Dr.Pravin Patil, MPT

Pravin Patil is a Clinical Sport & Spine Physiotherapist from Pune, Maharashtra, India, with more than 20 years of clinical experience in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, sports injuries, spine rehabilitation, and functional movement restoration. 

He completed his Master of Physiotherapy in Musculoskeletal & Sports from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and his Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. He has also completed a Diploma in Master of Chiropractic and a Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Therapy. 

The Prague School of Rehabilitation and the Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) concept have played a significant role in shaping his clinical approach. He has undertaken extensive DNS education through the Prague School, completing DNS Courses A and B, Intermediate Course C, Advanced Course D, DNS Running-Specific Exercise Course, DNS Manual Therapy Courses, DNS Scoliosis Skills Course, Skills Course in Viscerosomatic Patterns, and Introduction to Vestibular Rehabilitation. 

He successfully completed the DNS Practitioner pathway, including the Practitioner Examination in Prague, and became a DNS Certified Practitioner in August 2025. Following his advanced education, clinical experience, and assessment by the Prague School of Rehabilitation, he has been recognized as a DNS Certified Instructor. 

His clinical approach integrates the principles of developmental kinesiology with functional assessment, movement control, joint centration, stabilization, breathing, intra-abdominal pressure, sensorimotor control, and restoration of optimal movement strategies. He applies these principles particularly in the assessment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders, spinal conditions, sports injuries, and movement dysfunction. 

With a strong interest in sports rehabilitation, he works with athletes and active individuals, incorporating DNS principles into movement assessment, functional rehabilitation, performance enhancement, and return-to-sport strategies. 

His personal involvement in endurance sport further complements his clinical interest in sports performance and rehabilitation. He successfully completed the IRONMAN 70.3 in Da Nang, Vietnam, in May 2026, combining a 1.9 km swim, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km run. This experience has provided him with first-hand insight into the physical, psychological, and movement demands of long-distance endurance sport. 

Alongside his clinical practice, he is actively involved in professional education and mentoring of physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals. His teaching interests include DNS, movement assessment, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, sports rehabilitation, ergonomics, manual therapy, chiropractic concepts, and clinical decision-making. 

As a DNS Certified Instructor, he is committed to contributing to the development and dissemination of the principles of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization and promoting their clinical application in musculoskeletal and sports rehabilitation.