Ms. Shikha Fathima is a Physiotherapist with Medcare Physio & Rehab Centre in Dubai. She completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India and is a certified Hijama and Cupping Therapist. She is a member of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists and the Sports and Fitness Training Federation of India (SFTFI).

Ms. Fathima commenced her career as a Physiotherapist with the Indira Hospital and then worked at the Sai  Physiotherapy Centre, both in Mangalore, India. Before relocating to the UAE, she did a stint as a Physiotherapist and a Tutor at Srinivas Institute of Physiotherapy, in Mangalore, India where she garnered invaluable experience in her chosen field.

Her expertise covers orthopaedics and sports rehabilitation, post-surgical rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, geriatric and women’s health rehabilitation, exercise therapy, electrotherapy, manual therapy, soft tissue mobilization techniques and Kinesio taping techniques. Ms Fathima has successfully treated and rehabilitated patients with low back pain, knee and foot injuries, shoulder and hand injuries and cervical neck pain.

In her spare time, she enjoys painting and designing and is a Henna artist. She speaks Arabic (elementary), English,  Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.