Meet your Chiropractor

My name is Dr Michela van Praag and I graduated from the University of Johannesburg in 2019 with a Master’s degree in Chiropractic. I graduated cum laude and was also the recipient of the CASA Excellence Award and the Top Achiever’s Award in my class.

I completed two years of chiropractic internship at the Chiropractic Day Clinic at the University of Johannesburg, where I learned a great deal not only about the various treatment options available, but also about interacting with and caring for my patients on a more personal level. During this time I also worked as an Assistant Clinician for a year to assist and learn from other interns and chiropractic clinicians, which stood me in good stead for my start in private practice.

During my time at the University of Johannesburg I worked at numerous sporting events as part of the Student Chiropractic Sports Council. This gave me a wonderful opportunity to learn from more qualified chiropractors and work with a number of athletes across a large variety of disciplines including cycling, swimming, hockey, rugby and horse-riding. My favourite of these sporting events was being selected to work with the cyclists at the Cape Epic for a week in 2018. I was also a member of the UJ Chapter of the World Congress for Chiropractic Students, and was selected to represent the university at the AGM in San Francisco in 2017 and in Johannesburg in 2018. I was also the chiropractic student council president in 2018, and thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of chiropractic life that the university had to offer.

I have a real passion for my patients and for my profession. It is my absolute goal that you not only feel better after your treatment, but also leave feeling as if you are more than just a file number. I love nothing more than getting to know you and will always treat you with genuine warmth and care. I have a special love for children particularly– sessions with kids always make my day! I look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the practice!