Biokinetics Clinic: Taylor Dodge Biokineticist
When pain or weakness holds you back, a structured and personalized movement plan can help you move forward. Whether you are recovering from an injury, looking to optimise performance, or managing a chronic condition, working with a biokineticist in Sandton may be the solution.
At Pestana Dental & Aesthetics, Biokinetics is focused on improving physical function through clinically prescribed, specific, stretches and exercises. It is practical, personalised, and all about helping you move better.
What Is Biokinetics?
Biokinetics is a specialised field that uses Tailored Exercise Therapy to manage and improve chronic and acute aches and pains, improve mobility, and assist in pre and post-operative rehabilitation, as well as increasing your strength, mobility and overall body function. It focuses on treating the cause of dysfunction through movement.
A full screening of the area involved as well as screening the full body (if needed) is done to assess the musculoskeletal imbalances and underlying weaknesses that could be contributing to the issue. Methods of mobility, stretching and strengthening are then introduced to address said imbalances, improve bodily function (or area) and improve symptoms.
A Biokineticist in Sandton works with you to:
- Improve joint stability and muscle strength by identifying musculoskeletal imbalances through thorough assessment.
- Assist with Chronic and Acute Pain relief and management (Using manual therapy, stretching, strengthening and corrective exercises)
- Correct movement patterns (focussing on underlying weaknesses)
- Guide you through your post-operative rehabilitation for issues such as knee and hip replacements, ACL surgery, achilles reconstruction, shoulder surgery, spinal surgery, bone fractures, muscle strains and tears
- Support injury prevention and recovery (through strengthening and mobility improvements)
- Improve your posture (through strengthening and mobility improvements)
- Develop long-term exercise and mobility programmes to help prevent future injuries.
- Provide care and continued physical activity to elderly populations battling from weakness, loss of balance and proprioception.
Every session is tailored to your body, goals, and lifestyle. The aim is to find the root cause of your pain and treat it with manual therapy, stretches and strengthening that is specifically designed for you and your body. This approach is effective for both the prevention and rehabilitation of injuries.
What Conditions Can Biokinetics Help With?
A biokineticist in Sandton can assist with a wide range of concerns, including:
- Pre and postoperative orthopaedic injury rehabilitation (eg. ACL tears, knee and hip replacements, achilles reconstruction, shoulder surgery, spinal surgery, bone fractures, muscle strains and tears.
- Lower back, hip, knee, ankle, shoulder and neck pain
- Postural improvements and tips
- Sports-specific conditioning
- Chronic conditions such as arthritis or diabetes
- Acute and Chronic Pain management
- Strength and mobility improvements
- Continued care, rehabilitation, strengthening, balance and proprioception work for special needs populations (Parkinson’s, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke and Cardiac patients)
- Management of acute and chronic pain in children (sports related or otherwise)
- Sports massage
- Discovery Vitality Fitness Assessment
- Personal Training
What Happens During a Biokinetics Session?
Your session with a biokineticist in Sandton begins with a full movement assessment either of the area concerned or of the whole body. This may include:
- History taking and understanding the issue at hand by describing the condition in full to your biokineticist
- Joint capsule testing and palpation of the surrounding muscle tissue to determine the extent of the injury
- Muscle strength testing
- Range of motion and mobility testing
- Postural analysis
- Gait and running analysis
- Heart rate response test
Based on the results of these test, your biokineticist will first and foremost deal with your symptoms of pain. This may include:
- Manual therapy
- STIMS/EMS/TENS
- Joint mobilization and forms of passive stretching to improve joint and muscle function
- Further stretches and mobility work tailored to further improve your joint and muscular function
- Introducing strengthening movements also specific to what you need to strengthen affected, rehabilitate and reduce the risk of injury recurrence.
- An individualized programme (including stretches, mobility and strengthening work that was performed in session) is then discussed and prescribed for you to continue in your own time at home or at the gym.
Biokinetics bridges the gap between rehabilitation and returning back to your full potential. This includes performing your day-to-day activities with no complications, as well as returning to sport or leisure activity with no pain and helping you feel more capable in daily life or sport.
What Are the Benefits of Seeing a Biokineticist?
Working with a biokineticist in Sandton offers:
- Reduced risk of future injuries
- Support and guidance through your rehabilitation pre or post-surgery
- Better control over chronic and acute pain
- Improved strength, posture and coordination
- Personal training
- Personalised programmes (stretching, mobility and strengthening movements tailored for you)
- Management of chronic conditions such as arthritis or diabetes
- Completing the Discovery VItality Fitness Assessment
Biokinetics bridges the gap between rehabilitation and returning back to your full potential. This includes performing your day-to-day activities with no complications, as well as returning to sport or leisure activity with no pain and helping you feel more capable in daily life or sport.
Who Should See a Biokineticist?
This therapy is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. You may benefit if you:
- Have completed physiotherapy but are not yet fully back to pain-free, day-to-day living. A Biokineticist assists you with further rehabilitation so as to be able to return to regular activities and sport.
- Want to prevent injury while training and specifically identify weaker or tighter areas of your body.
- Are simply looking for a more personalized, structured, exercise and workout routine specific to you and your body.
- Require special, continued care through strengthening, balance and proprioception work to assist with daily living.
- Are managing acute and/or chronic pain injuries
- Are looking for treatments including manual therapy, use of STIMS, EMS and TENS machine to assist with acute or chronic pain relief
- Are looking for a biokineticist who offers the Vitality Fitness Assessment
A biokineticist in Sandton will help guide you through a safe, structured progression.
How Often Should You Schedule Biokinetics Sessions?
Frequency depends on your needs. Some may require two to three sessions per week for focused rehabilitation, while others may benefit from periodic check-ins to update their exercise plan and manage their acute/chronic conditions as and when needed.
Your biokineticist in Sandton will recommend a schedule based on your condition, progress, and goals.
Book with a Biokineticist in Sandton
If you want to move with more confidence, rebuild your strength, or support your recovery, schedule an assessment with Taylor Dodge Biokineticist at Pestana Dental & Aesthetics in Sandton. Start building a foundation for lasting movement and health today.