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Pauline Hall

Kerry Grierson

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Lara Groeneveldt

Avril Mandel

Di Grierson

About Us

At Newlands Physiotherapy we pride ourselves on our professional yet caring approach. We listen to your problems, and offer explanations and possible outcomes regarding your condition. We assess and diagnose your condition, then use evidence based techniques for your treatment. We offer guidance to help you manage your condition. We maintain close relationships with our patients and their doctors – both GP’s and consultants – and unless requested not to, will update them with your progress.

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Physiotherapists:

Pauline Hall
Qualifications
1974 BSc (Phys) Degree at University of Cape Town
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Professional Memberships
Registration with Health Professions Council of South Africa
South African Society of Physiotherapy
- Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapist Group
- Sports Group
- Dry needling Group
- Pain Management Group
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Work Experience
1975
1976
1977
1981
1989 - present
 Frere Hospital, Orthopaedic Dept. East London
Private Practice, General, East London
Private Practice, General, Johannesburg
Self Employed, Private Practice owner, Pretoria
Self Employed, Private Practice owner, Cape Town
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Special Interests
Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy, Myofascial Triggerpoint Therapy, Sports Injuries, Rehabilitation of Muscle Imbalance, Dry needling, Myofascial Pain Disorders of Jaw, Chests.
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Course Summary *indicates International Lecturers
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2011 Current Concepts Symposium: Research Evidence on Pain Management (Dr. Michael Sullivan* & Dr. Tim Beames*)
Progressive Goal Attainment Programme (PGAP) (Dr. Michael Sullivan*)
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2010 Neuro-Proprioceptive Taping (Joyce Morton)
Ethical Dilemmas in Private Practice (Magda Fourie)
Current Concepts Symposium: Research Evidence on Peripheral, Neural and Soft Tissue Dysfunction (Michael Shacklock* & Glen Hunter *)
Lower and Upper Quarter Courses on clinical neurodynamics, providing practical solutions for clinicians treating musculoskeletal disorders. (Michael Shacklock*)
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2009 SASP Congress Cape Town – The Full Circle – Educate & Exercise
Classification & Management of Chronic Low Back Pain Disorders (Ass Prof Peter O’Sullivan*)
Introduction to the non-physical determinants of change following Physiotherapy (Dr Steve Woby*)
Current Concepts Symposium
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2008 Headache, Cervical & Shoulder (Gwen Jull*, Toby Hall*, Dr Jeremy Lewis*)
Management of Cervical Headache (Gwen Jull*)
Practice Management (Wilma Erasmus)
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2007 Cape Town Dance Medicine Conference
Music and Healing (Frances le Roux)
Motor Control (Debbie Creamer*)
Benign Positional Vertigo (Kathleen Shirley)
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2006 Dynamic stability, upper quarter (Tanya Bell-Jenje) - Dynamic stability, lower quarter (Tanya Bell Jenje)
Temporomandibular Disorders (Steve Stavrou)
Cervical Spine (Toby Hall*)
Pilates Training (Colleen Craig*)
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2005 Kinetic Control, Lumbar Spine (Sarah Mottram*)
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2004 8th International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists' Conference
Neural Tissue Disorders (Toby Hall*)
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2002 Lumbo-pelvic instability (Peter O'Sullivan*)
The Pelvis (Diane Lee*)
The Amazing Nervous System (Duffy Sweatman)
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2001 Pilates (Sonja Schulze*)
Pilates (Colleen Craig*)
Strapping (Janine Gray)
Whiplash Associated Disorders, Cervical Spine (Ina Diener)
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2000 Advanced Dry Needling (Clare Waumsley)
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1992 Cervical Spine (Gwen Jull*)
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1991 Basic Dry needling (Clare Waumsley)
Trigger point Acupuncture (Dr. Peter Baldry)
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1990 Dry Needling I & II (Charles Liggins)
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1989 Cervical Spine (Gwen Jull*)
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1976 Vertebral Manipulation (James Cyriax*)
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Experience as Physiotherapist:
32 years
Kerry Grierson
Qualifications
1992 BSc (Phys) Degree at University of Cape Town
1999 Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy 1 diploma
2007-8 MSc OMT Physiotherapy at University of Stellenbosch
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Professional Memberships
Registration with Health Professions Council of South Africa
Health Professions Council of United Kingdom
South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP)
- Orthopaedic Manipulative Physiotherapy Group (OMPTG)
- Sports Group
- Pain Management Physiotherapy Group (PMPG)
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Chairperson of the Western Cape branch of the OMPTG (2009-2012)

Committee member of  OMT course (Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy) and lecturing in the Western Cape (2006 - present)
National Executive Committee member of OMPTG of South Africa (2008-2012)
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Work Experience
1993-6
1996
1997-8
1999 - present
2006 - present
2009 - present		 Worked in various positions in the UK
Worked for 6 months at Frere Hospital, East London SA
Worked overseas in New York, USA
Working at Newlands Physiotherapy in Cape Town
Lecturing and supervision OMT course in various centres
Part-time guest lecturing on the physio OMT masters programme at University of Stellenbosch
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Special Interests
Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy (which includes peripheral and spinal joint mobilization, soft tissue mobilization, neural tissue mobilization), Rehabilitation addressing specific stabiliser muscles and muscle imbalances, Sports Injuries
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Course Summary *indicates International Lecturers
2011 Kinesio-taping lower quarter (John Langendoen*)
Masterclass lower quarter (Tanya Bell-Jenje)
Progressive Goal Attainment Programme (PGAP) (Dr. Michael Sullivan*)
Communication skills training (Bev Bolton, Des Perry)
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2010 Thoracic and Lumbar spine (Duncan Reid*)
Kinesio-taping upper quarter (John Langendoen*)
Specific Soft Tissue Mobilisations (Glen Hunter*)
Current Concepts Symposium: Research Evidence on Peripheral, Neural and Soft Tissue Dysfunction (Michael Shacklock* & Glen Hunter *)
Lower and Upper Quarter Courses on clinical neurodynamics (Michael Shacklock*)
Ultimate Upper Quarter (Tanya Bell)
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2009 SASP Congress Cape Town – The Full Circle – Educate & Exercise
Classification & Management of Chronic Low Back Pain Disorders (Ass Prof Peter O’Sullivan*)
Introduction to the non-physical determinants of change following Physiotherapy (Dr Steve Woby*)
Dynamic Stability, Lower Quarter (Tanya Bell-Jenje)
Anatomy Trains (Thomas Myers)
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2008 Management of cervical headache (Gwen Jull*)
Peripheral neural disorders (Toby Hall *)
Neck, shoulder and headache symposium (Gwen Jull*, Toby Hall*, Dr Jeremy Lewis*)
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2007 Kinetic control- stability training (2 courses Mark Comerford*)
Benign Positional vertigo course (Kathleen Shirley*)
Lumbar symposium (Dr Andry Vleeming*, Dr Paul Watson*)
Discovery back care network programme
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2006 TMJ course (Steve Stavrou)
Upper quarter dynamic stability (Tanya Bell-Jenje)
Cervical and shoulder integration (Toby Hall*)
Lumbar spine (Wim Dankaerts*)
Pilates Training - Colleen Craig*
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2005 McKenzie lumbar course (Helen Clare*)
Kinetic control - lumbar spine (Sarah Mottram *)
Yoga and physio (Brett Wearne*)
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2004 IFOMT conference
Neural Tissue Disorders (Toby Hall*)
Amazing nervous system 2 (Duffy Sweatman)
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2003 Lumbar retraining (Paul Hodges*)
Lumbar spine overview (Claire Horn)
Dry needling 1 and 2 (Claire Waumsley)
Craniosacral therapy introduction (D Sweatman & C Waumsley)
Linking Lumbar spine and pelvis (Shari Rosenberg)
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2002 Lumbar Instability (Peter O’Sullivan*)
Cervicogenic headaches (Ina Diener)
Pilates matwork (Jacqui Koep)
Rolfing (Marius Strydom)
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2001 Whiplash associated disorders (Ina Diener)
Pilates (Colleen Craig*)
Pilates (Sonia Schultz*)
Amazing nervous system (Duffy Sweatman)
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2000 Shoulder workshop (Mary Magarey*, Mark Jones*)
Mulligan concepts (Ina Diener)
SIJ (Ina Diener and Mariette Uys)
Rolfing (Marius Strydom)
Strapping workshop (Janine Grey and Helene Simpson)
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Experience as Physiotherapist:
18 years
Lara Groeneveldt
Qualifications
2000 1st year BSoc Sc (Psych) at University of Cape Town
2004 BSc (Phys) Degree at University of Cape Town
2009 Pilates Training Certification (Renee Watson)
2010 Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy Diploma 1
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Professional Memberships
Registration with Health Professions Council of South Africa
Health Professions Council of United Kingdom
South African Society of Physiotherapy
- Orthopaedic Manipulative Physiotherapy Group (OMPTG)
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Work Experience
2005
2006-8

2008-10
2010		 Community Service at Sabie Hospital, Mpumalanga
2006-8 University College London Hospital (UK)
Haematology Clinical Trials Team
Vivienne Schulze Physiotherapy and Pilates
Newlands Physiotherapy
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Special Interests
Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy
Rehabilitation of muscle imbalance
Pilates and Rehabilitation
Exercise and quality of life in cancer
Sports Injuries, Dry Needling.
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Recent Course Summary
2011 The Elbow (Tanya Bell – Jenje)
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2010 OMT 1
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2009 Dry Needling 1 and 2 (Claire Waumsley)
Muscle Activation (Douglas Heel)
Lumbo-pelvic matrix (Shari Rosenberg)
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2008 Basic and Intermediate Pilates Training (Renee Watson)
Pilates Training – Module 1 (Gerda Miller)
Advanced Communication Skills Training (*NHS National Cancer Action Team)
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2007 Skeletal Muscle Performance and the Role of Strength Training in Physiotherapy Practice (*Various lecturers, London)
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2005 Cardiopulmonary Update Course (Heleen van Aswegen)
The Shoulder Complex (Joanne Sklaar)
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Experience as Physiotherapist:
6 years

Administrative Staff:

Avril Mandel - Joined the Practice in 1996 and is Practice Manager
Di Grierson - Joined the Practice 2007 and is our part-time Receptionist
 
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