Van den Berg and associates was born largely from a vision to create an entity that could provide an all-encompassing service in the sporting and orthopaedic fields: whether you are an amateur or professional sportsman, recovering from orthopaedic surgery or simply have biomechanical or postural issues due to the demands of everyday life and routine.
The practitioners working in our dynamic practice have worked extensively together and individually in various orthopaedic and sporting fields. We have had the privilege of working with athletes of various ages and skill levels, ranging from school sport to professional athletes competing in the PSL, Super Rugby, Varsity cup, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, as well as the Sunshine and European tour.
The postgraduate studies obtained between all of us gives the practice a broad spectrum of expertise in various fields. We strive to provide everything you need to, not only identify and treat the cause of your pain, but also to correct your body’s movement errors so that you function better in the future and avoid struggling with recurring injuries or pain.
Willie completed a degree in human physiology at TUKS (B.SC Human Physiology) in 2009, which set the platform for his interest to develop his career in the medical field. He studied a BSc. Physiotherapy degree at UFS, which he completed in 2013. During this time, Willie travelled with the CUT rugby side during their varsity shield and Varsity cup campaigns.
He moved to Johannesburg in 2015 to complete a post graduate qualification in osteomanipulative therapy. During this time, he worked with athletes such as Sunnette Viljoen (Olympic silver medalist Javelin), Evan Maripa and Lucas Sithole (wheelchair tennis SA). In 2017 he got the contract to work for the Highlands park soccer team and toured with them as part of the PSL.
Willie has always had a keen interest in golf and his end goal was always to build a reputation and a practice where he could work with professional golfers. In 2017, he travelled to the UK to become certified with the Titleist Performance Institute as a medical professional. Willie has since worked with golfers competing on the Sunshine tour, European tour, PGA tour as well as the Sunshine- and European ladies tour. He has had the pleasure of working with some of the best South African golfers.
Willie is a determined individual and his personality is easy-going and relaxed. These characteristics set the tone for the practice making it a very pleasant space to be in, as both a professional and a patient.
Chantalle’s love for sport started at school level where she competed in the 800m track event and hockey at provincial and national levels. She always felt the natural progression was to pursue a career in sport and she completed her physiotherapy degree (cum laude) at UFS in 2013. During her time at varsity, she travelled extensively with the Free State women’s Netball team.
After completing her comm serve year she completed two years of post-graduate studies in sport- and osteo-manipulative physiotherapy. Chantalle worked with various sports teams during this time including UJ Hockey and rugby sides. In 2016, she had the privilege of working at the Lions rugby union and gained experience in treating players from both their junior and super rugby sides.
She joined Willie at the NHC Honeydew in 2019. This fulfilled the initial vision of joining their skill-sets, expertise and experience to run van den Berg and associates as a husband-wife team. The diversity of the practice and the specialised services they offer are thanks to a combined effort and years of pre-empted planning and preparation.
Karishma’s love for sport began in school where she took part in soccer , hockey and athletics. This then led to her continuing her studies in Physiotherapy at the University of Cape Town, which she completed in 2018 ( cum laude). During her studies she volunteered to assist at the Augus as well as onside Physiotherapy for the uct rugby team.
Karishma believes in continuously furthering her knowledge, she has done courses in dry needling and strapping and is currently enrolled to start her Masters in Orthopaedic and manipulative therapy in 2022
Lisa’s dream to become a physiotherapist started from an early age, stemming from a passion for sport and being physically active. At a school level she played all of the sports available with a special interest for hockey, athletics and tennis. She played hockey at provincial levels and took that through to university where she played for the Wits university first team with whom she travelled to many intervarsity tournaments. She completed her BSc Physiotherapy at Wits in 2021 during which she volunteered to assist at the 94.7, and assisted with the Wits hockey teams.
Lisa is an eager learner and has done multiple courses on dry needling and strapping. She plans on continuing her studies over the next few years through Wits University. Currently in Lisa’s free time she cycles competitively, plays hockey in the premiere league, spends time in the gym and enjoys road running. Her devotion for moving her body has led to a passion for movement analysis and rehabilitation in order to help others love movement as much as she does.
Kerry has always been an avid sportswoman. She participated in athletics on a provincial level at school as well as obtaining her protea colours for equestrian show jumping. Kerry completed her Human movement sciences degree at the University of Free State and furthered her studies by doing a honours degree in Biokinetics at the University of Pretoria in 2017.
Since then she has practiced in the Honeydew and Fourways area where she currently has her own practices. Kerry enjoys seeing a large variety of patients, but has a special interest in orthopaedic and sports injury rehabilitation. She pays close attention to new research and often attends local and international conferences to ensure she is continuously aware of the latest techniques and research in the field.
Kerry believes in a patient-centred, individualised approach. Each person has different causative factors to their ailments as well as individual goals for the rehabilitation process. Kerry has always loved being outdoors and believes that health and wellness is one of life’s greatest blessings. She currently enjoys trail running as well as staying active and healthy at the gym.
