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Kobus du Plessis

Osteopathic Manual Therapist

Functional Movement Specialist

PFT Dip, SCT Dip, BA HS

FMS & SFMA Level 2

BSc Osteopathy

Kobus is the first FMS & SFMA Level 2 Certified Practitioner in Africa.

My Journey

Halfway into a season of professional rugby in Europe, I was forced into retiring at age 29 due to chronic pain. Over a period of 18 months, no Sports Doctor or Physiotherapist could identify the cause.

 

My discontentment with the lack of holistic answers in conventional medical and rehabilitation approaches fuelled my search for better solutions. This journey led me to develop an integrated system of manual therapy and corrective exercise to address the causes of movement dysfunction and pain.

 

Today, 25 years later, as a qualified Osteopathic Manual Therapist and Certified Functional Movement Specialist, I am able to offer my patients the holistic solutions I discovered through my own journey of personal struggle. I regard my work as a calling, and believe that God has allowed these opportunities for growth, that arise through suffering, in order to equip me for the better service of others.

Professional Background

Qualifications

  • Personal Trainer Diploma

  • National Diploma in Sports Conditioning

  • FMS & SFMA Level 2 Certifications (Functional Movement Systems)

  • BA Health Sciences (Psychological Counselling)

  • BSc in Osteopathy

  • Natural Health Practitioner Diploma (in progress)

 

The functional appraisal of movement, focusing on patterns rather than isolated parts, which I developed through Functional Movement Systems, is greatly complemented by the holistic manual medicine skills gained through my Osteopathic studies.

 

My degree in Psychological Counselling has further contributed to the foundations of a whole-person approach. I am currently completing a Natural Health Practitioner Diploma to broaden my toolkit of holistic solutions for addressing underlying causes.

Foundational Perspective

My respect for the natural principles governing all of God’s intelligent design underpins my work. Optimal health and vitality are experienced only when we live in harmony with these principles.

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