Kapdi•De Kock Physiotherapists

08/09/2026

As physiotherapists , our focus is on quality of life. To help our patients attain their best physical potential. That may look different for everyone. For rugby players it would be different from someone who has a sustained a severe debilitating stroke. Ultimately though , our goal is to rehabilitate our patients to THEIR highest level of function.

02/09/2026

it being ( ) the nurses decided to celebrate our VERY efficient, irreplaceable, diligent Kauthar . We all play a part, but often forget how efficiency in the most mundane of tasks can take our work from good to excellent. Thank you to all the secretaries and admin personnel for making our lives infinitely easier.

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

I very nearly decapitated Sir Anne-drew in the OPTin Training (basic life support) course this morning. My breath giving technique was a little aggressive 😬🤦🏽‍♀️. So room air holds 21% oxygen , and expired air holds 17% oxygen (our bodies only absorb 4% of the oxygen😲) - this is why is effective. Apparently only 9-10% of resuscitations administered outside of a specialized unit are successful. Doing baby cpr reaffirmed that I cannot ever be a paediatric physio, the choking ( ) in the baby left me in an absolute sweat . May i never need to use these skills , it is purely for cpd points . And now for post compressions sore arms and shoulders 💪😖💊 gloria Gaynor’s I will Survive was the old tempo/song used for bls , then it was Staying Alive by the Bee Jees. Now its Happy Birthday … 🤦🏽‍♀️

21/08/2026

16/08/2026

Dead air space refers to air that cannot participate in gaseous exchange (oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange between alveoli and vascular system) There is a natural amount of DAS that we expect ie. Air in the nasal passages , trachea and main brochi … as gaseous exchange can only take place at an alveoli level.
Alveoli dead air space occurs because of dysfunctional alveoli due to disease compromising the alveoli walls , excessive sputum retention in the alveoli or vascular dysfunction function eg. Emboli around the alveoli
Airway clearance techniques and breathing exercises can assist with optimizing gaseous exchange by reducing dead air space in the alveoli itself. Dead air space is basically clutter , physical or emotional … its takes up unnecessary space. Releasing this lung space , room space , head space and heart space can help make space for air that can be used by the body , more space in you house to be used functionally , clearer head space for ideas and creativity and a lighter heart space ready to receive blessings. Clear the clutter

13/08/2026

🤣 this is so funny … but probably not, but still very funny. This was the Vincent Pallotti Med. ICU year end party in Dec 2021 … it was a spa and swim day as covid19 was tapering. I tested positive for omicron the next day. The post massage lethargy was actually covid. And one by one the rest toppled. We were literally talking about outbreaks amongst the staff in the other wards and how wards had to close down 🤪 while super spreading the omicron wave ourselves. I may have been patient zero 😬. So we will call it a super spreader immunity event 😉😷🦠👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🫁

05/08/2026

Unfortunately , or fortunately we have to be very determined … “we can be sad and walk at the same time”

29/07/2026

Does anyone love the as much as i do? To this day the circle of life song gives me goose bumps. No baby has come through our family that has not been simba lifted into the air. Rafiki is probably one of my favorite characters … a monkey of few words … but when they are spoken , they are infinitely sage , or hysterically funny, or sometimes both. Even if it was once part of you , like CO2 .. if it doesnt serve you , let it go.