Karen De Vos

Distinguishing between a physiotherapist who follows a protocol and one who builds genuine recovery comes down to how they assess movement — not just what they see, but how they listen to what your body is actually doing. Karen De Vos approaches this with the eye for detail that matters when someone's shoulder isn't tracking right, or a knee injury has created compensation patterns nobody else has caught yet. HPCSA registration confirms formal qualification, but competence shows in things like whether she'll spend time getting your baseline before starting treatment, whether she catches the small movement faults that explain why you're still hurting, and whether she structures sessions so you understand what you're supposed to do between visits. Dry needling, Pilates-based rehab, and post-surgical work all require precision — knowing which tissues to target, when intensity helps versus when it sets you back. The separation between mediocre and capable is measured in how quickly you actually improve and whether the gains stick.