Overview
Qualifications
- APA Titled Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy
- Masters of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy
- Certified Mulligan Practitioners
- Sports Physiotherapy Australia (SPA) Level 3 Course
- Certification in neuromuscular dry needling
- Certification in spine manual therapy
- DMA Level 1 Pilates Certificate
- Certified GLA:D Australia Instructor
- Badminton World Federation (BWF) Accredited Coach (Level 1)
Special Interests
- Sports injury, management and prevention, especially racquet sports
- Shoulder injuries
- Spinal conditions
- Tendon injuries
- Strength and Conditioning
- Mindfulness
Affiliations
- Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)
- Sports Medicine Australia
- Mulligan Concept Certified Practitioners
- Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand
- Indian Association of Physiotherapists
Background Pinakin completed his Masters in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia. He is also one of very few certified Mulligan practitioners in Melbourne. In the past, Pinakin has worked with the Sports Authority of India and many private practices around Melbourne. He has been involved with various sports such as badminton, hockey, boxing, judo and athletics. Pinakin has been a professional badminton player and currently continues to coach. He is also associated with Badminton Victoria and Badminton Australia. Pinakin was the on field Physiotherapist and first aid co-ordinator for the Oceania Badminton Tournament (Jan 2019) and Australian Open Badminton Tournament (June 2019). Being closely associated with sports, Pinakin’s passion lies in sports injury management and prevention. He has shown special interest for shoulder and spinal injuries. He believes in incorporating education and self-management strategies to create optimal long term outcomes for injury management. When he is not working, you will find Pinakin trekking (He has been to Mount Everest base camp 5364mt above sea level in 2019), playing badminton, reading books or being snob for single malt whiskey.
Qualifications and Experience
Languages spoken
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
Practice information
Contact details
- Melbourne Physiotherapy, Pilates + Fitness Group
-
201 Fitzroy Street
St Kilda, VIC 3182 - (03) 9534 0...
- (03) 9534 0...
- http://www.melbournephysiogroup.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday:
- 07:30am - 07:30pm
- Tuesday:
- 07:30am - 07:30pm
- Wednesday:
- 07:30am - 07:30pm
- Thursday:
- 07:30am - 07:30pm
- Friday:
- 07:30am - 07:30pm
- Saturday:
- 08:00am - 01:00pm
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Public Holidays:
- Closed
Facilities
- Pathology lab nearby
- Paid street parking
- Wheelchair access
- Motorcycle parking
- Tram stop nearby
- Bus stop nearby
- Disabled toilets
- Pram friendly clinic
- Free street parking
- Air conditioned facility
- Children's play area
- Bicycle storage available
- Magazines
- Disabled parking available
- Comfortable waiting room
- Toilets
- Parent/Family parking
- Pharmacy nearby
- Train station nearby
- TV in waiting area
- TV in treatment rooms
- GP Nearby
- At home visits available
Accreditation
Quality Innovation Performance
Directions and parking
The MPPFG physiotherapy clinic in Melbourne is conveniently located opposite Junction Oval on the corner of the St Kilda junction. In addition to treating patients from St Kilda, the team also serve the Windsor, Prahran, Elwood, Caulfield, North Melbourne, Albert Park, Middle Park and South Yarra suburbs among others.
Paid parking is available on Pattison Street and free parking is available 150m away from the practice in Octavia St, Charnwood Rd, Wellington St, St Kilda Rd, Princes and Barkly St.