Background
- '21Master's in Physiotherapy, UCLouvain
- '22Trained at La Clinique du Coureur (runner care)
- '23Advanced Master's — musculoskeletal disorders
- '24Orthopaedic manual therapy · OMT techniques
- '26Member of SFMKS — sports physiotherapy
The method
A four-step method
Understand — Measure — Correct — Return.
Understand
Pain is rarely a purely local problem. It often results from an imbalance between the demands placed on the body and its capacity to withstand them.
The first step is to understand why the injury appeared. The clinical examination is complemented by looking at your history, your training load, your goals and, where relevant, your running gait. This approach identifies the factors that sustain the pain, rather than focusing only on its consequences.
Measure
Effective rehabilitation relies on objective data.
Muscle strength is assessed using handheld dynamometry to identify any deficits and track their evolution throughout your care. These measurements complement clinical observations and help guide decisions — in particular, setting the criteria needed for a gradual return to running or sport.
Correct
Treatment is not just about making the pain disappear.
The goal is to restore the capacities required for your sport by combining therapeutic exercise, strength work, progressive loading and, where indicated, orthopaedic manual therapy. Each intervention serves a specific purpose and forms part of active, hands-on care.
Return
Returning to sport is a full stage of rehabilitation in its own right.
Each return is planned along a progression suited to your situation, with objective criteria to guide how training loads evolve. Whether your goal is to run pain-free, get back to your level or prepare for a competition, the programme is built to support a lasting return while limiting the risk of recurrence.
This process draws on a range of assessment and treatment tools, selected according to your situation and your goals.