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Comrades 2025: It’s all Downhill from Here

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 07:23:51 +0000

With just under 4 weeks to this iconic event, you may be wondering what you can still do prepare. One Sport and Wellness hosted a talk about just that. Last Thursday, we had a panel consisting of a four-time Comrades finisher, a running coach from the Bakery, and a Physiotherapist and Biokineticist who both have

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Concussions

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:09:55 +0000

With school sports kicking off for the second term, here is what you need to know about concussions. What is a Concussion? A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that occurs when the brain is jolted within the skull, often due to a blow to the head or a violent shake of the

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New Year, New Me

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:03:02 +0000

As the New Year rolls around, many of us set ambitious resolutions, often centred on fitness and health. While it’s great to have goals, it’s crucial to ensure that your journey toward better health doesn’t lead to injuries. Here are some injury prevention tips to keep in mind as you pursue your New Year’s resolutions!

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Breastfeeding 101

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:14:24 +0000

“Less than 10% of South African Women exclusively breastfeed their children for the first six months of their lives”. In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 1 – 7 August 2020, we asked Sudha Maharaj, one of our resident physiotherapists with a special interest in Women’s Health, to provide some encouragement and advice for breastfeeding. She

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What is Pain

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:21:27 +0000

With pain being the number one reason why people seek out the help of a physiotherapist, the answer to this question is something I would consider to be a fundamental concept that needs to be understood by both the physiotherapist and client. At first glance this many seem like a simple question, and yet, if

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The Youth Movement

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 09:52:55 +0000

With Youth Day around the corner, now is the perfect time to talk about activity and exercise in the younger people of today. The physical and cognitive benefits of exercise on our health and wellbeing are well documented, thanks to abundant research in this field. Exercise can lead to improved sleep, increased cognitive performance, better

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We are open again and as always your wellbeing is our primary concern

admin — Thu, 07 May 2020 13:25:20 +0000

We have infection control and screening measures in place at all our physiotherapy sites and are compliant with government regulations for re-opening during the Covid-19 level 4 lockdown. Our thanks go to our in-house education department Up-Skill who have created online infection control training videos for our staff, enabling us to do this training remotely.

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Understanding Neck Posture

admin — Sat, 02 May 2020 15:49:00 +0000

The month of May sees Worker’s Day celebrated – a day to honour the contribution of working class men and women to the economy even in these difficult times. This year, amidst the global pandemic, it has been required of many people to adapt or change their working roles and environments. I have noticed a

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Easter During Lockdown: The Real Cost of Overeating

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:24:51 +0000

This month we have a guest blog from Amanda Josephson, a Registered Dietician who can be found at www.nuchoice.co.za . As physios, we are very aware of the impact of weight-gain on joint pain and we advocate people to exercise to keep trim and fit as part of their lifestyle. But we are also aware

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5 Ways Physio can help with your injury recovery

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:32:26 +0000

We’ve all been held back at some point in life by an injury or pain that can sometimes prevent us from doing even simple, everyday tasks. As with most things in life, through knowing what you are dealing with, being able to put a name to something and having a plan is a hugely important

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