Carel Hugo
- Specialities
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans
Core competencies
- Sport specific rehabilitation
- Return to play periodisation
- Therapeutic exercise prescription
- Manual therapy skill set
- Dry needling skill set
- Joint mobilisation and manipulation skill set
- Differential diagnoses
- Multidisciplinary integration
- Second opinion cases
Profile
- Nationality
- South African
- Summary
- Carel Hugo is a highly experienced sports physiotherapist with a Master’s degree in Sports Physiotherapy from the University of Bath (UK). He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Carel has worked extensively with elite-level athletes across a variety of sporting codes, bringing a wealth of experience to his clinical practice. Before joining Mediclinic in Dubai, he held physiotherapy roles within top-tier South African rugby institutions, including the Sharks Super Rugby franchise, the Investec International Rugby Academy and the Southern Kings PRO14 rugby team.
Qualification
- BSc. Physiotherapy (University of the Free State)
MSc. Sports Physiotherapy (University of Bath)
Contact
Practices at
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Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Physiotherapist
In department Sports and Exercise Medicine