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ABOUT ANNA PRINSLOO

Private practice owner and senior clinical physiotherapist

Anna Prinsloo has been an avid athlete and adventurer since her youth. She has been involved with equestrian sport, hockey, motocross, rock climbing, gymnastics and dancing at various stages of her life. These days you will find her hiking or doing yoga.

Anna Prinsloo professional sport orthopaedic physiotherapist

Anna Prinsloo graduated magna cum laude with distinction from the University of Cape Town in 2002. After completing her community service at Eben Donges Hospital in Worcester she began her physiotherapy career at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. Since then she has continued to gain experience in the field of sport and orthopaedic manual physiotherapy in various Cape Town-based private practices. She was part of the team at the UCT Sports Injuries Centre for 4 years. During this time, she was fortunate to gain a tremendous amount of experience in foot and ankle physiotherapy while working alongside Helene Simpson. Anna completed the Sport Physiotherapy Course in 2015 and the Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Course in 2016. She was awarded the prize for top student in the Western Cape for both of these courses. She has previously served on the committee for the Western Cape Sports Physiotherapy Group and has assisted with under-graduate training of physiotherapists at the University of Cape Town. She is currently on the committee for the Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal course in the Western Cape, and is involved with the clinical mentorship and examination of physiotherapists at a post-graduate level.

Honours and awards

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  • Cum laude with distinction for the degree and distinction in Movement Sciences (BSc Honours Physiotherapy UCT) 2002

  • Paget Physiotherapy Shield for the student achieving the highest academic standard during all four years of study 2002

  • Johannes Karl Binnewald Trophy for the top student – BSc Physiotherapy 2002

  • Applied physiotherapy class medal 2002

  • Applied physiotherapy class medal 2002

  • Two Oceans Marathon Award awarded to the top student during 2nd and 3rd year clinical practice 2001

  • Chris Rodseth Shield for the best 3rd year physiotherapy student 2001

  • Movement science class medal 2001

  • Applied physiotherapy class medal 2001

  • Psychiatry class medal 2001

  • Ione Sellars Memorial Prize for the highest mark for anatomy for all Allied Health Sciences 2000

  • Physiology class medal 2000

  • Physiology practical class medal 2000

  • Anatomy for physiotherapy class medal 2000

  • Movement science 2nd year class medal 2000

  • Golden Key National Honours Society (University of Cape Town) in recognition of outstanding scholastic achievement and excellence 2000

  • Sport Physiotherapy Course 2015 (Awarded prize for top student in the Western Cape)

  • Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Course 2016 (Awarded prize for top student in the Western Cape)

 

 

Registration

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  • The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)

  • The South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP)

  • Practice registered with the Board of Health Care Funders

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