Hand Consult SA

Hand Consult SA Hand Consult SA aims to be leaders in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with hand, wrist and upper extremity injuries in Johannesburg.

Hand Consult SA was founded by Dr Chetan Patel, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon and Robyn Midgley, Specialist Hand & Upper Extremity Therapist in September 2017. Hand Consult SA is committed to delivering the highest standards of patient care by providing an integrated approach to the assessment, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation of hand and upper extremity injuries. A strong value system where the needs of the patient comes first and where patients are treated holistically using state of the art equipment and evidence-based practice to ensure full return to function. As a team, we aim to inspire hope and confidence in our patients.

21/09/2025

The TUNING FORK holds our memories.

I recently treated a man who survived two separate assassination attempts. The first bullet passed through his jaw. The second time, seven bullets penetrated his upper body and both arms. While working in his biofield, something unexpected happened — the tuning forks rotated in my hands, tracing the trajectory of those bullets. When I worked over his torso the forks moved again, this time with an up-and-down turbulence I’d never felt before.

When I assessed the field at the age the events occurred (55), the forks showed the disturbance clearly. It left no doubt for me: our fields record experience — at the precise moment it happens.
The better news is that these imprints are not permanent. As we worked to diminish the turbulence in his biofield, Pete reported feeling less stressed. Friends later commented that his demeanour had changed — calmer, more present.

If nothing else, this reminded me that trauma is lodged not just in stories or scars but in subtle layers of the self. And that careful, respectful work — whether with tuning forks, light, or skilled hands — can shift those layers and restore a little more ease to a life that has known too much violence.

If you’re a clinician curious about biofield work or how subtle tools can support recovery, I’d love to hear what your thoughts are on using the Tuning Fork in the biofield.

19/09/2025

Virtual Hand Clinic Testimonial

I highly recommend Kimberly Jo Schipke’s Coherency Course and the Green Spectrochrome Lasers she has created and invented and along with her 111hz tuning fork, complimented by these Virtual Hand clinics offered with Robyn Midgley.
Anyone that has attended any training with tuning forks will see in action how Kimberley’s Spectrochrome Laser & 111hz are such an incredible asset, I feel both woman are leading the way…
Robyn with her medical backround practice and expertise in Hand Recovery from injury and accidents.
This one sounds great!- especially given the backround of trauma.
I witnessed first hand after an approx 2O minute session with a chronic foot injury using these devices and application of a Virtual Hand Clinic in action, the recipient experienced a tetany release and much heat at times she stood up afterwards and walked excitedly- and stated I will need to learn to walk again not overcompensating using my body to cope with the pain, 90 % improvement and she was able to massage the rest oh her tension and restriction by herself.
This individual did have prior tuning sessions with me and was familiar in receiving- I have to say it was so much easier for me being in her field with only a green laser, crystal and 111hz fork only -along with the backround attending one Virtual Hand Clinic and seeing these two woman working together, in a virtual space, over distance. Linda Macgillycutty

🎓 CALLING ALL THERAPISTS💪 Strength Training for the Upper Extremity Specialist — Live Tomorrow with Jim Wagner!Are you h...
03/09/2025

🎓 CALLING ALL THERAPISTS

💪 Strength Training for the Upper Extremity Specialist — Live Tomorrow with Jim Wagner!

Are you helping patients recover from injury, surgery, or the effects of aging? Then this is for you.

Here’s what you’ll take away:

✨ The rapid effects of immobilization — 12% muscle loss per week

✨ Why grip strength is one of the strongest predictors of function and independence

✨ How just 1 hour of strength training weekly reduces biological aging by ~8 years

✨ The role of 8 key hormones released during exercise in tissue repair and resilience

✨ Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training — a powerful tool for managing sarcopenia in older adults

✨ The 3 R’s model for injury management: Reactive, Repairative, Resilient

✨ Practical guidelines for exercise prescription and progression in rehab settings

📅 Join Dr. Jim Wagner for this cutting-edge session and gain tools you can apply immediately in your practice.

👉 Register here: https://robynmidgley.kartra.com/calendar/JamesWagner

FREE LIVE WEBINARHand therapists: ready to make strengthening plans more precise, safer, and easier to implement?Introdu...
21/08/2025

FREE LIVE WEBINAR

Hand therapists: ready to make strengthening plans more precise, safer, and easier to implement?

Introducing Jim Wagner OTD, OTR/L, CHT, COMT, CSCS, in association with Robyn Midgley at the Centre of Advanced Medicine.

TOPIC: Upper Extremity Strengthening in Hand Rehabilitation

You’ll leave with:

* A clear picture of how aging/inactivity affect muscle, tendon, and bone—plus what to do in clinic to reverse it.

* Strength physiology for the upper limb (Type I vs II, neural drive, motor unit recruitment).

* Programming that works: progressive overload, SAID, and the LIVE principle (Load • Intensity • Volume • Explosive).

* How to translate ACSM guidelines to hand therapy (frequency, sets/reps, %1RM for novices).

* Reloading after immobilization: expected losses, timelines, and rebuilding with isometrics, tempo, and REP/RIR.

* Where BFR fits for older adults/sarcopenia—evidence and safety pointers.

* Return-to-load after pain/flare: the Rule of 2s, block planning, and adjusting volume, intensity, and speed.

Event details

📅 Thursday, 4 September

🕒 15:00 (GMT+2 / SAST)

📍 Live on Zoom

💰 Free

▶️ Replay for registrants
Save your seat:
https://robynmidgley.kartra.com/calendar/JimWagner

We host free monthly sessions across hand and upper-limb topics—learn, network, and grow with us.

We hope to see you there!

Robyn Midgley

FREE LIVE WEBINARHand therapists: ready to make strengthening plans more precise, safer, and easier to implement?Introdu...
21/08/2025

FREE LIVE WEBINAR

Hand therapists: ready to make strengthening plans more precise, safer, and easier to implement?

Introducing Jim Wagner OTD, OTR/L, CHT, COMT, CSCS, in association with Robyn Midgley at the Centre of Advanced Medicine.

TOPIC: Upper Extremity Strengthening in Hand Rehabilitation

You’ll leave with:

* A clear picture of how aging/inactivity affect muscle, tendon, and bone—plus what to do in clinic to reverse it.

* Strength physiology for the upper limb (Type I vs II, neural drive, motor unit recruitment).

* Programming that works: progressive overload, SAID, and the LIVE principle (Load • Intensity • Volume • Explosive).

* How to translate ACSM guidelines to hand therapy (frequency, sets/reps, %1RM for novices).

* Reloading after immobilization: expected losses, timelines, and rebuilding with isometrics, tempo, and REP/RIR.

* Where BFR fits for older adults/sarcopenia—evidence and safety pointers.

* Return-to-load after pain/flare: the Rule of 2s, block planning, and adjusting volume, intensity, and speed.

Event details

📅 Thursday, 4 September

🕒 15:00 (GMT+2 / SAST)

📍 Live on Zoom

💰 Free

▶️ Replay for registrants
Save your seat:
https://robynmidgley.kartra.com/calendar/JamesWagner

We host free monthly sessions across hand and upper-limb topics—learn, network, and grow with us.

We hope to see you there!

Robyn Midgley

Can we biohack fat burning? 🔥I’m honoured to welcomeI Dr Mike DeBord as the very first guest speaker in Hand Consult SA’...
10/08/2025

Can we biohack fat burning? 🔥

I’m honoured to welcomeI Dr Mike DeBord as the very first guest speaker in Hand Consult SA’s new FREE monthly webinar series.

Topic: Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training for Women — paired with light, simple exercises that anyone can do.

✅ Turn on fat burning
✅ Build muscle & bone density
✅ Balance hormones
✅ Boost energy
✅ Improve sleep

💡 All in just 10 minutes a day — with no pain and no soreness.

We’re kicking this off in celebration of Women’s Month 💕

📅 FREE to join: Register using the link below https://robynmidgley.kartra.com/calendar/DrMikeI

INCREDIBLE TESTIMONIAL from Sheila Kamp 😇 👏 🥰 ‘When I was at the IFSSH - International Federation of Societies for Surge...
06/08/2025

INCREDIBLE TESTIMONIAL from Sheila Kamp 😇 👏 🥰

‘When I was at the IFSSH - International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Congress in Washington DC in March 2025 I attended Judy Colditz, OT/L, CHT, FAOTA Therapist Keynote Lecture: The Innovator in You.
I remember that she said to “Be a CAT” - To be innovative you have to have Curiosity, Audacity, and Tenacity. She interviewed another Innovator - Donald Lalonde who pioneered WALANT, who said something to the effect of - if it works once and you see it, then you know it’s true. If you make sense of it then you believe it will work again, and that was how WALANT began to grow and become more prevalent and accepted, but it took time and patience for the surgical world to accept it as a surgical approach to flexor tendon repair.

I was also lucky enough to meet Robyn Midgley in person at the same conference, who I had only met online for her CMMS course, (Casting Motion to Mobilise Stiffness), which now enables me to treat stiff hands more quickly and thoroughly than I could before. Robyn is definitely an innovator in her own right. She is definitely a “CAT”. I have continued to learn from her and be mentored by her far beyond CMMS.

I am now currently enjoying her innovative monthly Virtual Hand Clinics, co-hosted with Kimberly Schipke, where we study patients treated with Coherent Light and Coherent Sound who are healing much faster than typical by treating the whole person in their Biofield. It is intriguing, thought provoking and definitely a concept that needs an open mind but the more I learn, the more I want to know.
I would not typically describe myself as innovative - but Robyn is slowly turning me into a CAT! (Meow!)’ Sheila Kamp

29/07/2025

This past weekend we hosted our Trigger Finger Virtual Clinic.
We demonstrated the power of assessing the energetic influence proximally. Today I had a patient come see me for the first time and I did a proximal assessment. There was blocked energy at her elbow and mid forearm.
I worked on that and her triggering stopped after treatment. It was severe at the thumb MCPJ & IPJ.

Sue describes her experience in this video.
I also demonstrate my traditional therapy at the end.
Patients do not receive less with energy medicine, they receive a whole layer of healing before, which I believe enhances the patients experience.

Do you want a RCT or unquestionable results right before your eyes?
Do you want your patients to feel seen and heard as you tap into a deep layer that leaves them in a much better emotional, physical and psychological state than before they entered your treatment room?
What do you consider to be holistic treatment in all honesty?
Let's discuss in the comment section.

ENERGY MEDICINE TESTIMONIALI am so grateful to Robyn for her gentle yet unbelievably effective virtual treatment of my s...
28/07/2025

ENERGY MEDICINE TESTIMONIAL

I am so grateful to Robyn for her gentle yet unbelievably effective virtual treatment of my severe hand pain using Spectrochrome lasers, tuning forks and crystal holograms.

I myself am a qualified Physiotherapist and a Functional Medicine Health Coach but was open to trying this new physics based medicine. I injured my right index finger which resulted in a flare up of severe pain in both hands as I have a history of inflammatory arthritis. I was in severe pain, taking daily anti inflammatories and painkillers. I had lost function in both hands. The pain was so severe I couldn’t do simple tasks like writing, driving, dressing, preparing food or even using my cell phone without pain and discomfort. I had tried 12 sessions of regular physiotherapy which helped but didn’t fully take away the pain, swelling and inflammation.

Robyn who is one of the world’s top hand OT’s suggested we try this physics based treatment virtually. Her treatments were so soothing, and instantly effective. She first assessed me using a pendulum and a body/hand hologram. Her assessment was quite amazingly accurate, which seems hard to believe as it was virtual (I was in another city)

After the first session the swelling in my hands reduced significantly and I could start to wean off the pain medication. After the 3rd session all pain in both hands had resolved. I was able to use my hands normally and functionally for the first time in 8 weeks and all medication had been stopped.

Thank you Robyn, I can’t tell you how this magic treatment has transformed my life and eased my pain and anxiety in such a short space of time. This remarkable work is going to change so many patients’ lives for the better.

Tessa Friederichs Brandt

ENERGY MEDICINE TESTIMONIAL I am so grateful to Robyn for her gentle yet unbelievably effective virtual treatment of my ...
28/07/2025

ENERGY MEDICINE TESTIMONIAL
I am so grateful to Robyn for her gentle yet unbelievably effective virtual treatment of my severe hand pain using Spectrochrome lasers, tuning forks and crystal holograms.

I myself am a qualified Physiotherapist and a Functional Medicine Health Coach but was open to trying this new physics based medicine. I injured my right index finger which resulted in a flare up of severe pain in both hands as I have a history of inflammatory arthritis. I was in severe pain, taking daily anti inflammatories and painkillers. I had lost function in both hands. The pain was so severe I couldn't do simple tasks like writing, driving, dressing, preparing food or even using my cell phone without pain and discomfort. I had tried 12 sessions of regular physiotherapy which helped but didn't fully take away the pain, swelling and inflammation.

Robyn who is one of the world's top hand OT's suggested we try this physics based treatment virtually. Her treatments were so soothing, and instantly effective. She first assessed me using a pendulum and a body/hand hologram. Her assessment was quite amazingly accurate, which seems hard to believe as it was virtual (I was in another city)

After the first session the swelling in my hands reduced significantly and I could start to wean off the pain medication. After the 3rd session all pain in both hands had resolved. I was able to use my hands normally and functionally for the first time in 8 weeks and all medication had been stopped.

Thank you Robyn, I can't tell you how this magic treatment has transformed my life and eased my pain and anxiety in such a short space of time. This remarkable work is going to change so many patients' lives for the better.

Tessa Friederichs Brandt

Trigger Finger Virtual Hand Clinic Testimonial by Farnaz FarshchiI had the pleasure of attending the webinar by Kimberly...
27/07/2025

Trigger Finger Virtual Hand Clinic Testimonial by Farnaz Farshchi

I had the pleasure of attending the webinar by Kimberly Schipke and Robyn Midgley, and it was truly insightful. The content was fresh, well-presented, and highly relevant to current clinical practice. It introduced new perspectives that sparked my curiosity and made me want to revisit the session to fully grasp all the valuable information. If you’re looking for evidence-informed, high-quality education, this webinar is a must-watch!

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