Dr Lervasen Pillay is a Sports and Exercise, Travel and Occupational Health and Safety Medicine Physician. He has several publications in peer reviewed journals and is a reviewer for international journals.
He is also a lecturer and examiner at the University of Witwatersrand and University of Pretoria. He has given numerous print media, radio and television interviews on Sports and Exercise Medicine.
Dr. Pillay has previously been appointed Chief Medical Officer and Lead
Medical Person in several sporting codes in South Africa including football, cricket, athletics, cycling, gymnastics, rugby and others. He is also presently involved in workplace health, wellness and safety with several corporates and attorneys.
Qualifications
Dr Lervasen Pillay | MBChB (Pretoria), MSc. (Med) Sports Medicine (Wits), Cert. Occ Health & Safety (UCT), AMA Permanent Medical Impairment Evaluator (FPD), Cert. Football Medicine, Sports Cardiology, Advanced Team Physician, Emergency Medicine (Wits), PhD Candidate
Services include:
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Sports and other musculoskeletal-related injury management
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Chronic & acute musculoskeletal condition management (eg. back pain, knee arthritis)
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Ergonomic planning
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ECG’s (rest and stress), lung function tests (rest and stress), full general medical examinations
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Medico-legal and disability evaluations and reporting
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Exercise evaluation and prescription in high-risk individuals (e.g. oncology and post COVID patients)
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Musculoskeletal-related ultrasound
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Joint Injections
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Development of medical related guidance documents for the workplace
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Concussion evaluation and management
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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), prolotherapy and joint injections
