Dr. Rina Pandya
Senior IPTA TutorSenior lecturer and Doctor of Physical Therapy with 25+ years of clinical, academic, and online education experience across India, UK, Oman, and USA, specializing in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, occupational health, remote physiotherapy, manual therapy, and CPD course development.
Biography
Dr. Rina Pandya is a highly experienced Doctor of Physical Therapy and Senior Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy with more than 25 years of clinical, academic, and continuing education experience across India, the United Kingdom, Oman, and the United States.
She currently serves as Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy – Musculoskeletal at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, where she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy students, contributes to curriculum development, leads modules, supervises clinical placements, and supports international student admissions.
Dr. Rina is also the owner of Physical Therapy Online LLC, where she develops and presents continuing education webinars internationally. Her clinical expertise includes musculoskeletal rehabilitation, traumatic and chronic repetitive injuries, occupational health, ergonomic assessment, remote physiotherapy delivery, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, myofascial techniques, and evidence-based practice.
Experience
Education
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01 Aug, 1996 - 01 Jul, 2000
School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
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04 Sep, 2016 - 21 Aug, 2018
University of Michigan – Flint, USA
Doctor of Physical Therapy
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01 Jan, 0000 - 01 Jan, 2023
Advance HE / University of the West of England, UK
Associate Fellow in Higher Education
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01 Jan, 0000 - 01 Jan, 2024
University of the West of England, UK
Post Graduate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education