I grew up in Bloemfontein, Free State, where I completed my schooling and then obtained my medical degree (MBChB) at the University of Free State (1995). Even in school, I was always interested in sport and participated in many different sports myself. So, after completing my internship and three years as a medical officer at Paarl Hospital, I decided to pursue a postgraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Medicine at UCT.

While completing my degree, I moved to George, where I was working as a research physician in clinical pharmacology at a private research centre. I continued working there for almost 10 years, starting a part-time practice focusing on sport & exercise medicine, whilst also racing professionally in the mountain bike scene in South Africa.

The significant turning point in my life was in 2014: my father’s cancer diagnosis, my own health issues, and having experienced the world of Big Pharma brought about disillusionment with what I had studied to become, opening a door to the world of integrative / functional medicine. I knew this was the way I would choose to practise medicine.

This made perfect sense for someone who was in tune with a healthy lifestyle, diet, and exercise, and already promoted these as medicine. So, I began my own private practice, focusing not just on sport and exercise medicine, but also on lifestyle interventions as medicine (in George).

The more I learned over the years of practice about how mind, body, and soul are interconnected and cannot be separated, the more I realised that it is impossible to help someone heal if they have a dysregulated nervous system. This applies not only to chronic or recurring injuries but also to patients with chronic diseases such as gut issues, autoimmune issues, psychiatric disorders, cancer, and essentially any chronic disease diagnosis.

The Lyno Method was the missing link for me: integrating fascia work and helping patients take responsibility for their health through better nervous system regulation and understanding locked fascia patterns. I completed my Lynotherapy certification in October 2025, and this has completely transformed the way I approach my patients. Without The Lyno Method, patients invariably return with the same or similar injuries due to locked patterns; healing functional patients is impossible without addressing nervous system dysregulation.

Therefore, I combine this with other modalities I have learnt over the years to treat not just one aspect of the patient but to view the patient as a whole, wonderfully made human being.