Wilkinson Physio

17/04/2024

ESELFONTEIN IS BRINGING ALL OUT THIS YEAR !!
1. Your old time 3 Day MTB Stage race
2. A brand new 3 Day Trail Run
3. And all your favourite 1 Day Events
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Eselfontein Trail Run 2024

16/01/2024

WILKINSON PHYSIO will be providing massages at the annual TANKWA TREK MTB stage race on 9 & 10 February 2024! Please contact us to book your slot!

14/02/2023

Fantastic weekend out at Kaleo for the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen

28/05/2022

Thanks Christoff Smit for hosting a fantastic Running Essentials course. Very practical & informative on how to prevents overuse running injuries & self-management of good running form! Thanks for all the local support!!

12/05/2022

Excited to host one of the best in his field - Christoff Smit, presenting a practical course on RUNNING INJURY PREVENTION! Tuesday 24 May at 18:00 in Ceres!

DON’T LET INJURIES SLOW YOU DOWN - come join us for a practical course to identify your personal “weaknesses” and how to improve your personal performance!

Contact me for more information - 0845804884!

13/03/2022

Patellofemoral joint load varies with activity and tends to increase with increased knee flexion. Here’s a summary of approximate joint reaction forces from a new review by Hart et al. (2022) in the
This could be used to guide rehab and a graded return to activity alongside symptom response. See the BJSM for the full article, it’s well worth a read!

10/03/2022

A pain traffic light is a simple but effective way to provide guidance on staying active during injury. Surprisingly lots of patients identify such guidance as an unmet need!

22/02/2022

Excited to announce that we also now have LASER THERAPY at Wilkinson Physio!!

Laser therapy is a non-invasive light source treatment that emits no sound or vibration and very little to no heat. It has been shown to promote healing in your own tissue and that is why it is used by physiotherapists to treat various musculoskeletal conditions, accelerate connective tissue repair and act to decrease inflammation.

Lasers with an output power of less than 0.5 Watts are classified as LLLT (low level laser therapy), whereas lasers with an output power of more than 0.5 Watts are classified as HPLT (high power laser therapy).

HPLT creates heat on the surface of the skin due to their higher power density and these lasers are used in the laser medicine field to cut or destroy tissue (e.g., eye surgery)
LLLT is often referred to as “cold lasers” since they do not create a heating sensation during treatment. This is the type of laser therapy that is used by physiotherapists.
Lasers with wavelengths between 660 nm and 905 nm have the ability to pe*****te skin, and soft/hard tissues. This light has a good effect on pain, inflammation and tissue repair.

03/09/2021

Great guideline for all runners!!!

AVAILABLE AT THE PRACTICE OR ORDER VIA THE WEBSITE at www.christoffsmitphysio.co.za

RUNNING ESSENTIALS is a short ‘rule-book’ or ‘compass’ on running conditioning. It is a concise guide to understanding, evaluating and improving the most important physiological and biomechanical components of running.
It includes injury prevention principles and guidelines for long term running improvement.

This *REVISED AND UPDATED* 2021 version includes the best mobility and strength exercises for runners, a marathon program, heart rate race day stategies and easy ‘tools’ for managing your body and training plan.