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Ané Louw Physiotherapy, 86 Gardenia Street, Pretoria (2026)

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Back & Neck Pain | Pilates-based recovery
Pregnancy & postpartum movement
📍PTA East | Telehealth available
📘Book via anelouwphysio.co.za

16/06/2026

Too many South Africans living with persistent back and neck pain never get the time, guidance, or support they need to truly rehabilitate.

Instead, they often find themselves moving from one appointment to the next, trying different treatments, searching online for answers, and hoping the pain will eventually settle.

The reality is that persistent back and neck pain often requires a structured plan, ongoing support, and enough time to build strength, confidence, and resilience.

That’s why we’re excited to announce that Ané Louw Physiotherapy has joined the Workability Network of Excellence.

The Workability Back & Neck Assistance Programme is a structured rehabilitation programme of up to 12 sessions that helps qualifying members access evidence-based rehabilitation for persistent back and neck pain through participating medical aid risk benefits rather than day-to-day savings.

Collaboration with GPs and occupational therapists forms part of the rehabilitation process where appropriate.

You may qualify if:

✔️ Your back or neck pain has been present on most days for more than 3 months
✔️ Your pain affects your work, daily activities, exercise, hobbies, or quality of life
✔️ You are looking for a structured rehabilitation plan rather than temporary symptom relief
✔️ You are ready to play an active role in your recovery

Participating medical aids include:

• Profmed
• Bestmed
• GEMS
• Polmed
• CompCare
• Massmart Health Plan
• Wooltru
• OMSMAF
• CGMS
• SABMAS

If you’ve been feeling stuck with back or neck pain and unsure what to do next, this program may provide the clearer pathway you’ve been looking for.

📍 Lynnwood Ridge, Pretoria East

📲 WhatsApp “Back & Neck” to 079 493 0531 to find out if you qualify.

26/05/2026

That’s why physiotherapy looks to do more than just treat symptoms (and this physio is eating podcasts for breakfast). Because it's time to join the conversation with our bodies.

Your body "talks": And sometimes pain is the way it asks you to slow down, move differently, breathe, rest, strengthen, or pay attention again.

Back and neck pain is rarely JUST about muscles or joints.

Stress. Sleep. Fear of movement. Long hours sitting. Overdoing things. Ubderdoing things.

It should help you understand your body better, move with more confidence, and gradually rebuild trust in yourself again.

📍Physiotherapy & Clinical Pilates
Lynnwood Ridge, Pretoria East

11/05/2026

“Your body is not something to fight against.
It’s something to learn, support, strengthen, and trust again.”

I had a conversation with a patient today that stayed with me long after she left.

Like many people living with pain or injury or going through transitions, she spoke about her body almost like it had become something smaller. More fragile. More limiting. As though pain had slowly started deciding what she could and couldn’t do anymore.

Sometimes we believe the goal of recovery is simply: “make the pain go away.”

But often, the deeper work is learning how to build a body (and a relationship with your body) that feels resilient again.

Not perfect. Not pain-free all the time.
But supported. Capable. Strong. Adaptable.

Because pain can make people shrink their lives quietly over time.
They stop moving freely.
Stop trusting themselves.
Stop doing things they once loved.

And while reducing pain absolutely matters, I think good physiotherapy is also about helping people feel safe enough to live fully again.

To move.
To breathe deeply.
To trust their bodies.
To feel capable in the middle of real life.

Not because their body never struggles,
but because they no longer feel alone or powerless inside it.

That kind of resilience changes more than pain.

29/04/2026

Pain is more personal than a diagnosis.

Two people can have the same scan…
and walk away with completely different experiences. We have seen this again and again: pain isn’t just about what shows up on scans.

It’s shaped by your:
🧩 movement habits
🧩 stress levels
🧩 sleep quality
🧩 overall health (including gut health)
🧩 and your past experiences with pain

We should be doing more during physiotherapy than trying to fix a complex system with a one-dimensional approach.

We look at:
👉 what your body is currently coping with
👉 what it’s being asked to do every day
👉 and where that gap is showing up as pain

When we understand your body, and not just the label, we can actually start to move forward. And when it clicks into place, we see results!

If you’re ready for a more personalised approach, you can book a session via the link in my bio 👏

Lynnwood Ridge,Pretoria
www.anelouwphysio.co.za

25/04/2026

💪🏻 5 moves I start with after a C-section (as a physio)

Even early on, you can start with gentle movement (if you’ve been cleared)…but most people are still left thinking:

What do I actually do?
How much is okay?
Where do I even start?

I remember feeling exactly like that. Even as a physio, I thought I’d know exactly what to do and where to star, but I still felt uncertain.

The reality is that a C-section is still major abdominal surgery. So it makes sense that your body needs the right kind of support as you start moving again.

These are usually the first kinds of movements I introduce: nothing fancy, just simple, gentle work to help you reconnect to your core and feel a bit more in control of your body again.

And honestly, this phase matters more than most people think. It’s often where your long-term strength starts… and where your back either gets supported or starts taking strain later on.

With it being C-section Awareness Month, it’s a good reminder that recovery isn’t just about healing the scar that bought you your baby, it’s about how you build back after 🤍

If you’re unsure, this is exactly where a physio can help guide you.

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