Mark Ozolin
sports medicine and rehabilitation physician
I care about people understanding what is happening, why they are doing an exercise, and how to know when it is time to move forward. Rehabilitation should not be a pile of prohibitions and scary words.
Message on Telegramin medicine and rehabilitation
after injuries, surgery, and pain
courses, lectures, and Quiet Knee
Why I work this way
I have been in medicine since 2010, from my first year at medical school. Rehabilitation has changed a lot since then: less magic, more science, clinical reasoning, and respect for the person in front of you.
I like a calm, honest approach: do not frighten people with a diagnosis, do not promise miracles, and do not ban movement just in case. Instead, understand the situation, explain the risks, and build a clear recovery plan.
How I work
understand first
I look at the history, symptoms, documents, and how the person moves. Not every pain needs urgent fixing, but every pain deserves to be understood.
avoid unnecessary fear
If something is not dangerous, I say so. If an in-person physician, an exam, or another specialist is needed, I say that directly too.
return to movement
The goal is not only to remove a symptom. It is to help a person return to life, training, stage, work, and confidence in their body.
Education and qualifications
Tver State Medical University
Pediatrics, 2010-2016. The medical foundation behind my later work in rehabilitation.
physical therapy and sports medicine
Postgraduate training at Tver State Medical University, 2016-2018.
manual therapy
Professional retraining at the Professional Standards Institute, 2019.
pain and neurodynamics
Explain Pain and Mobilisation of the Neuroimmune System with the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute, plus CRPS management from a GCP perspective.
movement assessment
Integrated Kinetic Neurology Level 1, DNS therapy, FDM Level 1, and RockTape FMT / IASTM courses.
personal training
Six-month Certified Personal Trainer program, 2025.
Where and with whom I have worked
early clinical work and team sport
I started in a pediatric orthopaedic-neurological department and rehabilitation clinics. Later I worked with sports teams and federations, covered tournaments and competitions, and helped athletes return after injuries.
post-surgical rehab and performers
In Saint Petersburg I worked with adult patients, athletes, ballet artists, and dancers: knee and shoulder rehab, return to load after surgery and injuries.
professional education programs
As Educational Director at MOVacademy, I designed courses, intensives, and webinars for rehabilitation and movement professionals.
national teams, BodyCoach, and public science
I worked as physician for the Russian Men's National Curling Team; now I teach and design courses at the BodyCoach education center and run educational media with 26,000+ Russian-speaking followers.
What else I do
I consult online, teach rehabilitation specialists, and run the private Quiet Knee club. There we discuss research, clinical cases, and myths that get in the way of working well with injuries and pain.
Most of my public content lives on Telegram: observations from practice, research notes, and short thoughts on rehabilitation without drama.
Want to discuss your case?
Message me on Telegram: briefly describe your situation, your goal, and what you have already tried. I will tell you whether I can be useful and where it makes sense to start.