Physiotherapy – Potch CSM

Physiotherapists

Our physiotherapists are passionate and experienced health care professionals with the combined goal of offering the best supportive and rehabilitative care to our clients. We have members in our team who have contributed widely to various publications, have served on professional boards, and are typically seen as leaders in their fields

As physiotherapists we are experienced in the treatment of

THEY ARE ALL PROFESSIONALS

Meet Our Team

Our team of physiotherapists are experienced and passionate about the treatment of Orthopaedic and Sport’s injuries.

Lambert Fick

B.A. Phys Ed (US)
B. Sc. Physio (US) 1986

"To be able to work in a multi disciplinary team and to see the value that it adds to a client's life, gives me the greatest job satisfaction."

Elaine Burger

BPhysT (UP) 2003
MSc Physio (Wits) 2012

"My work is my calling.This is my opportunity to have a direct impact and influence in someone's life and to change it for the better."

Esta van Wyk

B.Sc. Physiotherapy(US) 2002
M.Sc Physiotherapy (UFS) 2014

"This is my career goal: To be able to attribute in a positive way as well as to find a solution to every clinical picture I might face."

Arnèl le Roux

BPhysT (UP) 2003

"The best part of my job is that a person does not leave our offices the same way that they entered"

Hjanè Scheepers

BSc Physiotherapy (UFS) 2015

"The gift of touch is something I can use everyday to improve the lives of others.Physiotherapy has taught me that just like our bodies work optimally when everything is in balance, the same applies to society."

Carin Liebenberg

B.Sc Physiotherapy (UFS) 2014

"I enjoy being able to give re-assurance to someone who is in hospital as it can be a time of uncertainty. A little bit of compassion and reassurance goes along way"

Linè Badenhorst

BSc Physiotherapy (UFS) 2017

"The most important aspect in my job that I pursue is a good patient-therapist relationship. I absolutely love people and thrive on positive interactions with everyone I get to help in this occupation."

Frequently Asked Questions

PHYSIOTHERAPY is the art and science of physical care and rehabilitation.

A physiotherapist provides service to an individual by assessing, treating and preventing movement disorders, restoring normal function or minimising dysfunction.

It enables children and adults to achieve the highest possible level of independence in their lives – preventing recurrent injuries and disability in the workplace, home or during recreational activities. This leads to the promotion of community health for all ages.

There is a natural overlapping of patient management and treatment flow between these careers. Physiotherapist and biokineticist are registered with the HPCSA, where the others are not.

A PHYSIOTHERAPIST is concerned with assessing, treating and the preventing human movement disorders, restoring normal function and minimising dysfunction and pain. They are also concerned with rehabilitation of patients, but it involves far more “hands-on” work. Once a patient has achieved the initial phase of retaliation, they naturally move to the biokineticist.

A BIOKINETICIST is a specialised exercise therapist who works alongside allied health and medical practitioners. They are concerned with the rehabilitation of injury or diseases and uses exercise to balance muscle strengths, weaknesses, lengths and tightness around joints.

OSTEAPATHY is a complementary therapy. It is used alongside conventional treatment to improve health. Osteopathy is a drug-free, non-invasive manual therapy that aims to improve health across all body systems by manipulating and strengthening the musculoskeletal framework.

CHIROPRACTIC is a form of alternative medicine mostly concerned with treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine. The main chiropractic treatment technique involves especially spinal manipulation therapy (SMT), manipulations of other joints and soft tissues

Our primary aim is to assist you in reaching a place of restoration and balance.

Ultimately, a physiotherapy treatment session can offer a level of immediate relief and recovery. However, fixing your problem involves you changing some behaviours and activities in your personal life to eliminate the source of the issue, re-align your body and to feel better and stronger in the end. As therapists, we will provide you with the tools, information and bio-feedback to do this.

Sometimes there’s a quick fix, but (as with most things in life) you also have to put in some work to obtain maximal results from your physiotherapy sessions.

Not always, but usually yes.

Your progress will often depend on completing exercises and stretches with increasing complexity and difficulty over time. We assess whether you are completing these adequately and “push” for a speedy recovery within safe parameters.

We may also have to update your other medical providers/contacts periodically with technical data related to your injury progress.

Therefore, if your therapist prescribes exercises/stretches remember to do this will ensure quick recovery (and probably fewer appointments with your therapist!)

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.