About Us

Hester van Aswegen is a physiotherapist with a special interest in pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic health.

She graduated from Pretoria University in 1987 and has been in private practice since 1991.

She is currently working in Johannesburg at various premises (Roodepoort, Douglasdale and Wits Donald Gordon medical centre) where her main patient load is patients with pelvic problems. This includes women and men and all types of pelvic related conditions – urinary and faecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, anorectal dysfunction and constipation, all types of pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction as well as ante and post-natal patients .

Alison qualified as a physiotherapist from the University of Cape Town in 2007 and obtained her PhD at UCT in 2017.

She is currently a full-time lecturer in the Division of Physiotherapy at Stellenbosch University.

Dr Rae is a Senior Researcher in the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine within the Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Her research focuses on sleep and circadian rhythms (i.e. the body’s 24h clock).

Mirda is a passionate physiotherapist with more than 30 years’ clinical experience in the management of neurological patients.

She has honed her skills in Neurological Physiotherapy and the
capacity development of undergraduate physiotherapy students in clinical settings for many years working in public, private and academic settings.

Lomé Prinsloo is the owner of Lomé Prinsloo Physiotherapy, in Durbanville, Cape Town. 

Lomé started our her career in healthcare as a certified pilates instructor, but after working with many clients in pain, she decided to study physiotherapy. 

Kim Buchholtz submitted her PhD in Exercise Science at the University of Cape Town in 2020. Her study investigated the role of balance and agility in mountain bikers. Kim is currently a lecturer in musculoskeletal physiotherapy at LUNEX University in Luxembourg, having previously worked at the University of Cape Town.

Brett is a physiotherapist specialising in the management of neuromusculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions.

Gill is a clinical physiotherapist, part-time lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town. She has pursued her fascination in the physiological mechanisms of pain by completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Pain Management in 2018 and a Masters degree with a focus in pain neuroscience in 2020.

Gill was awarded the Vice-Chancellor Postgraduate Scholarship for being one of the top Masters students at UCT.

She has recently embarked on PhD studies in the field of psychoneuroimmunology relating to persistent pain.

Brenda Morrow is a Physiotherapist and Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. Brenda is an active clinician-scientist with a special interests in interdisciplinary paediatric critical care practice and research; cardiopulmonary rehabilitation; palliative care; and medical ethics. She has over 100 peer reviewed publications; 12 book chapters; and numerous national and international congress presentations.

Malcolm Collins is a Professor within the Department of Human Biology at the University of Cape Town (UCT). 

He obtained a BSc degree majoring in Biochemistry and Human Physiology from Stellenbosch University in South Africa.  In 1988 in received a BSc (Hons) degree Cum Laude in Biochemistry, also from Stellenbosch University, followed by a PhD in Medical Biochemistry on collagen gene expression from the UCT in 1993. 

Nicole is a physiotherapist specialising in neuromusculoskeletal, orthopaedic and sports-related conditions. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Physiotherapy in 2014, as well as her MSc Exercise & Sports Physiotherapy Degree in 2020, both at UCT and with distinction.