Richter Occupational Therapy Inc.

Richter Occupational Therapy Inc. Richter Occupational Therapy Inc. delivers a service of Occupational Therapy in Richards Bay and Emp

19/11/2025

Leandi was invited to present as a guest speaker at the South African Burns Congress. She shared how Richter Therapy manages to have such a high return to work rate of patients who sustained burn injuries at work. She also shared how we ensure all our patients with hand burns are discharged with functional hand use!

The presentation was well received by surgeons, nurses, and therapists working with burns patients nationwide. Giving them a practical 'how-to guide' on implementing our strategies in their own settings. It was commented that our success rate is unbelievably high.

From Leandi: "Working with burn patients remains one of the most challenging fields - we cannot do this alone! I would like to thank all the therapists who have tirelessly worked with each burn victim over the past 15 years, all our surgeons who trust us with their patients, all the nurses who help us continue with the much-needed therapy in the ward, and the theatre staff who support our innovative ideas.

What a big achievement to be invited and complimented on the excellent work we do in Richards Bay!

Robyn Leigh has shared her expertise for the last seven years at Richter Therapy. She is taking on new challenges and ad...
05/11/2025

Robyn Leigh has shared her expertise for the last seven years at Richter Therapy. She is taking on new challenges and adventures in life. We wish her and her family all the best with the expected arrival of their little girl in November.

Robyn opted to spend a little longer with her newborn and she will unfortunately not come back to us soon. We are looking forward to lots of visits.

Thank you Robyn for your outstanding service! You will be missed!

29/10/2025

This , we recognize the critical role of Occupational Therapy in helping stroke survivors rebuild their lives.

Every second counts when it comes to a stroke!

Our focus is not purely recovery, but rehabilitation, and renewed independence.

As Occupational Therapists, we work to:

1. Improve muscle tone, functional range of motion and strength
2. Restore fine motor coordination and prehension
3. Improve balance and functional mobility
4. Relearn essential daily activities like dressing, eating, and bathing
5. Promote neurocognitive function and psychological adjustment to lifestyle changes

OT empowers stroke survivors regain control of their daily lives as small steps are turned into major milestones.

17/10/2025

Unbeknown to many, Occupational Therapists play a vital role in the management of patients with various traumatic injuries, particularly in burns and complex hand injuries. Yet another cap we wear!

What do we do exactly?

1. Monitoring wound healing through doing regular wound care dressings
2. Identifying early signs of infection and complications and referring as needed
3. Preventing contractures and promoting scar management
4. Restoring functional use of the hand through targeted rehabilitation

We have one excited winner! ๐Ÿ†  What a beautiful smile. Best start to the week โ˜€๏ธ
29/09/2025

We have one excited winner! ๐Ÿ† What a beautiful smile. Best start to the week โ˜€๏ธ

29/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in our competition. We had close to 100 responses!
We loved your beautiful stories and were greatly encouraged! A lucky draw was done of the top 15 stories.

Congratulations to our OT week competition winner! ๐Ÿ†
Ntobeko Nene ๐Ÿฅณ
A truly inspiring story, thank you!

23/09/2025

We had such a fun-filled morning promoting Occupational Therapy at Netcare The Bay Hospital! ๐ŸŽ‰
Happy OT Week 2025 to all our amazing therapists, patients, and community ๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ‘‰ Donโ€™t forget to enter our competition: www.richtertherapy.co.za

22/09/2025

๐ŸŽ‰ Itโ€™s OT Week 2025 and weโ€™re celebrating 15 years of OT in Action in Richards Bay!
A legacy of excellence and impact on our therapists, patients, and the community. ๐Ÿ’™

โœจ Join our competition:
1๏ธโƒฃ Complete our quiz (link on our website)
2๏ธโƒฃ Share your story!
๐Ÿ‘‰ How has Richter Therapy made a difference in your life, a loved oneโ€™s life, or your profession?
You can share your story in the quiz OR send us a WhatsApp with a video or pictures.

๐Ÿ”— Find all the links here: https://www.richtertherapy.co.za/

๐Ÿ† Winner will be announced on Friday, 26 September 2025 at 15:45!

Happy Secretary Day!Cake for all the sweetness! A pen for spring and the joy you all bring! And a stress ball for surviv...
04/09/2025

Happy Secretary Day!

Cake for all the sweetness! A pen for spring and the joy you all bring! And a stress ball for surviving and thriving with us! We love our admin warriors.

27/08/2025

Practice Year End Function!

Off to the bush we go - a little earlier this year! Our incredible team of occupational therapists and admin warriors kicked off our end-of-year celebrations in August, because letโ€™s face it - work keeps going through December!

We escaped to Bonamanzi Game Reserve for a well-deserved break filled with a game drive, a delicious dinner, and some fun & games under the stars.

Hereโ€™s to celebrating our wins, recharging together, and making memories thatโ€™ll carry us through the rest of 2025!

Our hearts are always warmed when patients return to update us on how they are doing! Here is one past patient who bring...
07/08/2025

Our hearts are always warmed when patients return to update us on how they are doing!

Here is one past patient who brings us great joy whenever he pops in to say โ€œhiโ€.

Mr Steffen was involved in a traumatic injury whilst at work. It was decided to save his arm which resulted in many operations and a long journey with the occupational therapist for rehabilitation.

You really get to know your patient over three years, sharing small wins, setbacks and finally discharge! As OTs with special interest in hand therapy we were pushed to creative boundary with this case! Our role was to keep that arm functional, make sure the swelling goes down, do wound care, protect the broken bones and tendons, and get it all moving and working again! We do this with splints, sewing pressure garments, exercise, and lots of motivation!

25/07/2025

Professional Development Alert!

Our therapists are always growing - so they can better support our patients!

Recently, our team has been actively participating in various professional development courses to stay up to date with the latest therapeutic techniques and evidence-based practices.

Frances and Benjamin recently attended the Building Brains Neuro-Anatomy Course.

Phindile officially received her WorkWell accreditation and is now able to perform formal functional capacity evaluations. Well done Phindile!

Nerisha is currently in the process of completing the Virtual Hand to Shoulder Fellowship.

We're committed to lifelong learning to be able to provide the best therapy possible!

Address

Unit 7, 2 Kruger Rand Road
Richards Bay
3900

Opening Hours

Monday 07:30 - 16:00
Tuesday 07:30 - 16:00
Wednesday 07:30 - 16:00
Thursday 07:30 - 16:00
Friday 07:30 - 16:00

Telephone

+27357896056

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About Us

Richter Occupational Therapy Inc. delivers a service of Occupational Therapy in Richards Bay and Empangeni. Specialised treatment in the fields of Hand Therapy, Physical Rehabilitation, Work Assessments and Medico-legal assessments are provided. The practice services the Bay Hospital in Richards Bay and The Life Empangeni Private Hospital in Empangeni. Outpatient therapy is provided from either Richards Bay or Empangeni practices.