“Sally practices Integrative Physical Therapy – a holistic approach to exploring the root cause of bodily pain, dysfunction and imbalance. She combines her clinical knowledge and skills from 20 years of international study and hospital-based practice in Physiotherapy, with alternative therapies, to create a relaxed space to reconnect to your body’s natural state of well-being.”
You will benefit from Sally’s integrative approach if you are experiencing chronic pain, chronic illness, neurological conditions, mood disorders, and stress.
About Sally Kipps
Sally studied and practised Physiotherapy in the United Kingdom, Australia and America, with a special interest in stroke care and neurological conditions, from 1997 to 2017.
While living in Hawaii, she began to study mindfulness, meditation, yoga, breathwork, and other alternative modalities. She then returned home to South Africa where she merged these therapies and created Healing Space CT.
Sally’s intention for her consultations is to:
- Hear and understand your issues and concerns
- Clear up any misconceptions, fears, or limiting beliefs you may have about your body
- Perform a thorough assessment of your alignment, muscle balance, and movements
- Diagnose the root cause of your pain or dysfunction
- Provide treatments based on the findings of your assessment and diagnosis
- Provide advice and education for your attention and awareness.
In addition to her extensive clinical skills and knowledge, Sally’s warm and caring nature offers support for any mental and emotional stress you may be feeling while experiencing dis-ease in your body.
Professional qualifications
Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy – Montana USA, 2017
Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physiotherapy – UK, 2000
Associate of the Arts in Liberal Arts – Hawaii USA, 2015
Yoga Teacher Training 200hr – Hawaii USA, 2015
Yoga Teacher Training 200hr – Cape Town, 2018
Yoga for people living with cancer – UK, 2018
Affiliations and registrations
Health and Care Professions Council UK, 2000
Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand, 2003
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, 2003
Hawaii State Board of Physical Therapy, 2015
Yoga Alliance, 2018
Therapeutic approach
Why does body pain and dysfunction become chronic (continues beyond normal tissue repair) when we know that our cells and tissues are programmed for healing, repair and homeostasis? In most cases, the site of an original injury, trauma or operation heals within 8 to 12 weeks. This cycle may take longer for those with underlying conditions and for those who smoke. Persistent pain is very complicated and multi-layered. Factors that keep us in pain include physical compensations and inefficiencies, nervous system sensitisation, mental fears, and emotional stress. It is for this reason that Sally created this integrative approach which addresses all these factors for a lasting result.
Sally’s treatments aim to unpeel and address these layers to expose the root cause of your pain cycle and help you return to normal, comfortable movement.
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Advice and Education
Learning about your body’s anatomy and physiology and how it functions most efficiently can help you visualise where the problems with your posture, movement, alignment, or muscle imbalance lie. These insights will help you implement changes for a more sustained result.
Habitual Postures and Patterns of Movement
How we habitually hold our bodies and the repetitive patterns of movement we perform daily for our work, sport, or hobbies often cause pain or stiffness. Learning how to avoid head-forward posture, sustained sitting, asymmetrical sitting and standing, and anterior pelvic tilt can break the pain cycle.
Manual Therapy
Myofascial Release involves gentle and sustained hands-on soft tissue techniques that release fascial restriction, relax overactive muscles, reduce pain, increase mobility, improve posture, and restore normal movement and alignment.
Exercise Therapy
- Facilitated neuromuscular activation techniques to muscles that have ‘switched off’ in response to pain or aberrant movements and postures
- Body weight exercises to create stability of the pelvis and shoulder girdle, which support upper and lower limb motion
- Exercises promoting symmetry and pelvic alignment
- Range of motion exercises to maintain joint mobility
- Neural mobilisation to reduce nerve irritation
Contact Sally for an appointment on 073 061 3890
Healing Space CT is now based in Plettenberg Bay