How long should you wait before seeing a Physiotherapist?

How long should you wait before seeing a Physiotherapist?

A trend that I have noticed very often in my time as a Physiotherapist is the belief that if we wait long enough our pain will go away. So often a patient makes an appointment because they are desperate and in a lot of pain and I listen to the patient’s history and they have had the pain for weeks or months before they come for Physiotherapy treatment.

Effective tips from a Physiotherapist in Ballito on how to Prevent Exercise Injuries

Effective tips from a Physiotherapist in Ballito on how to Prevent Exercise Injuries

Being a Physiotherapist in Ballito and in private practice for 15 years I have come across overuse injuries too often. Most of the time overuse injuries occur when there is change in a patient’s exercise routine such as if a patient has not been exercising, takes an extended break from exercise or starts a new form of exercise. They then go from zero to hero and begin with the maximum number of repetitions, weight or duration they can