About Us
Linda Strydom - Biokineticist
Charlize Korff – Biokineticist
I’m a registered Biokineticist since 1994 and worked at 3 Military hospital in Bloemfontein till 2003. After that I worked in a private clinic in Gallo Manor (Sandton, Johannesburg).In June 2004 I was appointed as the Practice Manager at the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital Rehabilitation Centre (Pretoria). I bought the practice in March 2007. The practice moved to Zuid- Afrikaans hospital in 2009 where we are currently situated and Charmaine also became my business associate.
I love the challenge of helping people who has to overcome their fears, weaknesses and deal with illness or after effects of surgery. By evaluating your physical abilities and exercise prescription we try to improve our patient’s quality of life and physical abilities. It is a passion of mine to interact with, and help people. The members of this rehabilitation centre (approximately 270) are part of a friendly and happy family. We specialize in post operative rehabilitation and also have a lot of elderly patients who train at our facility.
About me personally, I love outdoor activities such as camping, mountain biking, fishing and hiking. I used to play sport on competitive level but currently do hiking and mountain biking etc, mainly for enjoyment. My more introvert side likes to do hobbies such as poetry, art and listening to music and reading. I can always be persuaded to relax with friends and consider myself a whiskey lover of note!
I am by nature optimistic and regard my sense of humour as an attribute in life. Every day is a gift and we need to make the most of it. Carpe diem!
Areas of expertise:
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Cardiac rehab
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Orthopaedic rehab
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Psychiatric rehab
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Metabolic rehab
Qualifications:
BA HMS - (UFS) 1992
BA Honours HMS (Biok) - (UFS) 1993
MA HMS (Biok) - (PU for CHE) 2003
TRE provider since 2017
I was raised in a small town named Bela-Bela. After I matriculated from Hoërskool Warmbad in 2015, I went on to study B.A Human Movement and Psychology at the North-West University, Potchefstroom campus, where I also completed my honours degree in 2019. As Bela-Bela is a really small town, Potchefstroom was like the big city to me – there were all types of new challenges that I faced.
I completely fell in love with the biokinetics profession. One of my greatest passions in life is the well-being of people, and I knew right from the start that I wanted to work in a clinical environment. It gives me great joy to see the progress that one person can make.
In my Honours year, I was required to work “away” from Potchefstroom. Linda was kind enough to let me work “away” at Linda Strydom Biokinetics. I enjoyed the practice so much that I asked to work there again later in the year as well. As 2019 was coming to an end, the time came for me to apply for my Biokinetics internship. To cut a long story short, I was accepted to complete my internship at Linda Strydom Biokinetics and the rest is history. I love my work and recently finished my TRE qualification which is an amazing add onn modality with biokinetics to help patients in their improvement of physical and psychological health.
Qualifications:
BA Human Movement Science 2018(NWU)
BSc Hons Biokinetics 2019 (NWU)
TRE provider since 2025
Susan Venter – Rehab Sister
ERINA SCHNELL – Administration
I’m a Registered Nurse with a passion for preventative and rehabilitative care. During my 17 year nursing career, I gained experience in various fields that include general nursing (Midwifery-, Urology-, Gynaecoloy-, Occupational and Psychiatric nursing), Orthopaedic- and Cardiac rehabilitation.
The highlights of my career include a 6 year employment at a company specializing in orthopaedic services with a focus on rehabilitation of patients requiring prosthetic and orthotic devices. Following my career aspirations, I then specialized in Cardio-Thoracic and qualified subsequently as an ICU nurse.
Moral values are very important to me and as a Christian I attempt to live accordingly. I’ve been happily married for more than 24 years and have 2 healthy boys. Our eldest son Wikus, passed away in 2018 and it has been a tremendous loss to our family. Our family enjoys camping and the outdoors.
I’m driven to improve the ‘Quality of Life’ of people in need of rehabilitation and pride myself with the integrity by which I do my work.
Qualifications:
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General Nursing 2005 Unisa (Awarded Medi-Clinic regional best student)
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ICU Certificate 2006 Medi-Clinic