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Dr. Ashi Saif
Assistant Professor-II, Physiotherapy · GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India · Shamli
IMPARC ID IMP-MM-AHSC-UP-IN-2026-2359
Member since 2026
Expertise
- Biomechanics
- Exercise Physiology
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
- Managed Healthcare
- Physiotherapy
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Healthcare Administration & Management
- Healthcare Reimbursement
- Healthcare
- Research Methodology
Mentorship offered
- Healthcare Consulting
- Device Fabrication
- Product Validation
- Statistical Analysis
- Data Insights
- Scientific and Technical Research
- Systematic Literature Review
- User Research
- Medical Writing
- Technical Writing
- Clinical Trial Documentation
Mode: Hybrid · Capacity: More than 5 researchers
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About
Dr. Ashi Saif is a distinguished physiotherapist, academician, researcher, and Prime Minister Research Fellow (PMRF) specializing in sports physiotherapy, exercise physiology, fatigue recovery, injury prevention, endurance athlete rehabilitation, and neurophysiology. She completed her Ph.D. at the Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, and qualified UGC NET-JRF with 99.9 percentile. She possesses extensive teaching, clinical, and research experience across physiotherapy education, sports rehabilitation, and exercise sciences. Her research contributions include multiple Scopus-indexed publications, randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, patents, conference presentations, and invited lectures in sports medicine, rehabilitation sciences, and physiotherapy innovation.
Publications 10
Journal articles
- Saif, A., Hussain, M. E., Verma, S., Bhati, P., Parveen, A., Khan, Z. (2025). Bidirectional Sprint Interval Training: A Better Alternative to Plyometric Training for Football Players? A Randomized Clinical Trial. Acta Gymnica.Scopus
- Saif, A., Khan, Z., Naqvi, I. H., Parveen, S., Samad, A., Parveen, A. (2025). Dose-response of Different Work: Recovery Intensity of “Increasing” High Intensity Interval Training Protocol on Stress, Recovery and Muscle Damage in Endurance Athletes. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research.Scopus
- Saif, A., Khan, Z., Parveen, A. (2024). Impact of Rest Interval Duration on Post-exercise Recovery Dynamics, Ventilatory Threshold and Respiratory Compensation Point in Endurance Athletes. Sport Sciences for Health.Scopus
- Saif, A., Khan, Z., Parveen, A. (2024). Fatigability and Physiological Insights into Upright Standing Postural Control of Endurance Athletes Following Different High Intensity Interval Trainings. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise.Scopus
- Saif, A., Khan, Z., Parveen, A. (2023). Fatigue Thresholds as a Marker for Transition from Aerobic-to-Anaerobic Exercise Intensity in Intermittent Sport Players: An Electrophysiological Study. Trends in Sport Sciences.Scopus
Conference papers
- (2025). Advancements in Vestibular Rehabilitation for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Exploring New Frontiers in Treatment. REACH 2025, GD Goenka University.Peer-reviewed (not in the indexes above)
- (2024). Reproducibility of Electromyographic Activity during Backward Running in Female Players. BCIPCON 2024 – Innovation and Technology in Physiotherapy, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy.Peer-reviewed (not in the indexes above)
- (2024). AI Tools for Evaluation of Disorders & Therapy. TLASH 2024, TLASH Conference Committee.Peer-reviewed (not in the indexes above)
- (2022). Acute Effect of Fatigue on Neuromuscular Injury Risk and Correlation between Neuromuscular Injury Risk, Fatigue and Recovery in Endurance Athletes. ISSEMCON-2022, Indian Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine.Peer-reviewed (not in the indexes above)
- (2022). Physiological Determinants of 5-Kilometer Running Performance in Endurance Athletes. International Multidisciplinary Rehab E-Con 2022, MGM School of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad.Peer-reviewed (not in the indexes above)
Experience
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Assistant Professor-II
GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India
2023 - Present (current)
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Faculty / Academic Contributor
Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), New Delhi, Delhi, India
2021 - 2023
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Teaching & Research Associate
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, Delhi, India
2020 - 2023
Education
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2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, Delhi, India
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2009 - 2010
10th Standard, General Education
CBSE Board, India
Supervision & projects
- Completed
Thesis · Kinetics of Fatigue and Recovery and its Association with Injury Risk and Prevention in Endurance Athletes – A Performance Based Study
2025
- Completed
Thesis · Comparison between Effects of Sprint Interval Training and Plyometric Training on Physiological Parameters and Sports Performance in Collegiate Football Players
- Completed
Dissertation · Comparison between the Effectiveness of Plantar Fascia Stretch and Achilles Tendon Stretch in Plantar Fasciitis
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Completed
Funded project · Fatigue, Recovery and Injury Risk Analysis in Endurance Athletes
Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) · Research Fellow
Awards
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Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF)
Ministry of Education
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UGC NET-JRF Qualified
National Testing Agency (NTA)
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Best Scientist Award 2025–26
Global Accreditation Assessment Forum Series, Washington D.C., USA · 2025
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Best Innovator Award
BCIPCON 2024 · 2024
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Award of Excellence
Honorable Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar · 2021
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2nd Position – Poster Presentation
Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy · 2020
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Gold Medalist – National Science Olympiad
SOF
Events & training
- 08/12/2025 - 09/12/2025
Hands-on Workshop · School of Physiotherapy, SGT University
Research Synthesis Techniques: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- 02/03/2023 - 03/03/2023
Certification Course · Movement Science Academy
International Pilates Teacher Training Course Level-1: Mat Pilates
- 04/03/2023 - 05/03/2023
Certification Course · Movement Science Academy
International Pilates Teacher Training Course Level-2: Reformer Pilates
- 18/02/2023 - 19/02/2023
Certification Course · American Heart Association (AHA), Max Hospital
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- 18/05/2020
Online Course · International Olympic Committee
Exercise Physiology: The Body in Motion
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