Special Home Care
Pune–Satara Road is more than a way to get somewhere. For the people who live and work along it in Dhankawadi, it is also the shop floor, the doorstep and, at present, a construction site. Proper Care Physiotherapy visits homes on and just off this stretch, so patients who live above, behind or beside the road can be treated without crossing it.
This page deals with the Satara Road stretch that runs past KK Market and Dhankawadi. For the wider area, see home physiotherapy in Dhankawadi.
Reaching a Satara Road address while the metro is being built
The road starts at Jedhe Square in Swargate and passes Parvati, Bibwewadi and Katraj. On this stretch the Swargate–Katraj underground metro is under construction. Barricades went up along the carriageway, some bus rapid transit lanes were removed to make way for station shafts, and August 2026 reports described the junctions at Utsav Chowk, opposite D-Mart and at Katraj Chowk as the worst bottlenecks, with illegal use of the BRT lane adding to accidents. A visit that would be quick on a clear road can therefore take much longer in the evening peak.
We handle this by booking a time window and by asking you for details that save minutes at the end of the journey: which side of the road you are on, the name of the shop or building, the nearest landmark, the staircase entrance and where a two-wheeler can be parked off the carriageway.
Living above or behind a shop
KK Market, on Satara Road, is a mixed neighbourhood of residences and shops, and the Shankar Maharaj Math stands beside it. If your home is above or behind a shop, the staircase may be a narrow one at the side or rear, shared with a storeroom. We ask about it at booking because it affects the plan. A patient recovering from an operation may need the physiotherapist to practise the stairs with them, and one with a wheelchair needs to know whether a ground-floor route exists.
- Standing behind the counter. Long hours with weight on one leg and repeated bending to low shelves load the lower back and knees. The home plan includes posture changes you can make between customers and short stretches that fit a busy shop.
- Lifting stock. Cartons, rolls of cloth and shutters are lifted again and again. The physiotherapist looks at how you lift and shows alternatives.
- Riding to the wholesale market and back. Hours on a two-wheeler in stop-start traffic strain the back and knees. See back pain physiotherapy in Dhankawadi.
Devotees and walkers on the roadside
Devotees come to pray at the Shankar Maharaj Math, which holds daily aarti and puja, and older residents who live nearby often make it part of their routine. They remove footwear, sit on the floor and walk along the busy roadside to reach the shrine. For a stiff knee or an unsteady hip that sequence is a real test. The elderly physiotherapy in Dhankawadi page covers strength and balance training for such patients. Physiotherapy can improve how steadily someone walks, but crossing a highway under metro construction is still risky for anyone unsteady. Go with a companion, and choose a quiet time of day.
Recovering after hospital, close to the road
Bharati Hospital stands on Pune–Satara Road in Dhankawadi. Families who live near it may bring a patient home soon after surgery, a stroke or a fracture, to a flat that was never set up for rehabilitation, with no one sure where to begin. Booking physiotherapy before discharge lets the first visit fall in the first days at home. The stroke rehabilitation in Dhankawadi page explains how transfers, walking and arm work are handled in a flat. Our post-surgery rehabilitation guide gives the general picture.
Fitting treatment around a shop or a shift
Many people along this road work long, fixed hours, so the usual advice to come to a clinic three times a week is unrealistic. At home, sessions can be placed in the quietest part of the day, with a family member covering the counter for the hour. Between visits the exercises are kept short, around five to ten minutes, so they can be done in a back room, on a landing or before opening. If the shop cannot be left at all, tell us, and we will build the plan around what is possible.
Neighbouring pockets
If your address is a little off the main road, look at Balaji Nagar, which has a metro station planned, and Mohan Nagar, around Trimurti Chowk. Chavan Nagar is another part of the area that we visit. Towards the city, Bibwewadi lies along the same road.
Booking a physiotherapist on Satara Road
Choose a slot on the booking page. Tell us the problem, the building and the landmark, the side of the road and the floor. The first visit includes a look at your home, an examination, the start of treatment and an exercise plan. Seek emergency care instead for sudden weakness or slurred speech, chest pain, breathlessness, a swollen, painful calf after surgery, or a fall after which someone cannot stand.