Dr. Sidharth J. Unnithan is a Specialist Sports Medicine Physician with over a decade of experience in sports medicine, musculoskeletal care, athlete health, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and exercise medicine. He holds an MD in Sports Medicine from Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, and an MBBS from MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery. He is a FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine graduate and holds the ACFAM (AFC Certification in Football Administration and Management).
His clinical experience spans football, cricket, athletics, and other sporting disciplines, with expertise in the non-operative management of sports and musculoskeletal injuries, rehabilitation, exercise prescription, injury prevention, and safe return to sport and activity.
Dr. Sidharth has served as Chairman of the Kerala Football Association Medical Committee and as a Member of the All India Football Federation Medical Committee. He has been associated with the Kerala Cricket Association as a Sports Medicine Consultant since 2016. He has also served as a Venue Medical Officer during the FIFA U-17 World Cup and is a founding member and former General Secretary of the Indian Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
His approach to patient care is patient-centred, evidence-based, and individualised. He believes effective sports medicine goes beyond treating an injury—it involves understanding the individual, their goals, lifestyle, expectations, and functional demands. He emphasises clear communication, shared decision-making, patient education, active rehabilitation, and appropriate exercise, while avoiding unnecessary investigations and interventions whenever possible.
His goal is to empower patients to understand their condition, actively participate in their recovery, and return safely to the activities that matter most to them—whether competitive sport, work, fitness, or everyday life.
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