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A patient's life is regarded as the most valuable, and any flaws that could risk someone's life must be detected and treated appropriately by healthcare specialists. This is where root cause treatment comes in. Identifying and resolving root causes can significantly enhance patient safety and potentially lead to patient injury prevention. A root cause analysis can be used as a preventative technique to avert significant difficulties and issues. Dr. Richa Gupta, a well-known Orthopaedic Physiotherapist and the Founder of Align Body Physiotherapy Clinic believe that everyone is unique, and she always seeks to treat the cause rather than just the symptoms. As one of the most sought-after physiotherapy centers in Delhi, Align Body Physiotherapy recognizes this distinction and, after a comprehensive examination, customizes the assessment and the finest treatment for their patients. The main goal and concern at Align Body are to create a treatment that would assist individuals in living a better and healthier lifestyle.

Dr. Richa Gupta holds a Masters degree in physiotherapy with a specialization in orthopedics and spine. She is also a Robbie Goodrum Certified and Trained Advanced Postural Biomechanical Correction (APBC) Practitioner (Thailand and USA). Dr. Richa is a Dry Needling Practitioner, a Neuromyoskeletal Dry Needling Practitioner, and a Manual Therapist (Mulligan concept). In addition, she is certified in Cupping Therapy and Kinesio-Taping and is skilled at aligning the bones and repairing disc problems in a few sessions. She is a Mat Pilates instructor also (Ireland).

Dr. Richa shares her opinions on focusing on the root cause when providing physiotherapy treatment and her professional experience so far in an in-depth conversation with the Women Entrepreneur team.

Introduce us to Align Body Physiotherapy and some of its key features.

We offer world-class treatment procedures at Align Body Physiotherapy that are rarely used in clinics or hospitals in Delhi. We not only treat the symptoms, but we also treat the underlying cause of the symptoms. At Align Body Physiotherapy, we prioritize the patient and their pain relief, and we always deliver one-on-one sessions to every patient.

My specialty is spine alignment. I handle Spinal Disc issues regularly, and we have saved many patients’ lives by avoiding Spinal disc surgery. Those who were suggested for disc surgeries are now fine with the help of Align Body and my sessions. And my expertise is in aligning the entire spine and body, as well as treating shoulder cases, frozen shoulder cases, and ACL injuries because patients require rehab to return to routine work after surgery. In some situations, we have treated athletes, badminton players, and cricketers, and after taking sessions with us they have returned to their previous level of performance. We at Align Body have extensive experience treating and repairing such conditions.

At Align Body, we have several techniques and machines that are rare in Delhi or India. And the approaches we deploy yield fantastic outcomes. For example, we have shockwave therapy, which is primarily utilized for tissue regeneration because a regenerative machine has not yet been developed, and this is the only machine that regenerates tissues.

“When you face challenges, you learn from them, and when you achieve success, you are driven to face further problems”

What factors compelled you to foray into the healthcare field, and take up physiotherapy?

I've always wanted to work in medicine, and during my 12th-grade examinations, I discovered about bachelor's degrees in physiotherapy. After finishing my 12th grade, I took an entrance exam and passed it, and as I progressed through this course, my desire to assist society in mending from its ills grew stronger. But soon after finishing my Bachelor's degree, I married at the age of 22 and went on to get my Master's degree after having a child. Along with caring for my child, I completed my education. Following my master's, I took one of the exams, which I aced and placed first in India for ABPC - Advanced Partial Biomechanical Correction, for which I won a scholarship. And I travelled to Thailand, Chiang Mai to learn more about physiotherapy. It was yet another feather to my cap. Then, once again, I successfully passed another exam and was awarded a scholarship to study in the United States, this time in Alabama. These were breakthrough moments in my life, and I began my journey with a four-hour part-time work in one of the hospitals in 2012, then quit and opened my clinic, Align Body Physiotherapy Clinic, in a small room.

Tell us about your expertise as a physiotherapist. What is your prior industry work experience and how has this experience contributed towards you honing your skills as a medical professional?

I worked part-time in one of the hospitals. But I was dissatisfied there since I was not getting enough exposure, and I needed to offer my all and provide some unique treatments to the patients, but you are bound to give only the precise treatment. As a result, I simply decided to open my clinic and provide the best possible care to the patients. That is why I established Align Body Physiotherapy Clinic and progressed with it, as well as participating in various courses helped me to obtain more and more abilities. Even now, I've registered in a few of the courses to get more knowledge for my patients and continue to provide them with better care.

How has your journey been while leading Align Body Physiotherapy so far?

Everyone has ups and downs, and I, too, have had my share of mountains and valleys, but I enjoy taking on and overcoming challenges. I feel that when you face challenges, you learn from them, and when you achieve success, you are driven to face further problems. As I previously stated, we began with a tiny clinic and have steadily grown it into a large clinic with my hard work and dedication. And my aspirations are far higher, therefore let us hope for the best for the Align body to succeed.

Furthermore, during my professional career, I earned numerous awards for my work, including a Significant Contribution Award, the Innovative Physiotherapist in Delhi award from Geeta Phogat and Sudha Chandran, and the Iron Lady Award and Nari Shakti award from Medanta Hospital.

Dr. Richa Gupta, Orthopedic Physiotherapist, Align Body Physiotherapy

Dr Richa Gupta is Masters in Physiotherapy with specilazation in orthopaedics and spine. She is Certified and trained APBC practitioner from Robbie Goodrum (Thailand and USA). She is certified Dry Needling practitioner (Level 1,2), certified Neuromyoskeletal dry needling practitioner, certified Manual therapist ( Mulligan concept). She has also certificates in Cupping Therapy and Kinesio-Taping. She has expertise in aligning the bones, treating discal problems in couple of sessions.