Leading
Sports Medicine
Specialist in Kerala
Helping athletes recover stronger, perform better, and prevent
injuries through modern sports science.
AboutConsultant - Sport Medicine Physician | MBBS, MD (Sports Medicine)
Dr. Sidharth J Unnithan is a Consultant Sports Medicine Physician with nearly 10 years of experience, and the first MD Sports Medicine specialist from Kerala, among the earliest in India. He serves as the Chairman of the Kerala Football Association Medical Committee and is a Medical Committee Member of the All India Football Federation. Dr. Sidharth is also the Sports Medicine Consultant to the Kerala Cricket Association and works with multiple sports clubs and academies across the state. With extensive clinical and on-field expertise in injury care and performance optimisation, he is dedicated to helping athletes recover, perform and excel. He continues to contribute actively to advancing sports medicine practices and athlete welfare across Kerala.
ServicesDr. Sidharth combines advanced sports medicine expertise with personalized care to help athletes prevent injuries, recover faster, and return to peak performance with confidence.
Expert clinical care offering precise sports-injury management, musculoskeletal pain treatment and personalised rehabilitation programs to support safe recovery and a smooth return to sport.
OverviewSports Medicine is the essential science of keeping people moving, active, and healthy. It integrates medical care, exercise physiology, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and advanced performance science. This comprehensive approach is designed to help athletes and active individuals of all ages and skill levels not only recover but also maintain peak health, enhance function, and perform at their absolute best.
By studying your specific movement patterns, training load, biomechanics, and lifestyle, Sports Medicine develops personalized treatment and safe return-to-play plans. Whether you are an elite competitor, recovering from a major surgery, or just seeking to live pain-free, we look at the whole person body, mind, and environment to guide you safely before, during, and well after an injury.
Identifying risks early and designing strategies to reduce muscle, joint, and ligament injuries through proper training and load management.
Improving strength, mobility, and technique through targeted, science-based training and structured rehabilitation and recovery plans.
Studying how the body moves to detect imbalances, fix posture issues, and apply non-surgical treatments to avoid and heal injuries.
While both fields specialize in the musculoskeletal system, Orthopaedics primarily focuses on structural problems like fractures, severe ligament tears, and joint issues that may require surgical intervention. In contrast, Sports Medicine adopts a holistic view of the active individual, focusing heavily on injury prevention, non-surgical diagnosis and treatment, comprehensive rehabilitation, performance enhancement, and the safe, guided return-to-play process. Think of it this way: Orthopaedics treats the specific injury when surgery is the likely path, while Sports Medicine guides the whole person safely before, after, and beyond the injury, with surgery being the last resort or a necessary step managed in collaboration with the orthopaedist.
GalleryA quick look at sessions, assessments, and day-to-day sports medicine work. These moments reflect real interactions, athlete evaluations, and hands-on treatments that form the core of Dr. Sidharth’s practice.
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