
1198, 22nd Cross, Sector 3Landmark: Near HSR Club, 9am-9pm. Call 77601-37578. Web: www.postureclinic.in