New Patient Consultation:

50 Min: R950

Consultation will begin with a detailed discussion about your pain followed by a thorough physical examination to inform diagnosis as well as understand the involved tissues. Consultation also helps determine any maintaining factors impeding recovery and screens for signs of serious conditions that would require referral. Osteopaths use a range of hands-on techniques to help reduce pain, increase joint mobility, relieve muscle tension and enhance the blood and nerve supply to tissues, encouraging the body’s own healing mechanisms to speed up tissue recovery.

Advice on lifestyle issues, diet and exercise may also be discussed.

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What is Osteopathy…

Name: Dr Terry de Kock - Osteopath
Telephone: 082 289 5237

Osteopathy is a manual therapy that aims to restore the normal function of the body by helping you provide the conditions it needs to heal itself.

It focuses on how the skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves,

blood and lymph vessels, connective tissue and internal

organs function together as a holistic unit. In the presence

of dysfunction its practitioners use both manual and physical therapy as well as lifestyle modification to reduce pain and speed up tissue recovery.

Referral from a GP is not necessary as Osteopaths are trained to both diagnose and treat musculoskeletal conditions, as well as refer for additional testing where indicated. Card payments will be accepted, and most medical aids will reimburse you for treatment from your savings component.

What conditions can osteopaths help with?

Osteopaths work with people ranging from children to older patients, office professionals manual workers, athletes and pregnant women. Osteopathy is used to aid healing for a wide variety of conditions and health concerns, aiming to create an optimal healing environment for the tissues of the body.

Commonly treated conditions include:

Back and neck pain
Joint pain (including osteoarthritis)
Certain types of headache
Sciatica
General aches and pains

Sports injuries
Frozen shoulder
Tennis elbow
Some digestive issues
Neuralgia
Muscle tension

Medical Dry Needling:

Dry needling is a skilled therapy which uses fine filament needles to penetrate the skin and underlying muscle and connective tissue. It may involve one or a combination of dynamic needling and periosteal pecking. *

Some of the effects of dry needling as indicated by the current literature:

Pain reduction
Increased joint range of motion
Reduce localised muscle tension

During dynamic needling the needle is slowly moved in and out of the tissue. Periosteal pecking is a therapeutic technique in which the tip of the needle contacts the periosteum (the connective tissue surrounding the underlying bone). Stimulation of the periosteal nerve endings activates the pain inhibiting mechanism in the central nervous system, thereby decreasing pain and inflammation.

About Me:

I obtained my Masters Degree in Osteopathic Medicine at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London. I simultaneously completed a diploma in Naturopathy and qualified as a dry needling practitioner.

Due to my belief in the body's ability to heal and function optimally when supplied with the right conditions, it is my goal to help people understand and supply their body with as close to these conditions as possible.

I am a member of the Osteopathic Association of South Africa, Chiropractic Association of South Africa, Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa as well as a serving member on the board of the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa.

What to Expect:

A case history will be taken with questions regarding your presenting condition, general health and past medical history. This will be followed by examination of the area, other related parts of the body as well as additional clinical tests. You may be asked to undress to your underwear. It is essential that you feel comfortable, so feel free to bring a pair of stretchy gym shorts to change into.

Treatment involves continually assessing and treating various areas and tissues and may involve any or a combination of; joint articulation/ manipulations, neuromuscular techniques, muscle energy techniques, visceral manipulation/massage, drainage techniques, harmonics ext.