Biokinetics

Through Biokinetics we aim to improve a person's physical well-being and quality of life through individualised scientific assessment and the prescription of exercise in rehabilitative treatment to prevent or intervene with certain ailments and the enhancement of performance (sport and work).

Frequently Asked Questions

The practice is registered with most of the medical aid funds in South Africa. The services can be claimed from your medical aid savings or day-to-day account on a monthly basis. Some medical aids have a specific benefit set out for biokinetic treatment. However, it remains your responsibility to ensure the scheme-specific requirements accompany the claim. For example, some medical aids require a referral letter from a medical doctor or specialist to be able to use the benefit

No. You can make an appointment with your Biokineticist at any time as the service not only provides for rehabilitation pre- and post-surgery, but a wide variety of scientific exercise modalities like functional training and correction, biomechanical evaluation and correction and a lot more. However, some medical aids require a referral letter to activate a benefit that can pay for biokinetic treatment.

With a biokineticist you have the opportunity to train with a specialized exercise therapist that functions in a holistic manner with other professionals and health specialists. A biokineticist is registered with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa and is also a member of the Biokinetics Association of South Africa. Therefore, a biokineticist is fully qualified and registered to give rehabilitation related advice.

We start with an initial one-hour consultation and thorough assessment. During the initial consultation, a full medical and orthopedic history will be taken and the condition will be discussed thoroughly. The biokineticist will perform appropriate tests to obtain a better picture of where the weaknesses or imbalances are. Based on these findings and the consultation a treatment plan will be discussed in detail

A variety of assessments, depending on the conditions, will be done during the evaluation. Hereafter a treatment plan will be drawn up accordingly. These assessments include a range of functional movements to determine muscle strength and/or flexibility imbalances as well as to identify instability and faulty biomechanics. Hereafter, an exercise program specific to the clinical pathology will be prescribed

THEY ARE ALL PROFESSIONALS

Meet Our Team

Our Biokineticists are experienced in providing rehabilitative excercise to people with Orthopaedic and Sport’s injuries.

Barend Steyn

B.Sc Human Movement Science and Nutrition (NWU) 2007
B.Sc. (Hons) Biokinetics (NWU) 2009

Biokinetics have many facets but I have always had a deep love of orthopaedic rehabilitation and functional movement enhancement.• My work gives me a deep sense of pleasure and fulfilment. Working with a wide variety of people every day and supporting them in recovery through exercise to strengthen them and enhance their physical ability through scientific research exercise and see the difference in performance end recovery throughout the process is amazing.

Gerlize De Klerk

B.A Human Movement Science and Psychology (NWU) 2010
B.Sc. (Hons) Biokinetics (NWU) 2016

I believe completely in the scope of Biokinetics. I have a great passion for people and the opportunity to be able to help them through a difficult or frustrating time in their life gives me a sense of fulfilment and joy. I also believe in the quality of my care, support and service. This can have an important impact on a person’s life and well-being. I have already had the opportunity to make valuable contributions towards the improvement of performance as well as the quality of life of different patients in different stages of life with a variety of health issues.

Combining expertise and science

An all-in-one service with the combined objective to deliver scientific and modern treatment to each patients with the optimilization of their outcome in a centre of excellence.