Cauda Equina Syndrome: Poorna Veerappa, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapist

By Poorna Veerappa, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapist & Expert Witness

Posted 21 April 2026

3 Minute Read

Tags:

  • CES Litigation
  • Spinal Injury
  • Spinal Trauma

Expert Disciplines:

  • Physiotherapy

About The Author

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Poorna Veerappa

Advanced Spinal Physiotherapist & Expert Witness

Poorna Veerappa is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Advanced Spinal Practitioner with over 17 years of clinical experience specialising in complex spinal and musculoskeletal conditions. Poorna acts as an Expert Witness since 2016 in clinical negligence and personal injury claims. He is instructed by both claimant and defendant solicitors and provides expert opinion on liability and physiotherapy-related quantum, with particular expertise in CES, spinal injury, nerve injury, and long-term functional outcome.

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Cauda Equina Syndrome: Poorna Veerappa, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapist