Jeremy Kriek & Son Inc. is a professionally run Orthotic and Prosthetic Medical Practice. We attending to Patients from all walks of life with 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’s. These include, but not limited to items such as;
- Arch Supports – insoles Custom Made to fit
- External Body Bracing; Back Braces, Neck Bracing, Back Corsets with or without velcro
- Foam Walker, known as Moon Boots
- AFO’s – Ankle Foot Orthosis
- Leg Bracing for daily mobility
- Sports Bracing used by Rugby player, Runners, Cyclists and other athletes.
- Leg Calipers – custom made
- Compression Stockings for arms and legs, used to combat Vascular Lymphedema swelling
- Mobility items; Wheel Chairs, Wheeled Walking Frames and other Home Nursing assistive devices.
PROSTHETIC Items:
Custom Made Prosthetic Limbs to Private, Public Health Care, as well as Private Patients, Road Accident Fund and IOD Workmen’s Compensation injuries. 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 independence and integrate back into society and functional everyday life.
EXTERNAL BREAST PROSTHESIS:
Our qualified Female Consultant will discreetly assess the Patient’s requirements for an External Breast Prosthesis, as prescribed by their Doctor following a Mastectomy. The patient is measured and advised on the correct fitting External Breast Prosthesis suited to their requirements. We also 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 Kriek is regularly appointed to write Medical Legal Reports as requested by Legal Counsel on behalf of their Clients. He consults and assesses the Client’s physical needs, past, present and future, in order to provide their Legal Counsel with an accurate Medico-Legal Report. This would includes future expenses related to medical assistance and equipment needed by the Client as a result of injuries incurred, not due to their own fault. Jeremy is available as a Medico-Legal Expert Witness in Court Cases should the Patient/Claimant’s Legal Counsel request he do so, in relation to the 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 he was transferred Wentworth Hospital Durban, where he worked in the Orthotic & Prosthetic Services Department. Shortly after this, Jeremy was conscripted into the South African National Defence Force for Compulsory National Military Service. After basic military training, he was deployed to SANDF’s One Military Hospital – Pretoria, where he work in the Orthopaedic Department. Jeremy attended to soldiers who had been injured on the National Boarder, and evacuated to One Military for medical attention. Jeremy made orthotic and prosthetic items for these 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 admin secretary. That same year they bought their practice building at 442 Clark Road.
As the Practice continued to grow, so did the staff requirements. They employed a workshop lab assistant and a receptionist secretary, which allowed Tracy to focus on the ever growing demands of the Admin. Dep. and became the Practice Accounts Manager.
Over the years, Jeremy’s patient base has steadily grown, due to his motto; “The Patient’s comfort and satisfaction is my primary concern“. He is not satisfied until the patient is completely confident and able to fully function with the orthotic or prosthetic item Jeremy has made for them. As a result of his work ethic, the Practice continues to operate successfully, with “Word of Mouth” his best advert. Jeremy has gained the reputation amongst Surgeons, Nurses, GP’s, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapists and his O&P colleagues, as “always putting his patients well being first, before all else“.
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 needs of our Patients come first. Over the past 12 years, Jeremy has employed 5 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 acclaimed hospitals in Australia and England, with their eventual aim to open a practices of their own, thanks to the guidance and highly skilled training received from Jeremy. Jeremy continues to mentor 4th year O & P Students for free at his medical practice.
ACCREDITATION:
Jeremy Kriek is accredited to fit the prosthetic Micro Processor Knee by Össur (Rheo3), as well as the Otto Bock‘s (C-Leg), amongst other new products on the market. Jeremy constantly keeps himself up to date with accredited CPD Points by attending the latest Course Workshops and Medical Congresses regularly held by leading authorities in the field of Orthotist and Prosthetics. He continues to learn about the latest Orthotic and Prosthetic items being brought onto the market, to ensures that his Patients have the best medical devices available to them at all times.
OUR STAFF:
No company is able to run successfully without a great Team at its heart. The staff 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 and Omesha our Admin Secretary’s, Allen our Workshop Lab Assistant and Brady our Junior Orthotist & Prosthetist, and Precious Ngidi our Housekeeper & Tea Lady.
PRACTICE ADDRESS: 442 Clark Rd, Berea, Durban, 4083, KZN, South Africa. Ph: +27(0)312029571, jeremykriek@absamail.co.za. We are on the corner of 442 Clark Road and South Ridge Road, situated near the intersection of St. Augustine’s Hospital and Entabeni Hospital, overlooking the beautiful Port Harbour of Durban.
Jeremy Kriek & Son Inc. is a registered practice with SAOPA – South African Orthotic and Prosthetic Association. The HPCSA / Health Professionals Council of South Africa, as well as the ISPO – The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, which aims to improve the quality of life by developing global rehabilitation practice. 
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