Kannemeyer Physiotherapy

03/11/2025

We’re thrilled to have Petro back from maternity leave! Book your appointments now!!!

25/10/2025

🦴 This X-Ray Doesn’t Just Show Bones — It’s the Autobiography of Pain, Repair, and Resilience

What you’re looking at isn’t a skeleton full of metal.
It’s a map of a life lived at full speed.

This X-ray belongs to Travis Pastrana, one of the most fearless athletes in extreme sports history — a man who turned gravity into a challenge and pain into punctuation.

Every plate, screw, and surgical rod in this image tells a story.
Fractured femurs from motocross crashes.
Rebuilt knees from rally rollovers.
Fused vertebrae from falls that should’ve ended everything.

By the time most people retire from risk, Travis had already undergone over 30 surgeries.
Each time he woke up in a hospital bed, his body ached, but his resolve didn’t.
He got up. He rode again.

What medicine calls orthopedic reconstruction, he calls rebuilding the machine.

To physicians, this image is anatomy and engineering.
To athletes, it’s a reminder that the human frame can bend, break, and still rise stronger than steel.

Because resilience isn’t just mental — it’s cellular.
Every scar stimulates healing. Every fracture demands growth.

So when you see the metal shining through his bones, you’re not just seeing injury —
you’re seeing adaptation in its purest form.

21/10/2025

26/09/2025

🌍💨 World Lung Day 💨🌍

Your lungs work tirelessly every day to keep you moving, breathing and living well. Physiotherapists play a key role in helping people strengthen their lungs, improve breathing, manage conditions such as asthma, COPD and post-COVID symptoms, and maintain overall health.

This World Lung Day, take a deep breath, get moving and remember that movement is medicine for your lungs.

👩‍⚕️ Speak to your physiotherapist for personalised exercises to support healthy breathing.

12/09/2025

🌿 Keep Moving, Keep Living 🌿
Movement is the key to staying independent and energetic in your 60s.

🚶 Stay active with daily walking or gentle exercise
🤸 Stretch and strengthen to ease stiffness
❤️ Support your heart and lungs with regular activity

Physiotherapists can help you move with confidence every day.

10/09/2025

💪 Stronger for Longer 💪
In your 50s, staying active helps you maintain independence for years to come.

🦴 Keep muscles and bones strong with regular exercise
⚖️ Work on balance to reduce your risk of falls
🌟 Focus on core strength and posture for daily function

Physiotherapists can guide you with safe, effective exercises.

08/09/2025

Happy World Physiotherapy Day! 💪 Movement is medicine, and physiotherapy helps people of all ages live healthier, stronger, and more independent lives.

27/08/2025

✨ Did you know? Physiotherapists are trained to help you move better, recover faster and live stronger. From pain relief to improving balance, physio is here to support every step of your journey. 🌿💪

19/07/2025

Congratulations to our wonderful physiotherapist Petro and husband Cody on the birth of their beautiful baby girl, Ruth 💕
Mother and baby are both doing exceptionally well. We are so happy for your growing family!
Petro will be returning to the practice on 1 November 2025.

Baie geluk aan ons wonderlike fisioterapeut Petro en haar man Cody met die geboorte van hul pragtige dogtertjie, Ruth 💕
Mamma en baba doen uitstekend en ons is so bly saam met julle oor die nuwe toevoeging tot julle gesin.
Petro sal weer by die praktyk aansluit op 1 November 2025.

16/07/2025

The Importance of Prehab

🏉 Prevent the pain before the game.
Prehab focuses on balance, joint stability and movement control to reduce injury risk in rugby.
💪 Add these to your weekly training:
• Single-leg squats for knee control
• Side planks with leg lifts for core and hip stability
• Resistance band lateral walks to support the knees and hips
Start early in the season and stay consistent.

15/07/2025

Shoulders Built for Contact

🏉 Strong shoulders mean safer tackles.
Shoulder injuries are common in rugby, especially during contact. Strengthen and stabilise your shoulders with these key exercises:
• Scapular push-ups (to build shoulder blade control)
• Resistance band external rotations (for rotator cuff strength)
• Overhead carries (for dynamic stability)
Do 2–3 sets of each, twice a week.

14/07/2025

Ankles and Knees Under Pressure

🏉 Ankles and knees take a pounding on the pitch. Prevent sprains and ligament injuries with balance and agility work.
Try this 3-drill combo:
• Wobble board or BOSU ball standing for 2 minutes each leg
• Single-leg hops in a cross pattern (4-way hop)
• Lateral shuttle runs with quick changes in direction
Repeat 2–3 times a week as part of warm-ups or conditioning.