Dr Karien Gouws has been in private practice for 22 years. She started her career as Biokineticist at the Institute of Sport Research at the University of Pretoria. She was involved as Biokineticist of professional tennis coaches as well as the International Tennis Federation and traveled to Wimbledon in 1999. She completed her Doctoral degree "Prevention and Rehabilitation of Shoulder injuries" in 2006. Services available at the practice in Perl: Rehabilitation of sport injuries, Pre- and post operation rehabilitation, weight management programmes, exercise during pregnancy, postural analysis, sport specific testing and exercise prescription.

A Biokineticists can be thought of as a specialised exercise therapist that functions in professional alliance to health and medicine

At Dhansay and Roberts Biokineticists we rehabilitate injuries using exercise to improve function and decrease pain. Since 2014 our practice has been developing our knowledge and skills in the treatment of overuse injuries, injuries post-surgery and other traumatic injuries. Depending on the type of injury, we will intervene at different stages of the rehab process. If in doubt, contact us so we can help you make an informed decision about the correct healthcare professional to see for your injury.