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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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Couch to 5K running program

Carin Hunter — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 07:35:48 +0000

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Practical advice for managing COVID at home

Bronwyn Anderson — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:34:54 +0000

At our hospital sites our physiotherapists have formed part of the team of frontline workers treating COVID positive patients. We are approaching the peak of the second wave of infections in South Africa and, with hospital beds hard to come by, many people are managing milder cases of COVID at home. We wanted to put

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5 ways to maximize your off-season

Struan Anderson — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:40:25 +0000

5 ways to maximize your off-season We’re already on the downhill slide to the end of the year: can you believe that 2020 is nearly over? What an incredibly challenging one it’s been. 2020 has certainly given us a renewed appreciation of our health and all our bodies are capable of when we look

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Athlete care during a pandemic

Bronwyn Anderson — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 07:23:43 +0000

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What is Lymphoedema?

Bronwyn Anderson — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:56:45 +0000

Lymphoedema affects affects 1 in 5 people following breast cancer treatment. It is defined as a long-term abnormal swelling in part of the body caused by a collection of lymphatic fluid in the tissues below the skin as a result of a dysfunctional lymphatic system.

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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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