Nikki Parker Physiotherapy

Growing up, Nikki was always passionate about two topics: anything medical and sports. The combination of the two was inevitable. She graduated as a Physiotherapist, cum laude, from UCT in 2002. After completing her community service year in the Northern Cape, she returned to Cape Town to further her career. She worked for a number of years in a private hospital serving in and out-patient care. Nikki returned to her studies, completing multiple post-graduate courses including OMT1 (2008), dry needling and treatment of the TMJ. It is here that her interest in neck-related injuries sparked, completing her OMT thesis in the study and spinal treatment of Dizziness in Cervicogenic Patients. Nikki last worked for the better of almost 4 years at the UCT Sports Injuries Centre with the esteemed physio, Helene Simpson. After the sad closure of the UCT practice, Nikki now operates from physio rooms in her home suburb of Observatory (fondly aka "Obs"). A keen long-distance runner herself, having competed in multiple trail and ultra-marathon road events, she enjoys diagnosing and treating runners to return them to the road and trails again. Nikki enjoys helping others improve their quality of life through exercise and is a stern believer in functional strength training. Nikki is the South African Disabled Golf Association’s National Eligibility Assessor since 2016. She is involved in the assessment and classification of disabled golfers to classify for World Rankings as per the EDGA (European Disabled Golf Association) guidelines. She was invited as one of two South African delegates to attend the International Eligibility Conference in the UK. Nikki is her happiest outdoors, on a mountain, whether it be trail running, mountain biking, rock climbing or hiking.