Yolanda Gerber is a legend in her profession, and works as a truly skilled and experienced physiotherapist in one of the highest rated practices in South Africa. To clarify, she’s got years of expertise in diagnosing and treating all kinds of muscle, joint, ligament and nerve pain. She easily unravels a complex biomechanical problem and creates a plan of action to fix each component. It’s a truly wonderful and enlightening experience, no wonder she radiates joy when a sophisticated problem, such as chronic pain, enters through her door. As a Physio, Yolanda is soft-hearted and soft-spoken, but she’s markedly a fighter to the core. Relentless in her pursuit to understand your pain. From the vast interactions between tissue through to physiological cellular reactions.

Yolanda Gerber – Physiotherapist

Yolanda’s pure heart, humbleness and passion are in essence her greatest virtues. She is overall shy and reserved, which makes you feel comfortable in sharing your problems and history. Sometimes it will genuinely feel as if you’re visiting an old friend. She’s warm, service-oriented, and ultimately makes everyone feel welcome. Her arms are always open and she is always keen to take in more patients.

Yolanda can in fact always be relied upon for her kindness and ability to listen and resolve your problems. She’s truly cherished for her quality of character and quantity of insight. Yolanda is skilled at finding ways to challenge our ways of thinking, and is therefore admired by the ones she cares for.

“Mastermind and movement analyst”

Yolanda holds herself to very high values and principals. Even though she is sensitive, she has excellent analytical abilities and her people skills are well-developed, even though she’s reserved. She’s consistently going above and beyond, doing everything she can to exceed expectations and help others in need. She’s willing to do what’s right, even though we can suffer in her doing so. Her solutions are long-lasting, however few have the dedication to walk the road less traveled.

As a physio, Yolanda is a living legend that’s particularly proficient at diagnosing and treating all kinds of pain.

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My Story

It is an absolute privilege to be able to work with people as their physiotherapist. To know that my patients trust me specifically with their pain, is an incredible honor. I simply cannot imagine doing anything else.

I chiefly made my career choice based on the fact that I find it wrong when people can’t continue with their daily lives, due to pain.

In high school I swam for the South African country team. I am lucky to say that I didn’t receive any injuries during my swimming gala days, but the same cannot necessarily be said for some of my team members. I quickly learned how depended people truly are when it comes to their sports, and how destructive an injury can be. It was amazing to see how a professionals help rehabilitated their injuries in such a way, that they could continue participating in the sports they love accordingly.

I believe that hard work consequently makes our daily lives meaningful. Thus I worked in earnest and successfully graduated at the University of the Free States in 2002 with my Bsc Physiotherapy degree. In the years thereafter, I completed my Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Post-Graduate course.

Meanwhile I have developed a passion for movement, and the methods of integrating efficient movement patterns into daily activities. I evaluate and treat my patients according to their specific needs, because I respect everyone’s individuality. An extremely valuable part about Cilliers & Swart treatments is explicitly connected to the patients knowledge about their bodies. Thus educating and creating set goals keep the communication levels on a mutual and beneficial path, between my patient and I.

Partner at Well Health Pro

As a physio, Yolanda Gerber is a proud partner of this cozy little practice, situated in Pretoria east. Our practice is one of the best and highly rated practice’s in Pretoria, which has presently grown into two practices that employs skilled and experienced physiotherapists. Alongside our colleagues, we are equipped to deal with any challenges that walk through our doors. Our experts especially complement each other when considering the different fields in which we have special interests, from spinal problems, to chronic pain. As a Physio Yolanda specifically prefers spending time to get to know her patients better, in order to truly get to the core of their problem.

We treat every patient like they’re our family. Prevention of recurrence is as big a part of treatment as curing the problem. This is one of the many reasons why everyone enjoys the approach followed by Well Health Pro.

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Yolanda as Master of Biomechanical movement problems

What my clients say about me

I am really impressed with the quality of service you provide during treatment. Great experience from the reception and obviously Yolanda as well. In short, keep up the good work team.

S Morema

A truly wonderful experience!! Yolanda examined and explained everything in such a way that I understood it perfectly. The corrections suggested and made have definitely helped in a big way. The heavenly coffee was and is altogether a nice touch. Loved it.

Jermaine Marillier

Excellent service! From the reception and especially straight through to the actual session. Five stars for sure!

Anonymous

Partners of Well Health Pro

I specifically joined this private physio practice to live out my passion. My special interest in general is treating patients that describe their conditions as ‘complicated’, ‘difficult’ or even ‘hopeless’. I’m here to reassure you – I’m here to make sense of it all and to uniquely guide you through it. Albeit pain is a loaded subject, but there’s so much we can still do.

As a physiotherapist, I’ve additionally got the skills to influence and change physiological reactions down to a cellular level. My experience in dealing with complex pathologies help me push it in the right direction furthermore. Start working on your pain today, or forever bear the burden.

Yolanda Gerber Physiotherapist at Well Health Pro
Yolanda Gerber Physiotherapist & Medical professional at Well Health Pro

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Education

Yolanda Gerber completed her Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy in Bloemfontein, in 2002.

Yolanda Gerber registered as a qualified physiotherapist at the HPCSA in 2005.

Yolanda is a fully certified dry-needling practitioner. Optimal Dry Needling modules 1, 2, 3, anatomy course and examination

Yolanda Gerber completed this course, which focuses on identifying correlations between predicting movement patterns and dysfunctions and treating them using isolated exercises to restore normal function and optimize forces throughout the muscular system. Modules include:

  • Coordination efficiency to optimize retraining.
  • Diagnosis of mechanical dysfunction and stability retraining.
  • Mobilization and motor control retraining.
  • Clinical master class-clinical judgment and integration of stability training.
  • Diagnosis of uncontrolled movement subgroup classification and
    motor control retraining.
  • Solution for understanding movement and function.

Yolanda Gerber completed the physiotherapy subspecialization course in orthopedic manipulative therapy, which focuses on a granular level the joint’s motion and restoring it to normal or modifying force dispersion through multiple joints.

Yolanda shares her knowledge and skills with aquatic athletes. 

Work Experience

Yolanda joined the team at our private practice in 2018, she has a wide range of treatment techniques and has become part of the furniture.

Private Physiotherapy practice. Employed physiotherapist frequently treating respiratory conditions. Additionally orthopaedics and sports injuries and in general out-patient practice and a school-based practice

Jacqueline Swart Physiotherapists. Privately employed physiotherapist frequently treating respiratory conditions. Additionally orthopaedics and sports injuries at a general out-patient practice.

Community Service Year:

  • ICU
  • Cardiothoracic
  • Orthopedic
  • Physio

Specialization courses

Yolanda attended a course that explained how to analyze and diagnose using Ultrasound.

This is a screening method that identifies movement problems.

This course focuses on the shoulder blade problems, and how to retrain it.

Yolanda is trained to handle acute trauma in sports.

    Yolanda is qualified to work with critically ill patients in an ICU and High care wards.

    Yolanda is has trained to rehabilitate patients after heart and thoracic surgery.

      This course focuses on performance in professional athletes, where the pressure is high and time is limited. It covers all the available strategies to accelerate tissue healing.

        Yolanda was updated on the most recent clinical guidelines for dealing with chest pain.

        Yolanda was trained in the current best protocols for diagnosis, treatment and management of foot and ankle injuries.

          Yolanda attended this hip pain course that focuses on conservative and minimal invasive surgery techniques.

            Yolanda has a deeper understanding of surgery techniques to the neck and the structures that must be considered in rehabilitation and treatment.

              Yolanda gained in-depth knowledge about shoulder surgical procedures and the crucial importance of rehabilitation to restore normal function.

              Yolanda completed this course that unpacks the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of headaches caused by the neck joints, muscles, nerves and discs.

              Yolanda understands the mechanical and physiological recovery process that follows after these surgeries, and has fine-tuned her program to ensure success.

              Yolanda knows the challenges that private physiotherapy practices face and how to mitigate for risks.

              Yolanda Gerber is a physiotherapist and a medical professional who can provide basic emergency help during a life-threatening event.