Cancer Rehabilitation | Tokai Physiotherapy Inc.

Tokai Physiotherapy Inc.

CANCER REHABILITATION

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Committed to excellence

OUR REHAB TEAM The Story Behind Our Team Tokai Physiotherapy Inc was established in 2021

by Marchelle Lake and Megan Bezuidenhout. Our practice upholds the highest standards of care and is committed to efficacy and an evidence based, innovative approach to physical rehabilitation.

Our team is comprised of 6 dynamic physiotherapists boasting over 35 years of combined experience. We make a significant and positive impact on people’s lives through caring, healing and empowering. We treat every patient with dignity and respect. Our physiotherapists believe that every patient is unique.

That’s why we conduct thorough first evaluations to ensure treatment programmes are equally unique.

It’s our goal to treat not only the symptoms but the underlying cause.

Our vision remains to build an all-inclusive environment with a patient-centered approach and utilize the various disciplines in-house to provide the highest possible level of care.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? Each physiotherapist has a special interest within physiotherapy and has the ambition to thrive and excel within their field. We run 6 main departments within the practice each with a lead physiotherapist that is highly skilled and trained to offer effective patient centred care in line with international guidelines.

OUR REHABILITATION DEPARTMENTS

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Pulmonary rehabilitation Orthopaedic rehabilitation Cardiac rehabilitation Neurological rehabilitation Cancer rehabilitation Pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation

CANCER REHABILITATION “If you get tired, learn to rest not to quit” Cancer rehabilitation is a form of rehabilitation that helps people with cancer or recovering from cancer to maintain, improve and restore their physical and emotional well-being. This form of rehabilitation focuses on reducing or eliminating side-effects of cancer treatment and improving survivors’ strength, ability to function and quality of life.

At Tokai Physiotherapy, we are passionate about helping people improve their level of function, give them back their independence and improve their quality of life.

OUR APPROACH Following an initial complex assessment, the treating physiotherapist will develop a custom tailored treatment plan specific to the patient’s needs. This may involve prehabilitation (these are all interventions prior to starting cancer treatment) and then rehabilitation as well as supportive rehabilitation (the therapy received during or post cancer treatments). Lastly, at the end/advanced stage of the disease we offer palliative care/rehabilitation.

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Improves and maintains quality of life

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Improving independence

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Improving confidence

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Improve your ability to do your daily activities

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Restoration of dignity

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Palliative care

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Lung cancer

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Colon rectal cancer

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Stomach cancer

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Bladder cancer

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Pancreatic cancer

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Glioblastomas

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Multiple myelomas

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Leukemia

CANCER REHAB AT TOKAI PHYSIOTHERAPY Gadeeja van der Schyff, the lead Physiotherapist of this department, has a passion for rehabilitation in the oncology field. After cancer has personally affected her family she has become passionate about the role of a physiotherapist in the journey of being diagnosed with cancer. With her knowledge and experience she provides rehabilitation that is feasible, individualised and evidence based striving to make each patient part of their own interdisciplinary team.

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Physiotherapy gym

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Access to walking aids

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Availability of referral to full MDT

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Hydrotherapy

OUR CANCER REHAB TEAM GADEEJA VAN DER SCHYFF Cancer rehabilitation lead therapist Gadeeja aims to create a positive impact and facilitate healing through guided and supportive therapy. Her passion for cancer rehabilitation grew in the sub-acute setting and seeing patients’ transition from facility to home is deeply rewarding for her.

SARA VAN VELZE Senior Physiotherapist Aqua therapist Sara has a special interest in chronic pain and aquatherapy. Sara leads the aqua therapy rehabilitation and finds this is the optimal place to start rehabilitation when individuals are extremely weak.

MEGAN BEZUIDENHOUT Tokai Physiotherapy Director/Owner Megan believes that patients’ successes are her successes. This commitment to healing outcomes is what drives her passion. She has always been fascinated by the human form and combining that with her caring nature helps her patients to achieve the unbelievable.

Remaining at her patients’ side throughout the journey is an unmistakable strength of her cooperative approach.

OUR REVIEWS “Excellent and very efficient service received by Gadeeja who was an absolute star! Mom cannot be grateful enough and can’t stop speaking about the wonderful therapy (on land and in water) that has instilled so much confidence in her.” - Family of Laura Weir “I am not enjoying the exercises because it is hard work. However, therapy has really helped me achieve the unimaginable and aiding in regaining my mobility.” - Helene Marx “The physiotherapists are friendly and professional in their approach. They really know what they are doing. That puts me at ease and ready to do anything. The way they render their service makes you feel so great that you master the exercises the first time” - Mr Campbell “I’m proud of physiotherapy. Big help. The Dr saves the life but the physiotherapist makes me get better…” - Mr Jacobs

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TOKAI PHYSIOTHERAPY INC TEL: 076 527 5136 EMAIL: ENQUIRIES@TOKAIPHYSIOTHERAPY.CO.ZA PRACTICE NUMBER: 0952710 FAIRCAPE HEALTH TOKAI ESTATE CNR VANS RD & WINDSOR PLACE, TOKAI