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Michael Pretorius, DC 4/30/24 Michael Pretorius, DC 4/30/24

A Year In Review - Volunteering in Botswana

At the start of 2023, I packed my bags and whatever else could fit into my little car. I left my life in Johannesburg, South Africa to volunteer as a chiropractor for World Spine Care. Here are the top things I've learned from my time treating patients in an underserved community in Botswana.

Nathan Cashion, DC 9/27/20 Nathan Cashion, DC 9/27/20

Ten Years of Back Pain Improved in One Month

Gaokgethelwe Seeletso is a mother of two living in Gabarone, Botswana. Just like 540 million other people around the world, she suffers from low back pain.

Nathan Cashion, DC 5/21/20 Nathan Cashion, DC 5/21/20

Local Heros - Meet Kabelo Sebati, Lead Yoga Teacher in Botswana

Kabelo has been an invaluable supporter of World Spine Care’s Yoga Project in Botswana. He has assisted the Yoga Project with real-time translation and cultural learning, and he has helped to keep up the enthusiasm for the Yoga Project in the region.

World Spine Care reached out to Kabelo, to learn a little bit more about his journey into the Yoga Project, and what drives him.

Nathan Cashion, DC 5/8/20 Nathan Cashion, DC 5/8/20

Meet Gasebomo: A wife. A nurse. A mother.

Gasebomo is a happily married mother of two who helps to support her family by working as a nurse in a local hospital. But for the last 10 years, Gasebomo has suffered from low back pain which has left her unable to work or care for herself and her children.

Geoff Outerbridge 1/31/15 Geoff Outerbridge 1/31/15

Mahalapye – a rapid immersion into World Spine Care

Mahalapye is Botswana’s tenth-largest town. Sitting directly on the Tropic of Capricorn on the edge of the Kalahari desert, its 41 000 inhabitants enjoy a subtropical climate with long periods of sunshine interrupted only by a brief rainy season.

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