Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation

The key specifications include:

• To be UJ Sport’s chief medical officer: advance and support of management structures with medical decision-making and assist with the integration of medical services at UJ Sport in order to promote high performance initiatives,
• Primary clinical support,
• Pre-medical screenings including musculoskeletal as well as cardiac screening and examination, head injury screening and assessment,
• Medical consultation as and when needed,
• Emergency medical services (call-out),
• Player treatment and management (Sport Physician),
• Prompt referral system,
• Support to team physiotherapist on a daily basis,
• Sport Medicine educational service through lecturing on various sport medicine topics,
• Pharmaceutical services,
• Match day Sport Doctor Coverage for UJ sport teams as needed at events,
• Events doctor support,
• Post-match recovery support,
• Research opportunities, and
• Chronic and lifestyle disease management and rehabilitation.

Sport Medicine and healthcare management is a highly specialised service, providing coaches and athletes with crucial information on health, injuries and injury interventions as well as emergency medical care which is critical within the Sporting environment especially in prevention Sudden death amongst athletes.

Biokinetics

Biokinetic services rendered include:

1. Injury Rehabilitation
2. Sport-specific Rehabilitation
3. Muscle Imbalances
4. Mobility
5. Return to Play Procedures

Contact Us