Hi, I'm Tasvi Naik
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This is me
I am a wife, mom, daughter, sister and friend. Born and bred in Johannesburg and have never lived anywhere else. I grew up on the far West Rand but am currently situated more centrally in the beautiful Jacaranda-lined suburb of Greenside. This is what I do
I am a physiotherapist working in the field of pelvic health for women and children which I never thought I would ever do when I was newly qualified, but I love it. I have always loved working with children including children with special needs so I am grateful to be able to help kids improve both their pee and poo habits as well as gross motor function. I also love helping women connect to their bodies easily and especially re-connect to the innate femininity of their pelvis. This is why I love to do it
Being able to help people be confident and free in life’s most basic task of using the toilet and/or being able to help people be in control of their body brings me joy This is my approach
I like to use a holistic, whole-body approach since the pelvic floor is not an island even though I think it is the most amazing muscle in the body. I work specifically so that you or your child can connect to it but then I help you/ your child to integrate this into everyday function and movement. This is how I got into this kind of work:
I fell in love with pelvic floor rehabilitation after having my own issues after having children. I loved learning about how the body should work through pregnancy and birth and how simple education can make such a big impact in post-natal recovery. Through learning about myself, I was able to start helping other women who have had similar experiences. Since my first love has always been peadiatrics , this love for pelvic health filtered into helping kids with toileting. So now I work with women and children – trying to emPOWER one pelvis at a time. My passion for this ever-evolving field continues to grow and I learn the most from my patients every day. I am grateful to have been able to be part of so many patients’ Pee, Poo, Pelvic floor & Potty journey and I look forward to being a part of many more. These are my qualifications (some major, some less major- but all important
Degrees: Masters In Physiotherapy (2016) WITS Bachelor in Physiotherapy (2000) WITS Postgraduate qualifications: MAES training (2019) JP Maes APDL2 Women’s Health (2012) Hester van Aswegen, Corina Avni, Bettina Moser Advanced Paediatric NDT (2006, 2010) JP Maes, Estelle Brown Basic Paediatric NDT (2002) G Saloojee Paediatric Pelvic Health Training: Connecting the Dots: ( March 2024) Dr Caitlyn Keller & Dr Sarah Howard Dynamic Core for Kids (2024) Julie Wiebe & Shirley Mannell Advanced Dynamic Core for Kids (2023) Julie Wiebe & Shirley Mannell Peds Level 1 & 2- Treating Bladder and Bowel Disorders (2023) Dawn Sandalcidi Advanced treatment of Enuresis and Encopresis with MOP (2023, 2021) Dr Steve Hodges Pelvic floor & Diaphragm (2022) Dawn Sandalcidi Treatment possibilities -children with Congenital Diastasis Rectus Abdominus (2024) Esther De Ru Congenital Diastasis Rectus Abdominus (2023) Esther De Ru Poo detectives (2020) Lulu Becker Paediatric Bladder and Bowel conditions (2020) Corina Avni Paeds Bladder & Bowel (2018) Dawn Sandalcidi through Medbridge Adult Pelvic Health Training: Anorectal Evaluation and Management for Physiotherapists (2024) Mandy Roscher Treating the Post-Partum pelvis (2023) Lynn Schulte Internal Pelvic floor Treatment (2022) Lynn Schulte Biopsychosocial Reframed (2022) Carolyn van Dyken Rehabilitative Ultrasound For Physiotherapists (2022) Mandy Roscher Introduction to Ultrasound Imaging in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy (2021) Grainne Donnelly MSH: Sexual Pain Intro and History (2021) Dr Elna Rudolph MSH: Sexual pain Examination & Vestibulodynia (2021) Dr Elna Rudolph MSH: Vaginismus and Vaginal Dilators (2021) Dr Elna Rudolph |