Riverside Medical Centre
Educational Psychologist
M.ED (Unizulu)
PR : 1061089 PS 0149675
Ms Maphumulo is an HPCSA registered Educational Psychologist with a passion for promoting access to quality mental health and education for all children, embracing their different abilities. Experienced in working with individuals, families and schools, she enjoys working in multi-disciplinary teams to support learners experiencing learning difficulties.
PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
- Scholastic assessments
- Learning difficulties
- Cognitive assessments
- School readiness assessments
- Social adjustment/ emotional functioning assessments
CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
- Subject and career choice assessments
- Individual, family and group therapy
- Psycho-educational workshops
- Consultations, psycho-educational counselling,
- Career counselling
Dietician
Xolani Sambo
Dieticians are experts in understanding and interpreting the science of food and nutrition, assess nutritional needs, advice on nutrition and diet for general good health or special needs
Our services are but not limited to:
- Weight management (Weight loss, Weight gain and weight maintenance)
- Lifestyle diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cancer, cholesterol, kidneys, heart diseases etc)
- Child nutrition.
- Gastrointestinal condition (e.g. Constipation, IBS, loss of appetite etc.)
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Food allergies and intolerance.
Physiotherapists
Veli Banda & Paradza
We offer high quality physiotherapy to help people with;
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Tension headaches
- Muscle tension resulting from stress
- General body massages
- Pain in the joints such as the shoulders and knees
- Injuries at work such as twisted ankles and back injuries
- Sports injuries such as muscle pulls, knee popping, concussions and muscle strains
- Stroke sufferers
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Head and spinal cord injuries
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Sinus problems
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Jaw pain
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Pain during and after pregnancy
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Exercise after bone fractures
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Movement problems after surgery such as back operations, hip replacements and shoulder repair
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Hospital patients with pneumonia, TB, Diabetes, asthma, bronchopneumonia, bronchitis
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Hospital patients admitted in Intensive Care
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Exercises for Cancer patients
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Movement problems and exercises for old people to prevent falling.
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Exercises for children who are slow to crawl, sit, stand and walking.
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Assessment of work environment and writing letters to employers to assist in giving good chairs and desks to reduce stress to muscles of the neck and back.
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Train people looking after very sick people at home.
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Assistance in getting wheelchairs and crutches.
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Road accident Fund medical reports.
Occupational Therapist
Thandi Sithole
Helps people of all ages who have physical, sensory and cognitive problems. Occupational therapists can help them regain independence in all areas of their lives. Occupational therapist helps to improve their functional capacity after an injury or disease.
They also work with:
- Paeds therapy.
- Adult Neuro.
- Hand therapy.
- Vocational Rehabilitation.
- School assessments and Reports.
- Recommendation of Assistive devices.
- Completion of school forms and work forms.
- Functional assessment.
Audiologist
Vusi Msimango
Audiology is the profession dealing with the assessment and management of hearing, hearing loss, and ear-related balance disorders
The audiologist is also involved in promoting healthy ear and hearing habits, and preventing or minimizing disability due to hearing loss or balance disorders.
- Hearing test for Children and Adults
- Hearing aid prescription
- Hearing aid Service and repairs
- Aural Rehabilitation
- Hearing protection devices (Custom made ear plugs)
- Tinnitus evaluation and Management.
- Prescription of Assistive listening devices
- Wax Removal
- Management of ear infections.