You do not have to live with the pain that is caused by the problem
About Us
We believe that each person can be taught the ability to manage their injury to the extent where, if they continue with their exercises and home advice, they can be pain free. If a person understands the injury and learns to listen to his/her body, you will be able to live with the problem, but pain free. You do not have to live with the pain that is caused by the problem.
Riëtte Landman
I completed my BSc degree in 1993 after which I started with my degree in Physiotherapy. I qualified as a physiotherapist at the University of Pretoria. I started my own private practice in 1998 in Hoedspruit where I worked for 3 years. After relocating to Pretoria in 2001, I worked as a locum at numerous hospitals and private practices in Pretoria. I started again with my own practice in Pretoria in 2002. I have been working as a physiotherapist for 22 years.
Throughout these years I have attended many courses to keep up to date with the latest research as development takes place very quickly in the medical field. I have a special interest in sports injuries as well as back & neck injuries. Therefore, I have completed the SPT1 and OMT1 courses that help with clinical reasoning in these fields. The knowledge gained through these qualifications assists to find the root cause of the problem. The treatment will be much more effective and a patient will have results much quicker with physiotherapy treatment that starts to treat the source of the problem and not only symptoms.
Nicole Richardson
When I was young, I loved dancing (and I still do), especially ballet. I was dancing at the South African Ballet Theatre and loving every minute of it. However, I was also very accident prone and spent lots of time in various physiotherapy rooms. With my last injury I tore all of the major three ligaments in my ankle and that led to reconstructive surgery and months of physiotherapy. It was during this that my love of physio began. It amazed me how the human body could go through so much and come back even stronger than before.
So, I made the best decision of my life and decided to study physiotherapy at the University of Pretoria. With a lot of sleepless nights and hard work I finally graduated in 2017. I spent the next year completing my community service year in Mamelodi Hospital where I learnt so much, about both myself and physiotherapy. It was then that I knew I was doing the right thing in being a physiotherapist. And every day my love for physiotherapy and my need to learn, has grown.
I know how pain can affect a person’s day to day life and want people to know that pain should not be an everyday feeling for them. I want everyone to be able to do anything they want to do in a pain free manner and be the best they can be.
Conditions Treated
Back and neck (Spinal) conditions
Sports injuries
Joint conditions
Muscle injuries
Sinusitis
Lung conditions
Headaches
Postural problems
Poor Body Mechanics
Our Treatments Include
Soft Tissue Mobilisation
Joint Mobilisation
Vertebral Mobilisation
Spinal Manipulation
Neural Mobilisation
Traction
Spinal Braces
Taping
Ergonomics
Adaption of Gym programs to reduce pain
Dry Needling
Electrotherapy
Heat/Cold Treatment
Education & Advice
Nebulisation / Sinus Rinsing
Our Exercises Include:
Stretches
Strengthening
Joint Mobilisation
Nerve Mobilisation
Postural
Endurance
Testimonials
“I have been to numerous physiotherapists and this is the first time that somebody could actually tell me what the cause of my problem is.”
“Other physios used to only treat my symptoms and that either did not take away my pain, or did not solve the problem.”
“This is the first time somebody spent the time to explain to me how to help myself and to manage my pain, because I know nothing will actually take away the injury.”
“You taught me how to manage my pain in such a way that I do not need to come for physio treatment all the time. I can help myself. I do not have pain anymore! Thank you!”
The Aim of the Treatment is as Follows:
Successful treatment is the result of the patient-physio team working together to resolve the problem. All our patients that do get better, and stay better, are those that understand their problem and do their part of the teamwork, e.g. exercises and home tasks.
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