Hester Smit Physiotherapy

21/04/2020

20/04/2020

As physiotherapists we have the responsibility to share knowledge on preventing the transmission of COVID-19.

We are facing a total of 5 weeks in quarantine and promoting health at this time is key. Besides physical assessment and treatment, our health maintenance strategies include advice and education on the following:

1. Activity - Taking into account each persons individual situation and health condition and providing advice on how to take appropriate activity, exercise etc.

2. Nutrition - good nutrition is key to boosting immunity and not only during these times.

3. Sleep - Maintaining normal sleep patterns and good sleep hygiene - key to keeping the immune system strong.

4. Mind - Ensuring a good and healthy mental health status is also key during this time of isolation and uncertainty. Advice on keeping mentally active through learning and playing, maintaining social relationships etc. Remember this is a time where we are really practicing 'physical' distancing from others - not necessary 'socially' distancing.

For more detailed information on how to improve on these areas and thorough assessment and treatment of health conditions, injuries or concerns contact us today.

16/04/2020

Struggling with neck or back pain? Have you been spending too much time during this lockdown period working from home at a desk which is not supportive of ideal posture? Have you been spending too much time sitting on the couch watching TV? Or laying in bed on your cell phone?

Let us help you figure out what you are doing incorrectly, what the problem is and free you of your symptoms today.

14/04/2020

As living beings, there are multiple facets and dimensions which require frequent stimulation. We encourage you to cultivate and nurture every area of your being for a healthier and better version of yourself!

13/04/2020

South African Society of Physiotherapy with useful tips during this time.

07/04/2020

Dearest friends and clients,

Please note the following if you are visiting our practice over the next few weeks. The following precautions have been in place at the practice for the past few weeks but we wish to also communicate this on a public platform:

1. Please bring your own medium-sized towel along. We use this to create a barrier between your face and the face-hole of our beds.

2. Bring along a face mask, bandanna or anything with which you can cover both the mouth and nasal passages.

3. We kindly request that you wait in your car before the session commences. We will come and call you once we are ready for you to come inside. This provides us with time to prepare our spaces and limits contact time between one patient and the next.
We also kindly request that you come as close to the scheduled appointment time as possible and not earlier or later.

4. When you come inside, we kindly ask that all patients comply with our rule of thoroughly washing hands in the bathroom. This is followed by sanitising from elbows to hands.
- After the treatment session we also request that you go through the same process.

At the practice we have 6 beds and 3 treatment areas. Each patient will be treated on his/her own bed for that day.

Thank you for your compliance thus far! We appreciate it and all need to work together to do our bit during this time!