Leading Sports Medicine Clinic opens in Morningside

 
The newly opened Morningside Sports Medicine in Sandton, Johannesburg, is a state-of-the-art medical facility attached to the Morningside Medi-Clinic that aims to deliver the highest quality care to athletes of all calibres. Situated close to the cluster of Sandton’s top hotels, the facility serves as an ideal back-up to professional local and touring sports teams, as well as to schoolchildren and “weekend warriors”.

Services available include: Sports injury diagnosis and management, Sports nutrition guidance and weight management, Hand and Lymphoedema therapy, Exercise and fitness assessments programmes, Bicycle set-up and training, Hydrotherapy, On site manufacture and fitting of braces, Podiatry and chiropody, Gait analysis & custom-made orthotic manufacture, Pilates and Sports Psychology.

Unique features include a sports concussion laboratory, the country’s first neck assessment and rehabilitation machine, a Pilates studio, audiovisual presentation facilities and a heated hydrotherapy pool with therapeutic and swim jets for cross training and injury rehabilitation. Personnel of this phenomenal facility include adult and paediatric sports physicians, 6 physiotherapists, 4 biokineticists, 3 dieticians, a podiatrist, an orthotist, a hand therapist, a hydrotherapist, 2 exercise physiologists and Pilates instructors.

This facility aims to be part of fulfilling Africa’s vision of hosting an excellent 2010 World Cup in every sphere. As the country’s largest and best-equipped private sports medicine facility, Morningside Sports Medicine intends establishing itself as a leader in sports injury assessment and management amongst international calibre and social athletes alike.

For more information contact:
Morningside Sports Medicine on 011 883 9000