I have completed Masters in Physiotherapy specialized in Neurological Disorders from Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune in 2018. During my professional and academic career, I have developed skills to manage patients in an individual capacity and have developed custom treatment programs, which are reviewed periodically to maximize effectiveness. Speaking specifically about my work, I have developed expertise in the following modern-day treatment programs –
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Pilates | Kinesiotaping | Research Methodology | Pelvic Dysfunction | Clinical Biomechanics | Sensory Integration | Basic Teaching | Fundamentals of Paediatric NDT technique Basic Aquatic Therapy Programme.
I have won the first prize for paper presentation for ‘Scientifica Conference’ held in Le Meridian, Pune in Mar’17. I presented a paper in the consecutive year for the ‘IASM (International Association of Sports Medicine) and Scientifica Conference’ in 2018 too.
I had successfully presented ‘poster presentations’ in IFNR (Indian Federation of Neuro Rehabilitation) Conference 2017 and Avishkar 2018.
I have worked at multiple institutes including Jupiter Hospital, HealYos Pvt. Ltd., Sancheti Institute of Orthopedic and Rehabilitation.
I have volunteered at various medical camps set up by government, also at Paraplegic Foundation, Sion.
I have successfully completed my training and graduation in the classical dance form of Bharatnatyam and Mohiniyattam. I also have keen interest in in theatre drama, painting, crafts, reading, traveling, and trekking. I am a trained athlete and participated in Ashwamedh, the Inter-Medical College Sports Meet in the year 2011.
Ridhika Shah is the founder of The Pollyanna Practice. She is also a consulting Speech Language Therapist and the ‘Grandstand Coordinator’ at ‘The Gateway School of Mumbai’
Ridhika holds a Bachelors and Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology from TN medical college & B.Y.L Nair charitable hospital, Mumbai and is a gold medalist in the state of Maharashtra for her final year graduation program. She is certified by the Rehab Council of India and is a member of ISHA (Indian Speech & Hearing Association). She has also received training and is certified by Hanen.
Ridhika has a special interest in pediatric language based challenges, Auditory processing (listening) difficulties, Autism spectrum disorders, Apraxia of speech, fluency disorders, feeding difficulties and picky eaters. She believes that language and movement go hand in hand and her style of therapy is holistic, experiential, with parent empowerment being a cornerstone of her approach.
Ridhika is experienced in actively working with other professionals in the client’s community including the schools to support transfer and generalization of skills into the real world and inclusion within the community.
School based therapy is another area of interest and Ridhika owes her learning to the Gateway school of Mumbai, a pioneering lab school with best practices for children with learning difficulties.
During her Master’s degree, Ridhika constructed a test of pragmatic skills for children of the age range of 5-10 years which led to her love of working towards building pragmatic/ social-communication skills in groups and their transfer into real life. Currently she is the Coordinator of Grandstand, a unique social space at Gateway, where large groups of children share, enjoy and communicate with each other and are also taught to transfer various 21st century skills (i.e collaboration, problem solving etc) to real life experiences.
Ridhika, a passionate believer in the power of positivity, tries to imbibe the same in her practice. Dream big, act towards it and magic follows!
If she’s not working, Ridhika is wandering away and exploring a new place either through her travels or is transported there via her books!
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I have completed Masters in Physiotherapy specialized in Neurological Disorders from Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune in 2018. During my professional and academic career, I have developed skills to manage patients in an individual capacity and have developed custom treatment programs, which are reviewed periodically to maximize effectiveness. Speaking specifically about my work, I have developed expertise in the following modern-day treatment programs –
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Pilates | Kinesiotaping | Research Methodology | Pelvic Dysfunction | Clinical Biomechanics | Sensory Integration | Basic Teaching | Fundamentals of Paediatric NDT technique Basic Aquatic Therapy Programme.
I have won the first prize for paper presentation for ‘Scientifica Conference’ held in Le Meridian, Pune in Mar’17. I presented a paper in the consecutive year for the ‘IASM (International Association of Sports Medicine) and Scientifica Conference’ in 2018 too.
I had successfully presented ‘poster presentations’ in IFNR (Indian Federation of Neuro Rehabilitation) Conference 2017 and Avishkar 2018.
I have worked at multiple institutes including Jupiter Hospital, HealYos Pvt. Ltd., Sancheti Institute of Orthopedic and Rehabilitation.
I have volunteered at various medical camps set up by government, also at Paraplegic Foundation, Sion.
I have successfully completed my training and graduation in the classical dance form of Bharatnatyam and Mohiniyattam. I also have keen interest in in theatre drama, painting, crafts, reading, traveling, and trekking. I am a trained athlete and participated in Ashwamedh, the Inter-Medical College Sports Meet in the year 2011.