CONDITIONS TREATED

Conditions

Spinal conditions

Examples

  • Back pain (herniated disc/slipped disc/disc prolapse,spinal stenosis, sciatica, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis)

  • Neck pain (cervical spondylosis, whiplash, torticollis)

  • Headaches (cervicogenic, tension, cluster and migraines),TMJ dysfunction .

What to Expect

Pain relief, manual therapy, posture correction, pain neuro-science education (PNE), home exercise program (HEP)

Joint and bone disorders

  • Osteoarthristis

  • Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Gout

  • Scoliosis

  • Kyphosis

  • Postural dysfunction

Joint protection stratergies, pacing activities, improving mobility, strength and overall function, advice and education on activity modification, pain neuro-science education. 

Soft tissue and repetitive injuries

  • Muscle strains

  • Ligament sprains

  • Tendinitis

  • Bursitis

  • Carpel tunnel syndrome

  • Tennis and golfers elbow

Managemnt of pain and inflammation, soft tissue techniques, mobility and strengthening, activity modification. 

Fractures and dislocations

  • Fractures (spinal, pelvis, hip, knee, ankle, foot, leg, shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, etc)

  • Dislocations (shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, etc)

Management of pain and inflammation, regaining range of motion and strength as per stages of healing, education on use of assisstive devices, activity modification and return to daily activities

Sports Injuries

  • Acute injuries ( ankle sprains, hamstring tear, calf strains, achilles tendon rupture, meniscal injuries, ACL injuries, etc)

  • Overuse injuries (runner's knee, shin splints, ITB sprains, etc)

  • Ligament tears (ACL, PCL, MCL,LCL, ATFL) 

  • Tendon injuries (rotator cuff injuries, patellar tendonitis, achilles tendonitis/rupture, medial and lateral epicondylitis) 

  • Concussion

Management during stages of healing, sport specific rehabilitation, load management, return to play program, injury prevention.

Post-surgical rehabilitation

  • Joint replacements (hip, knee, shoulder)

  • ACL reconstruction

  • Rotator cuff repair

  • Spinal surgery

  • Fracture fixation

  • Arthroscopies

Management during stages of healing, standard program guidelines, individualised rehab plan, mobility and strength recovery, acivity modification, advice and education on assisstive devices, return to daily activities. 

Womens health

  • Pregnancy related musculoskeletal pain

  • Post surgical rehabilitation (C-section)

  • Post partum recovery (diastasis recti)

Pain relief, pelvic floor retraining, posture and core retraining

Orthopedic conditions

  • Chronic pain (fibromyalgia, chronic regional pain syndrome)

  • Postural abnormalities

  • Ergonomic related injuries

Pain neuro-science education, posture correction, graded motor imagery, movemnt and activity optimisation. 

15th Floor, Greenpark Corner
Morningside, Sandton

061 806 0043

079 225 3397

kareenna@knphysiotherapist.co.za