Eastern Suburbs Physiotherapy was established in 1984 to service the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Nunawading, Forest Hill, Mitcham, Vermont, Blackburn, Ringwood and Doncaster. It has grown steadily over the last 34 years based on its reputation for excellent results in a caring and professional environment. We hope to assist you back to health or, just as importantly, help prevent you from losing good health. We are more than just a physiotherapy clinic (see our Services page). We are easy to find and access, located near Nunawading station and just off Springvale Road, Nunawading – see map for details.

As the saying goes “there is no substitute for experience”. At ESP, Chris Woodman and Ruchi Kalra have decades of clinical experience each in the private and public sectors of health. That is a vast amount of clinical expertise at your disposal – there is not much we haven’t seen and treated in the physiotherapy area. We regularly work with:

  • Hip and Knee Arthritis

  • Back and neck pain

  • Headaches

  • Work related injuries

  • Sports injuries

  • Motor vehicle accidents

  • Vertigo, dizziness and balance issues

  • Neurological disorders

  • Musicians injuries

  • Postural Issues

Chris Woodman

RUCHI KALRA

Chris Woodman

B.Ed. (Phys.Ed.), B.App.Sci. (Physio), APAM

Chris graduated from Sydney University in 1990 and worked initially at the Goulburn Valley Hospital before moving to work at the Geelong Sports Medicine Centre.

In 1992 he took up the position of Physiotherapy Director at McKinnon Sports Injuries Centre before joining Eastern Suburbs Physiotherapy in 1995.

Prior to studying physiotherapy, Chris worked as a Physical Education teacher in State Secondary Schools. He is an active sportsman, participating in a wide range of pursuits including cycling, triathlons, basketball and tennis. He has had a lifetime involvement with Australian Rules Football, including five years as a senior player with the Melbourne Football Club, and is still actively involved with junior football. Chris has been team physiotherapist with the Melbourne Reds in the Australian Baseball League, Box Hill Football Club in the VFL, the Victorian Country Under 18 team and Caulfield Grammar First 18

Chris is interested in the treatment and management of musculo-skeletal injuries. He is a member of the Sport Group and Occupational Health Group of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. He has consulted to three major international companies providing on-site physiotherapy treatment and injury management.

A particular interest of Chris’s is the treatment of headaches that are caused from neck related joint and muscle problems. Headaches and even severe migraines, frequently respond to correcting dysfunction in the upper neck.

Chris is a preferred provider to several health funds, including HCF and BUPA. Members of these insurers receive a higher treatment rebate from these funds when they consult with Chris.

Ruchi Kalra

B. Health Science and M. Physiotherapy, APAM  

Ruchi has 10+ years’ experience as a Physiotherapist. She is a successful business owner and Director of Stay Fit Physiotherapy Services in Forest Hill and now of Eastern Suburbs Physiotherapy in Nunawading. 

Ruchi completed her Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Physiotherapy Practice degree from LaTrobe University and has been in private practice since 2013. She has also completed her post-graduate certificate in Health Service Management from University of Technology in Sydney. 

She strongly advocates self-management and teaches her clients to take charge of their own health. Outside the clinic, she is an active member of Science of Spirituality, a non-profit organization promoting meditation. She enjoys swimming and music in her free time with her two kids. She loves being a physiotherapist and wants to keep progressing in this career. 

She has a keen interest in musculoskeletal and orthopedic conditions and believes in providing holistic management to her clients. She has expertise in using Dry Needling on her patients to help reduce inflammation and tightness as it is evidence-based technique. She promotes extensive rehabilitation through Clinical Pilates and GLA:D program and uses it to achieve long term goals for her patients. She also is trained to treat TMJ problems and has a developing interest in Neurological physiotherapy, Vestibular conditions and balance disorders. 

Ruchi is multi-lingual and is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.