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Sports massage

Sports massage is a type of massage specifically aimed at athletic performance. It consists of manipulation of soft tissue (skin, muscle, tendons or fascia) through the application of different massage techniques to achieve specific goals in sports performance,...

Golfer’s elbow

Golfer’s elbow, also known as Medial Epicondilitis is a condition where the tendons on the inner side of the elbow become painful. This happens when the forearm muscles, mainly the one’s responsible for flexing the wrist, that attach to the elbow develop micro-tears...

Tendinopathy

Tendon injuries, also known as tendonopathies, can be debilitating, affecting people of all ages and activity levels. Understanding what tendons are, their functions, and how injuries occur is crucial for effective management and rehabilitation. In this blog post,...

Fascia

Ever wondered why your organs don’t bounce around when you’re running or skipping? Or why sometimes you feel pain in one place of the body but your therapist may treat you somewhere else? Or how you are just kept together, your skin doesn’t slide down when you’re...

Proprioception

Proprioception, also referred to as Kinaesthesia, is the general term used for a sense of position, movement and action of the body or body parts relative to the environment. Some people may even refer to it as the “sixth sense”. This sense allows us to safely...

Growing Pains

During any periods of change, the general population commonly use terms such as “growing pains” or “teething problems” as light hearted ways of describing the difficulties or challenges faced during a transition phase before a final result is achieved, but what is...

Recreational Running

This time last year our country had started adjusting to an modified level four lockdown that shifted citizens from the isolated home exercises and running laps in the garden to a more lenient but still time allocated exercise window. This saw a massive push within...

Shoulder biomechanics

Everyone knows about the shoulder and how important this joint is in terms of our daily function, but many people do not know the intricacies of how detailed our shoulder joint is. Fundamentally, the shoulder joint, also known as the glenohumeral joint is a ball and...

Soft Tissue Injuries

Soft tissue is the term used to describe tissues in the body that are not hard or calcified such as bones and teeth. Soft tissues are muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, blood vessels, nerves, fat, fibrous tissues, lymph, skin, and synovial membranes. Therefore, a...

Bone Healing

A fracture occurs when there is a break in a bone due to trauma. This can be a small crack such as a stress or greenstick fracture or a full break across the width of the bone. When this occurs, structures such as nerves and blood vessels within the bones are...

Fractures

A fracture is a break in the continuity of a bone in the body. This may be a small crack or a complete break in the bone where the two ends are no longer in contact. This occurs when the bone is subjected to forces that are higher than what it can handle. There are...

The Core

This is definitely one of the most talked about concepts, not only in the physiotherapy world but within the sports and fitness industry in general. The core also remains a mystery to most people. We all hear about how we need to strengthen the core, engage the core,...

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A great experience at Pretto physio. Very friendly staff. Great service and very accomodating. Sam was an amazing therapist who really helped me, with advice for after physio as well. I highly recommend this practice.

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Chantelle has been absolutely incredible in my journey of healing from start to end. Couldn’t have asked for a better, more helpful person.

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Chantel and team are absolutely amazing. You are in the best possible care here.

Husain Wadvalla

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Pretto Physiotherapy provides excellent personalized care with knowledgeable and professional physiotherapists. Effective treatment and welcoming environment. Highly recommended!

Kylee Watson

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So glad I found this physio. Pretto Physiotherapy is fantastic. I was in the best hands of physiotherapist Sameerah. I arrived at the practice in total agony. Sameerah was so friendly, even though I was grumpy from the pain. She was sympathetic, professional and took her time to assess where my pain was originating from. She definitely knew what she was doing, and that definitely made me feel at ease.

Carla Jardine

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Chantelle and Zubeida are very professional and caring, my sessions are always such a relief. Highly recommend Pretto Physios.

Pearl Grant Muiznieks

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After tearing a ligament in my ankle last year Pretto Physiotherapy picked up the injury that was chalked down by doctors as a sprain and referred me to the correct doctor. So after walking around on my injury for weeks I finally had an answer. After being in a moon boot, I returned to Pretto Physiotherapy and received the best treatment to gain strength back in my ankle. The rehabilitation process was very rigorous but got me comfortable and steady on my feet quickly. I would definitely recommend Pretto Physiotherapy for all your physiotherapy needs.

Letizia Padayachee

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I was skeptical about going back to physio as I’d had a few bad experiences where I almost had to devise my own rehab programme, which is great if you like doing that but not when you’re expecting that from your physiotherapist. Chantelle provides an honest assessment and gives you all the tools you need to ensure that you come back stronger from an injury and prevent it from happening again. She is professional and has been key in my rehab journey being pleasant. She has redeemed my faith in physios.

Aurelie Mukendi

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I was referred to Chantelle and so glad to have gone to her. She really listens to her clients and makes me feel comfortable. Highly recommend Pretto Physio.

Cherish Archer