ORTHO PHYSIOTHERAPIST – KERRY LEIGH TOMASELLI


Kerry-Leigh qualified with a B.Sc (Physiotherapy) degree from the University of Witwatersrand in 2007. In 2008 she completed her community service at various community health centres in Diepsloot; Rabie Ridge and Hillbrow. In 2009 she completed her post-graduate in Orthopaedic Manipulative Physiotherapy, which she is now an assistant on. Since 2009 she has been working in a sports based practise before opening Kerry-Leigh de Boer Physiotherapy in September 2011.
Kerry-Leigh has worked at numerous sports events such as The 94.7 Cycle Challenge; The Comrades Marathon and assisted with the UJ sports teams. She worked as the physio for the ProEvents touch rugby league and was the physio for a few teams the Cape Epic Mountain Bike Challenge.
She participated in hockey,tennis and athletics as a scholar. She continued to play hockey for The University of Witwatersrand and premiere and woman’s first league hockey for another 7 years. The last few years she has developed a passion for mountain biking and has participated in numerous events including Sani2C; Wines2Whales; Swazi Frontier and the Liberty Cape Winelands Encounter. Kerry-Leigh has a great interest in all sports, whether participating, spectating or gathering an interest in the biomechamics and skills required for various sports
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Kerry-Leigh has completed numerous courses on:
- Kinesio Taping
- McConnel Taping techniques
- Shoulder injuries
- Knee injuries
- Elbow injuries
- Sports Rehabilitation and pre-season assessment
- Dry needling
- Runner’s injuries and treatments
- Upper limb and lower
- limb injuries and biomechanics
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