What is an Osteopath?
Osteopaths are skilled at discovering the underlying causes of pain, using their hands both to gain information and to treat injuries. Treatment techniques may include soft tissue stretching, muscle energy techniques, rhythmic passive joint movements, joint articulation and manipulation to improve the range of movements of a joint.
Well known for the effective treatment of back and neck pain, any osteopath will also treat a wide variety of other conditions that may be related to the workplace, including tension headaches and migraine, and they can also give remedial advice and preventative exercises.
A wide range of recent studies have shown that osteopathic treatment can be instrumental
in rapidly alleviating the painful symptoms associated with back and joint pain whatever
the cause or origin. Osteopathic treatment is an effective means of returning people to full
activity at an early opportunity following injury from any cause.
Here is a bit more information about Karla van Zyl
Karla van Zyl qualified from the Surrey Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, UK, in 2007.
After qualifying she did a short spell in a general practice in the UK, after which she returned to South Africa in 2008. She focused on the gynecological field by working with pregnant women and babies at a women’s wellness center in Gauteng.
As she is a keen golfer, she also specialized in golf posture, swing dynamics and injuries alongside a golf professional at Wits University, Johannesburg.Early 2010 she moved to Cape Town and started practicing in Somerset West. Here she saw many patients in her other field of specialization, which is the treatment of migraines and headaches.Karla became a member of the Professional Board for Chiropractic and Osteopathy (PCOB) in 2012.
We are proud to announce that she will be practicing from Mayfair Wellness as from
1st August 2014
Do you suffer from any of the list below? Karla van Zyl the Osteopath can help you…
Osteopaths treat the following:
Headaches
Golf Posture Dynamics, Swing Injuries
Spinal Alignment Problems
Scoliosis
Low Back Pain / Lumbago
Sciatica / Trapped Nerves
Sacro-lliac pain
Shoulder Pain / Rotator Cuff Injury
Frozen Shoulder Syndrome
Tennis Elbow
Wrist Pain
Sports Injuries
Pain during Pregnancy
Infantile Colic
Constipation
Poor Sleep Patterns
Infantile Feeding Problems
Below a few Testimonials of Karla’s good work!
Caroline’s story:
“While I had a history of the occasional migraine, in early 2011 I started having
constant, bad headaches. No medication helped. I consulted all manners of
medical professionals: GPs, Physiotherapists, chiropractors, gynecologists,
neurologists, and psychiatrists. Each one professed to have the answer and
provided extensive medication and/or treatment plans. Yet nothing helped.
This continued for almost a year, when someone casually advised me to see
an osteopath. I found Karla on the internet. On my first visit she quizzed me
on the history of my problem, but also my general medical history. Her
osteopathic treatment gave me immediate relief, but her focus was to
restore me back to health. She looked at the problem holistically and one-by-one
she tackled my different issues. For example, as she is a doctor, she could send
me for blood analysis, thus we were able to cancel out some of the causes
of the headaches. Thus she determined that the root cause of my headaches
was my neck, although there had been other contributing factors and issues.
All of these she was able to address. I am now free from pain! I still see Karla
about once every 6 weeks for a ‘maintenance’ session. Because of her help I was
able to fall pregnant and I now have a healthy baby boy. And no headaches!”
Caren’s story:
Dear Karla I just wanted to drop you a short note to thank you. Thank you for
sorting out all my various aches and pains. After having a “neck from hell” for
about a decade, I felt like a new woman after my first treatment! Thank you for
your holistic approach to health and not just treating something in isolation. Thank you
for putting so much time and energy into your sessions – I never feel like I am
being rushed or that there isn't time to ask questions. Thank you that your
professionalism doesn't diminish your genuine care! I really appreciate everything!
Caren
Kay’s story:
It was in early November 2012 that I first consulted Dr. Van Zyl. Although I have
previously consulted many medical practitioners in of lower back pain that
spasmodically caused interference with my physical mobility. None had been
able to resolve my problem. She diagnosed me with osteoarthritis of the lower
back. I had 6 treatments between November 2012 and February 2013 with no
further treatments required until May of 2014.
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