Healthcare – Pain Management & Orthopaedics

How Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian Turned Local Search Into 160+ Direction Requests From Patients Actively Looking for Treatment

Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian is a pain management and orthopaedic specialist serving patients with chronic pain, spine conditions, sports injuries, arthritis, and musculoskeletal disorders.

192Business Profile interactions
160Direction requests
17Phone calls
14Website clicks

The Challenge

Patients searching locally for specialised care were finding competing clinics; the Business Profile, treatment pages, location pages, and local SEO strategy needed strengthening

Patients searching locally for specialised care were finding competing clinics; the Business Profile, treatment pages, location pages, and local SEO strategy needed strengthening.

The Turning Point

Why Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian chose Optiv Partners

Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian needed visibility for high-intent local searches that could become genuine patient actions.

The Solution

A layered approach

The programme combined patient-intent research, treatment-page restructuring, Tambaram and Kattankulathur location pages, Google Business Profile optimisation, medical content, technical SEO, AEO, and GEO.

Layer 1 — Understand local intent

  • Prioritise the treatment and location searches documented for patients seeking care nearby.
  • Make service content readable for search engines and answer engines.

Layer 2 — Establish local relevance

  • Strengthen location pages and Google Business Profile signals for the areas served.
  • Continue technical, content, and profile optimisation over the engagement.

The Results

Documented performance

The following results are documented for the March 2026–Present engagement.

MetricResult
Business Profile interactions192
Direction requests160
Phone calls17
Website clicks14
Google Search impressions2,900+
Organic clicks / average position25 / 5.69

Key Takeaways

What made the difference

Local intent, location relevance, and a complete Business Profile turned search visibility into patient actions.

“Our primary goal was to increase patient enquiries, and we're already seeing more visibility in Google Search along with phone calls and appointment enquiries from local search. The ongoing SEO work continues to strengthen our online presence.”— Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian

FAQ

Case study questions

What was the challenge for Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian?

Patients searching locally for specialised care were finding competing clinics; the Business Profile, treatment pages, location pages, and local SEO strategy needed strengthening.

Why did Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian choose Optiv Partners?

Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian needed visibility for high-intent local searches that could become genuine patient actions.

What did Optiv Partners implement?

The programme combined patient-intent research, treatment-page restructuring, Tambaram and Kattankulathur location pages, Google Business Profile optimisation, medical content, technical SEO, AEO, and GEO.

What documented result did Dr. RajaRajan Balasubramanian achieve?

Business Profile interactions: 192.

What was another documented outcome?

Direction requests: 160.