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Neha Dhamankar

Neha Dhamankar

Designation:

Senior Pediatric Physical Therapist

License Number:

DHA License Number: 00120377-003

Biography

Neha is a specialist paediatric physiotherapist entering her 17th year of clinical practice, with extensive experience in paediatric neurorehabilitation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy and a Master’s degree in Neurorehabilitation from Cardiff University, UK.

Having worked across India, the UK, and Dubai, Neha has experience spanning NICU and early intervention through outpatient, community, schools, and special needs settings. Her clinical expertise includes working with premature and high-risk infants, complex neurological and neuromuscular conditions, autistic spectrum disorder and post-surgical rehabilitation in children with neurological diagnoses. She also has advanced training in gait analysis and rehabilitation, orthotics prescription, aquatic therapy and hippotherapy (a form of equine therapy), with a strong focus on goal-directed and task specific interventions, family education and participation based therapy inputs.

Neha has a strong commitment to evidence-based practice, clinical research, and the use of established clinical protocols to guide assessment and intervention. She values critical thinking and the integration of current research with individual clinical needs to support meaningful outcomes for each child.

She is passionate about child-led, family-centred care and believes in making complex clinical concepts simple, practical, and accessible for families and caregivers. Through clear communication, education, and multidisciplinary collaboration, she strives to empower families to understand their child’s needs and play an active role in their rehabilitation.

Her Expertise

Paediatric Neurorehabilitation
Early intervention and developmental support and education
Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) and torticollis
Neuromuscular conditions – including Spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Cerebral Palsy and other complex neurological, neurodevelopmental and rare genetic conditions
Gait analysis and training
Balance and coordination disorders
Mobility and functional movement training including strength training and endurance programs
Aquatic therapy (hydrotherapy)
Hippotherapy (a form of equine assisted therapy)
Assistive devices, orthoses and mobility equipment
Intensive and goal directed therapy using appropriate outcome measures

Her Certifications

MSc Neurorehabilitation with substantial work in research methodology, critical appraisal and evidence based practice
DIR Floortime
WST/Halliwick Paediatric Aquatic Therapy
AHA – Equine skills and treatment principles
Paediatric Gait Analysis and Orthotic management
2D and 3D gait analysis and management of gait deviations
NICU and Critical Care Physiotherapy
Basics of Makaton