Nishanth Kumar - Partner

OPTSC team member since 2015

Nishanth has been a registered physiotherapist since 2007. He is a graduate of McGill University, where he obtained his BSc. PT and was awarded the Clinical Prize of Excellence for his graduating year. He has also obtained a Masters of Clinical Science (MClSc) in Manipulative Therapy from Western University and completed his manual therapy certification levels in order to become a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physical Therapists (FCAMPT).

In addition to his manual therapy accreditations he has completed the series of Active Release Techniques (ART)courses and became Full Body Certified. He also completed the Muscle Activation Techniques Jumpstart series as well as his McKenzie A, B, and C levels. He has also taken a number of independent courses including the SFMA (Selective Functional Movement Assessment), neural mobility courses and a number of exercise prescription courses. He continues to make education a priority.

With a background as a competitive soccer and basketball player, Nishanth previously worked as a therapist for the U-18 Lakers and Senior Lakers AAA soccer teams. He was also heavily involved with McGill Athletics, notably working as a therapist for the McGill Redmen soccer team and coordinating the basketball and volleyball team events.

He has been able to explore different aspects of musculoskeletal rehabilitation having worked in private orthopedic clinics for eight years before coming to Ottawa. For the past 6 years he was at a specialized clinic in Montreal where he had the opportunity to work with the general population as well as a number of high end athletes including NHL players, CFL players, professional boxers and MMA/UFC fighters.

One of his main mandates is to progress the field of physical therapy and he is currently guest lecturing at McGill University in the orthopedics classes of their physical therapy program as well as providing mentorship hours to younger therapists.

Having already made his impression in the field of rehabilitation with his progressive and open-minded methodology, Nishanth is looking forward to being an impact player with the Ottawa Physiotherapy and Sports Clinics team.