The Team
About the Rehab Hands team
We are a team of dedicated, passionate Occupational Therapists. Our aim is to improve our patients’ quality of life through specialised therapeutic intervention. The Rehab Hands team focus is on facilitating the return to full and meaningful participation in all activities of life – through rehabilitation, assistive devices, adaptations or modifications to the tools or environment encountered by our patients on a daily basis.
Therapists
Lucinda Munro
Director and Occupational Therapist
BSc (Occupational Therapy, Wits)
Professional Affiliations: Health Professions Council of South Africa (HSPCA), Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA), South African Association of Hand Therapists (SASHT), Fellowship in Hand Therapy (USA), South African Society for Surgery of the Hand (SASSH)
Background: Lucinda has been working in the field of Upper Limb Rehabilitation since 2004. Her career started in the government sector where she gained experience in hand therapy. Lucinda took part in an American Fellowship programme in Philadelphia under the Philadelphia Hand and Shoulder Centre, where she worked and studied under very experienced hand therapists and surgeons. This experience has stood her steadfast in the world of hand therapy and given her invaluable experience. Lucinda then worked in the National Health System in the UK for two years. Through this she gained great insight into the international field of Upper Limb Therapy protocols and processes. She has also served on the Gauteng regional South African Association of Hand Therapists (SASHT) Committee.
Bronwyn Hawtrey
Occupational Therapist
B.Sc (Occupational Therapy, Wits)
Professional Affiliations: Health Professions Council of South Africa (HSPCA), Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA), South African Association of Hand Therapists (SASHT)
Background: Bronwyn has been working in the field of Upper Limb and Neurological Rehabilitation since 2016. She started her career in a Government facility where she gained invaluable experience in both hand/neurological conditions. Bronwyn is an enthusiastic therapist with the passion to assist patients with regaining function as well as independence.
Sarah Bydawell
Occupational Therapist
B.Sc (Occupational Therapy, Wits)
Professional Affiliations: Health Professions Council of South Africa (HSPCA), Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA).
Background: Sarah has been practising occupational therapy since 2022, graduating from the University of Witwatersrand in 2021. She spent her community service year at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, where she worked along side a large group of experienced therapists in both the neuro and ortho teams of the department. Through this she gained skills and experience in neuro rehabilitation and treatment of the upper limb.
Admin Staff
Nombulelo (Buli) Ndlovu and Noma Ngwenya.
Admin staff are the backbone of every practice and this is no different with the Rehab Hands team. They assist in all aspects of the therapeutic experience from appointments, billing and assisting with medical aids or IOD claims. In addition, they are able to help with all booking, invoicing and general practice information.