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5 Minutes with Craig Govender-Proteas Physiotherapist and WSMC Founder

5 Minutes with Craig Govender-Proteas Physiotherapist and WSMC Founder

The cricket season has come to an end, and the WSMC welcomes back Craig Govender from national duty. We caught up with Craig and asked him about his time with the Proteas Side and how his experience has been so far as the team’s physiotherapist.   How has your journey with the Proteas been so […]

Sports Physical Therapy at WSMC

Sports Physical Therapy at WSMC

Sports Physical Therapy A sports injury that affects the muscles, tendons, ligaments and other parts of the musculoskeletal system requires immediate care by a sports medicine specialist. At the Wanderers Sports Medical Centre (WSMC) , your sports physical therapist will work closely with orthopaedic surgeons and primary care doctors who specialize in sports medicine i.e […]

Lower Back Injury Terminology

Stress fracture of the Pars Interarticularis: Clinical features: The patient complains of: – unilateral low back ache, occasionally associated with buttock pain – pain that is aggravated by movements involving lumbar extension, the athlete may describe a episode of hyper extension that precipitated the pain. Occasionally, stress fractures to the pars Interarticularis are asymptomatic. On […]

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