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He Built A Physio Clinic With Zero Machines | Physiotherapy Clinic Business In India


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How a sports physiotherapist built a physio clinic with zero machines, a gym with 200 memberships on day one, and a team of 26 in Nagpur. Dr. Kevin Agrawal, founder of PhysioGym Akhaada, gives a behind-the-scenes look at a physiotherapy clinic business in India that does the opposite of every other clinic: no machines, only exercise.

In this episode of Chaos To Clarity, Kevin shares what sixteen years of fixing bodies taught him. Why a machine can reduce pain but cannot give strength back, why weight loss is the wrong word and fat loss is the point, what a sitting job does to the body, and why the painkiller and the balm are a quick fix that ends at a surgeon. Then his own story as an indian entrepreneur: the shoulder that dislocated three times and healed with exercise, the BCCI and Mumbai cricket years, the boss who told him to go back to Nagpur, year one at ₹150 a consultation, and how seventy percent of his clients still come from Instagram and Facebook without a single paid ad.

He also dives into the fifteen day event that led to the Indian Army and Kashmir, what an IPL anti-doping chaperone actually does, treating Virat Kohli at an ad shoot, barefoot rehab, the 1100 square foot terrace that became PhysioGym Akhaada, why he pays his team 30 to 35 percent above market, why RBI invited a physiotherapist to speak, and his plan for the next five years. A startup india story about building a healthcare business by never saying no to work.

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Chapters

  1. 00:00Intro
  2. 00:35A physio clinic with zero machines
  3. 05:33Weight loss vs fat loss
  4. 10:11What a sitting job does to the body
  5. 13:53Painkillers, balm and the quick fix
  6. 17:03His own shoulder injury
  7. 20:32Why he left Mumbai for Nagpur
  8. 22:55Year one at ₹150 a consultation
  9. 24:09Seventy percent of clients from Instagram
  10. 30:27Never say no, the Indian Army
  11. 36:01Inside the IPL dope test
  12. 44:42PhysioGym Akhaada, 200 members on day one
  13. 58:40Team of 26, paid above market
  14. 1:01:36Why RBI invited a physiotherapist
  15. 1:06:32His takeaway
  16. 1:09:27What clarity means to him
  17. 1:11:57Outro