Melissa Saw Physiotherapy

04/02/2026

In support of many known patients' struggles and wins

05/01/2026

Here's to another year doing what I love as a physiotherapist.. how fortunate!

09/12/2025

For those whose exercise regime is also on leave this holiday season...get some holiday music on and your dance moves out to stay moving. You can even make household tasks more enjoyable if you choose to

02/11/2025

Bringing awareness to disability as we enter a new month..

17/10/2025

Full pink in support of breast cancer awareness month

17/10/2025

The difference exercise can make!

03/10/2025

24/09/2025

September 2025 = International Pain Awareness month

September is International Pain Awareness Month — and it’s more than a hashtag. It’s a call to action.

Pain is a whole-person experience that shapes identity, impacts daily functioning, and affects personal dignity. As healthcare professionals, we are uniquely positioned to shift the pain narrative—from dismissal to understanding, from fragmented to person-centred care, and more.

Let’s use this month to:
* Reflect on our biases around pain
* Reframe our clinical language
* Recommit to lifelong learning
* Reconnect with the people behind the pain labels

TPA’s evidence-informed, interdisciplinary training equips practitioners to assess and manage pain with nuance, empathy, and up-to-date clinical knowledge and skills.

Whatever your healthcare discipline, enhance your pain care by signing up for our next:
· 2-day Certificate in Pain module
· 1.5 hour weeknight webinar
· 4-hour Saturday seminar

See these upcoming events here: https://trainpainacademy.co.za/upcoming-events/

08/09/2025

This world physiotherapy day focuses on healthy ageing.

23/08/2025

Im just loving this website I discovered emphasising the importance of movement wherever you may be, the hospital, at home, school or work.

https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/

23/07/2025

This is helpful to understand; when different pain requires different approaches.. treat the driver of your pain, not the symptoms

For years people with conditions such as fibromyalgia, endometriosis, chronic fatigue or bad back pain – to name just a few – have been told the pain is all in their head. With no obvious physical symptoms, nociplastic pain can be difficult to diagnose but its effects are very, very real. Resear...

03/06/2025

Struggling with buttock pain referring down your leg? A simple nerve mobility or neural floss technique can help regain normal movement and improve tension in your sciatic nerve.
Usually performed once to twice a day, 10 foot movements at a time.
Ask your physiotherapist for further techniques to relieve these symptoms