





Adjunct Professor Physiotherapy Department, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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BSc Physiotherapy (Wits)
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Adjunct Professor - School of Therapeutic Sciences; Faculty of Health Sciences (University of the Witwatersrand)
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Part-time lecturer in pain management to MSc students (Wits)
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Director of Pain Management Practice (Phyllis Berger)
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SA Dipl Acupuncture, Acupuncturist AHPCSA (Allied Health Professions Council South Africa)
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Ex Officio Council member of Pain South Africa, SA Chapter of International Association for the Study of Pain (1994-2008)
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Editorial Board of Pain South Africa (ongoing)
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Task Force member for IASP Year of Pain in Women 2008 (International Association for the Study of Pain)
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Scientific Programme Committee of International Association for the Study of Pain, World Congress on Pain, Montreal 2010
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Senior Director Pain Management Practice, (Berger, Jacks & Conradie)


PROF. PHYLLIS BERGER
I'm a physiotherapist and acupuncturist. I qualified at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1966 and as my experience grew in orthopaedics and neurology, I developed a special interest in the treatment of chronic pain. This has led me to participate in various international organisations that specialise in the study and research of pain management.
My own experience of treating many chronic and intractable pain patients made me realise that often medication and interventions, including surgery does not always solve the problems.
5th May 2023, Johannesburg, South Africa
Acupuncture workshop on Paediatric Pain and Symptoms as part of the Integrative Pain Management in Children Workshop for:
PainSA - the South African Chapter of the International Associaction for the Study of Pain
UPCOMING EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
Workshop on Stimpod Therapy
14 January 2017
MORNINGSIDE, JOHANNESBURG
Workshop on Pain Management, South Gauteng Branch of the South Society of Physiotherapy
16 AUGUST 2016
MORNINGSIDE, JOHANNESBURG
Workshop on Stimpod therapy - non interventional pulsed radio therapy for physiotherapists
JUNE 2016
MORNINGSIDE, JOHANNESBURG
Lecture on Acupuncture Treatment for Post Chemotherapy Induced
Peripheral Neuropathy
22-23 OCTOBER 2016
RANDBURG, JOHANNESBURG
SAACMA - National Conference
Difference between Acupuncture and Dry Needling
JUNE 2017
SOUTH GAUTENG BRANCH OF THE SA SOCIETY OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
ABSTRACT - Report on a case series investigating a neurostimulation device for the treatment of pain and improvement of mobility and function following elbow surgery. (Clicking the button below will open the abstract as a separate document)
PREVIOUS RESEARCH
ABSTRACT - Electrical current and acupuncture treatment for a paediatric patient with a recurring long thoracic nerve paralysis. (Clicking the button below will open the abstract as a separate document)