Jeremy Kriek & Son Inc. is a professionally run Private Orthotic and Prosthetic Medical Practice. We attending to Patients from all walks of life, ages and medical conditions requiring external medical appliances.
ORTHOTIC Items: We supply Custom Made Orthotic external appliances for the body, as well as “Off the Shelf” Orthotic items. These include, but not limited to items such as;
- Custom Made Arch Supports, also know as Insoles, Ankle Foot Orthosis.
- Back Braces, Neck Bracing, Velcro Back Corsets
- Foam Walker, also known as Moon Boots
- Leg Bracing such as Leg Calipers and a variety of Sports Bracing.
- We measure and fit patients with Vascular Compression Stockings for arms and legs.
- We stock Wheel Chairs, Walking frames and other Home Nursing assistive devices.
PROSTHETIC Items: We supply Custom Made Prosthetic Limbs to Public and Private Health Care, as well as for Private Patients. Our main concern is the patients well being and comfort; to help them reclaim their confidence and ability to to walk again. Assisting the Patient to regain their independence and integrate back into society and functional everyday life.
EXTERNAL BREAST PROSTHESIS: Our qualified Orthotist Prosthetist will discreetly consults with patients who require an External Breast Prosthesis, following a Mastectomy. The patient is measured and advised on the correct fitting External Breast Prosthesis suited to their requirements. We supply Prosthetic Bra’s, which comfortably hold and secure the external breast prosthesis in place. Your individual needs, aesthetic, physical comfort is paramount.
MEDICAL LEGAL SERVICES: (A Medico-Legal report is written by our qualified medical professional in the role of a Medical Expert Witness in a legal case. Medical Reports are required in civil law claims for damages for victims of personal injury, disease or medical negligence.)
Jeremy is regularly appointed to write Medical Legal Reports, as requested by Legal Counsel on behalf of their Clients. Jeremy consults and assesses the Client’s physical needs, in order to provide their Legal Counsel with an accurate Medico-Legal Report. This would includes future medical expenses related to medical equipment which may be required by the Client, as a result of injuries incurred and not due to their own fault. Jeremy makes himself available as a Medico-Legal Expert Witness in court, should the patient/claimant’s Legal Counsel request he do so, in relation to the case matter at hand.
OUR HISTORY: Jeremy Kriek qualified in 1988 as a Medical Orthotist and Prosthetist from T.U.T. (Tshwane University of Technology) in Pretoria, South Africa. He spent the following year at Bloemfontein National Hospital, completing his Prosthetic Orthotic Internship. In 1989 Jeremy transferred Wentworth Hospital in Durban, where he worked in the Orthotic & Prosthetic Services Department. Shortly after this, he was conscripted to the South African National Defence Force for Compulsory National Military Service. After basic military training, Jeremy was deployed to SANDF’s One Military Hospital – Pretoria, to work in their Orthopaedic Department. He attended to soldiers who had been injured on the Boarder, and evacuated to One Military for attention. He was required to make orthotic and prosthetic items for wounded soldiers.
After completing military service in 1991, Jeremy returned to civilian life and his previous job at Wentworth Hospital. That year he met his future wife Tracy Moore, whom he married in 1993. In 1997 Jeremy established his Private Practice, Jeremy Kriek & Son. In 1998 Tracy joined the practice as Jeremy’s secretary. That same year they bought their practice building at 442 Clark Road.
As the Practice continued to grow, so did the staff requirements. Jeremy employed a Workshop Assistant and a secretary, which allowed Tracy to focus on the ever growing demands of the Admin. Department and became the Practice Accounts Manager. Over a period of 27 years, Jeremy’s patient base has steadily grown, due to his motto; “The Patient’s comfort and satisfaction is my primary concern“. Jeremy is not satisfied until the patient is completely confident and able to function fully with the orthotic or prosthetic item he has made for them. As a result of Jeremy’s work ethic, his Practice continues to operate successfully, with “Word of Mouth” his best advert. Jeremy has gained the reputation of “always putting his patients wellbeing first, before all else“, by Surgeons, Nurses, GP’s, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapists and his O&P colleagues.
Accredited Orthotic & Prosthetic Training Facility:
Jeremy is accredited with T.U.T. Tshwane University Pretoria and D.U.T. Durban University of Technology; to facilitate and train Orthotist & Prosthetist 4th Year Intern Students. Many 4th year O & P students apply to our practice, requesting to attend and complete their Internship year with Jeremy. He can only fairly accommodate 2 students per year, as we are a working practice, where the needs of our Patients come first. Over the past 9 years, Jeremy has employed 4 of these newly qualified O & P’s, whom he personally trained. Three of our past O&P employee’s have moved on to work in internationally, at acclaimed hospitals in Australia and England, with their eventual aim, to open a practices of their own one day. Jeremy continues to mentor 4th year O & P students for free, at his practice.
OUR STAFF: No company is able to run successfully without a great Team at its heart. They are the ones who ensure the cogs continue to operate smoothly; seeing to it that our patients are well treated and happy. This makes our Team of Employees fundamental to our Practice. We have been fortunate to have diligent hard working Staff at our side; Andrea Munsamy (Admin Secretary) and Omesha Sonny (Admin Secretary), Allen Zuma (Workshop Assistant) and Precious Ngidi (Housekeeper & Cleaner).
Practice Address: Jeremy Kriek & Son 442 Clark Rd, Berea, Durban, 4083, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
Ph: +27 (0)31 202 9571, jeremykriek@absamail.co.za
The practice can be found at the corner of 442 Clark Road and South Ridge Road, on the Berea in Durban. We are situated at the intersection between St. Augustine’s Hospital and Entabeni Hospital, overlooking the beautiful Port Harbour of Durban.
Jeremy Kriek & Son Inc. is a registered practice with SAOPA the South African Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, as well as the HPCSA / Health Professionals Council of South Africa.
We are accredited to fit the prosthetic Micro Processor Knees by Össur (Rheo3), as well as Otto Bock‘s (C-Leg). Jeremy constantly keeps himself up to date with the latest Orthotic and Prosthetic items being brought onto the market. This ensures our Patients have the best medical devices available to them, at all times.
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