SEMLI Sports Physiotherapy

What is Sports Physiotherapy?

Sports Physiotherapy is a specialised division of Physiotherapy focussed on sports-related injury treatment, rehabilitation and prevention.

 

What can you expect from an appointment with a sports physiotherapist?

A Sports Physiotherapist will do a comprehensive evaluation to identify to underlying causes of the presenting symptoms. Treatment and rehabilitation will be done to address the pathology and promote healing. The patient’s sport will have specific physical requirements and therefore rehabilitation will be designed to meet these requirement upon return to full sports participation. Injury prevention strategies are also implemented to avoid future recurrence of injury.

What services to expect from a Sports Physiotherapist:

• Sports injury treatment and rehabilitation.
• Post-operative orthopaedic rehabilitation.
• Injury prevention strategies
• Injury screening and risk factor identification
• Back & neck treatment
• Postural improvement
• Strapping
• TMJ disorders

 

SEMLI Sports Physiotherapists:

 

CAREL VILJOEN

B.PhysT, MSc. Sport Physiotherapy

Areas of speciality: Trail running, adventure sports

 

 

 

SANET VAN ZYL

B.PhysT (UP), SPT1

Areas of speciality: Team sports - rugby, netball, hockey, cricket

 

 

 

 

ANRI COETZEE

B.PhysT (UP)

Areas of speciality: Lower limb injuries; netball, athletics, hockey

 

 

NATASHA SCHMIDT

BPhysT, Basi Mat Pilates Instructor 

Speciality: Sports physiotherapy

 

 

 

LENEL ALLISON

BPhysT

Areas of interest: Sports injury management and rehabilitation. With a special interest in rugby and gymnastics.

 

 

 

To make an appointment to see one of our Sports Physiotherapists please contact:

Tel: 012 420 6033 / 6133

email: [email protected]  or  [email protected]