Sivakumar Chinnakonda Harigovindan

Sivakumar (Siva) graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in physiotherapy from the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in Chennai, India in 1999 and completed his Masters in Sports Physiotherapy at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India in 2002. He has worked in private practice and multi-specialty hospital settings and private physiotherapy schools in India for 15 plus years providing him with valuable experience in multiple areas of practice.

He is a member and in good standing with the Physiotherapy Association of BC (PABC) and is committed to enriching his professional knowledge through education. He completed (2019) his diploma in dry needling; his Level 1 in Fascial Manipulation with the Registered Therapists of Fascial Manipulation®; his level 1 and 2 in Vestibular rehabilitation; and his level 1 in Functional Biomechanics.

Siva's area of expertise appears to be performing in detail the musculoskeletal assessment to understand the causative nature of the problem and decide the appropriate treatment tool to address the symptoms. He treats his patients with empathy, dignity and respect, and encourages a return to activity through therapeutic modalities, SWT, Fascial manipulation, dry needling/IMS, therapeutic exercise and education.

He is fluent in communicating in Tamil, English, Hindi, Saurashtra, Malayalam,Gujarati and Punjabi.

In his spare time, he reads Hindu scriptures, visits temples and enjoys spending time with his wife and kids.