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We pride ourself in

Quality and skills

Our aims include a full return to play in the safest and shortest time, prevent injury or re-injury and enhance performance

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Manual techniques

We believe in a hands-on approach and the time spent one-on-one with our patients is one of the many things that sets us apart. Our modalities of treatment include:

– Soft tissue mobilisation (including Myofascial release)
– Joint mobilisation
– Dry needling

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shockwave

We use a state of the art Storz medical shockwave unit.

Extracorporeal Shockwave is a relatively new, non-invasive but effective treatment option shown to reduce pain and improve quality of life and functionality in tendinopathies. Especially effective for patients who do not respond to the normal/conventional treatment of the following frustrating conditions:

– Tennis/golfers elbow
– Achilles tendinopathy
– Plantar fasciitis
– Rotator cuff tendinopathy
– Calcifications
– Trigger points

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Injury on Duty

Return of our patients to their physical peak is not limited to sports and play.  We need our bodies to function to work unrestricted. Injuries in the work place also demands proper therapy to restore optimal function.  We are proud to equip injured employees for the physicality that their work demand after injury on duty at both Paarl– and Wellington Medicross centres as well as in Malmesbury (Strictly by doctor’s referral as rules demand).

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elite and school sports

HNB Physiotherapists have been working with individuals to return to their highest function, for years. Our focus in our sports department is on rehabilitation post-injury, injury prevention as well as performance enhancement. We aim to provide an excellent, individualised service to our active patients across all levels of participation from our healthy lifestyle enthusiast, our weekend warriors who challenge themselves to higher heights, to our competitive athletes at school and professional level. We aim to guide you through your entire journey to recovery. Return to play… as our motto states.

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paediatrics

Paediatric Physiotherapy guides children’s development in order to achieve optimal physical function, facilitates participation with others, and help move them to increased independence. Intervention is individually planned, based on a detailed assessment of the child. A flexible treatment plan is formulated, with regular reassessment to meet the needs of each individual child. Parent or guardian participation is strongly encouraged to ensure carry-over into real life function and insure the best possible outcome. We are so excited to support Luan Fick in her passion to navigate little ones through their early developmental years. She aims to help and solidify their milestones to enjoy their physical activities and improve both gross and fine motor skills.

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medical

We provide chest and sinus physiotherapy, as a support service for our Medicross interdisciplinary team.
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HNB Physiotherapists are located in Paarl, Wellington and Malmesbury. We specialise in general and sports-related musculoskeletal injuries.

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MERIKE SAAYMAN (HOPKINS)

HNB Director and Physiotherapist

B.Sc Physiotherapy (US)
M.Sc in Physiotherapy- Biomechanics and the Prevention and Treatment of Over-Use Injuries

Experience

High Performance Centre, working with International sportsmen and women from all over the world, and supervising undergraduate physiotherapy students.
Northerns Cricket Development Academy.
Working with United Cricket Board of South Africa Physiotherapy.
Involved in medical support for Team South Africa for four Olympic Games.
Preparing the SA swim team for Athens Olympics 2004 at their pre-camp at Wingate University in Israel
Represent Team South Africa as member of the SA Medical Team for Beijing Olympics 2008.
Chief physiotherapist for Team South Africa at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010.
Serving as Member of the Medical and Anti-Doping commission for The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee for the London Olympics in 2012.