S M Zahidul Islam (Sazal), PT, has been practising Physiotherapy since graduating from Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI) under the Medicine Faculty of Dhaka University in 2005. He commenced his professional career at Prescription Point, moving quickly into the area of Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapy. Over the next five years, he continued to work with Bangladesh Cricket Board (National Cricket League and Bangladesh Cricket League) and Club Cricket (Mohammedan Sporting Club and SK. Jamal Dhanmondi Club) and Bangladesh Premier League Sylhet Royals, Comilla Victorians and Chittagong Vikings as Team Physiotherapist.

In that time, Zahidul continued to study and pursued further training in Orthopaedic Medicine from Global Cyriax Institute (GCI-Belgium) and have completed a Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine in 2007, Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy (COMT) at 2006, Mulligan Concept (4 times) at 2005-10, Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (McKenzie) at 2009, McConnell Concept at 2009, Dry Needling 2014-2018 from GEMT, Australia, various Taping techniques and Fitness assessment and exercise prescription. He has also joined fellowship training at RECOUP, Bangalore and became a certified Ergonomist in 2014. Now he is continuing his MSc in Musculoskeletal Medicine from Queen Margaret University in Scotland. At the same time, he is also commencing a Mentorship followed by a Residency program from Ola Grimsby Institute, USA, as part of his Doctor in Manual Therapy Program.

This Continuous professional development courses and clinical practices have given Zahidul a depth of knowledge and experience in the wide areas of musculoskeletal, spinal and sports injuries.He has assisted Steven De Coninck (Chair, GCI) as an assistant teacher from 2014 to 2017 here in Bangladesh and Malaysia and has joined the International teachers Training at De Haan, Belgium, in 2018.He is now working as the Managing Director, Principle Physio of Movement Solutions Bangladesh (A Chain of Movement Solutions International) and Consultant Physiotherapist of Prescription Point Diagnostics and Health care Limited.

Education:

• BSc (Hon’s) in physiotherapy (Dhaka University)
• Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine (GCI-Belgium)
• International Teaching Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine (GCI-Belgium)
• GEMT Certified International Dry Needling Practitioner
• Commencing MSc in Musculoskeletal Medicine (Queen Margaret, UK)
• Commencing Doctor In Manual Therapy, (OLA Grimsby Institute USA)