Melanie is based in
Muizenberg, Cape Town
Melanie is an Occupational Therapist with over 30 years working experience in the field of Hand injuries and rehabilitation of the Neurologically impaired upper limb.
Meet Melanie
Melanie has 32 years work experience as an Occupational Therapist. Initially in the Government sector, 7 years at Natalspruit hospital, followed by a self-owned private practice specializing in rehabilitation of the upper limb. She sold her Johannesburg based practice in 2020 to relocate to the Western Cape.
She has been an external examiner for Medunsa and Wits University, undertaken clinical supervision for under and post graduate students at Wits University and has served on the Exco of the South African Society of Hand Therapists.
Qualifications: BSc (OT)Wits 1991, Adv Dip (Neuro Science) Wits 1994, Dip (Hand Therapy) UP 2010.
How I can help
NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
OF THE UPPER LIMB AND HAND
Following injuries to the central nervous system such as stroke or head injury
REPETITIVE
STRAIN INJURIES
Overuse injuries of
the arm and hand
TRAUMATIC INJURIES
Of the upper limb and hand,
including lesions to bone, tendons
and soft tissue as well as amputations
BURN INJURIES
In the acute phase as well
as the long-term treatment of
hypertrophic and keloid scars
CONGENITAL DEFICITS
OF THE HAND
Due to inherited or
acquired genetic disorders
DEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS
OF THE UPPER LIMB AND HAND
Caused by connective tissue diseases such as Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis