Exercise therapist in Voorbeeldstad
I’m Selin. I help you with back pain, a stiff neck, shallow breathing or a workstation that wears you down. You always see me, and there is no rush.
Twenty-four vertebrae, a sacrum and a tailbone. Wherever your complaint is, I always look at the whole spine. This is how it fits together.
C1 – C7 · seven cervical vertebrae
A headache around four o’clock, a neck that stiffens from all that screen work. Your head weighs about five kilos. If it drops a few centimetres forward, your neck muscles hold it all day. Together we find a position that takes less effort.
Back and neck problemsTh1 – Th12 · twelve thoracic vertebrae
Your ribs are attached to your thoracic vertebrae. If your chest is locked, your breathing becomes high and fast and your shoulders tense up too. That is why breathing exercises often start here, with space between your ribs.
Breathing and tensionL1 – L5 · five lumbar vertebrae
Your lumbar vertebrae are the largest in your back. They carry the load when you lift, bend or sit for a long time. Lower back pain is very common and usually goes away by itself. Moving helps more than lying still; I show you how.
Back and neck problemsS1 – S5 · sacrum and tailbone
How your pelvis sits determines the curve in your whole back. With long periods of standing, a tilted position, or during and after pregnancy, the assessment therefore starts at the bottom.
Posture
conscious, in front of the mirror
You learn to see and feel what your body does, and you adjust it yourself. Precise and calm, with lots of attention to small things: how you place your feet, where your breath sits.
rhythmic, from your whole body
You copy movements until they come naturally. Looser and more rhythmic, with the focus on how your whole body works together when you lift, walk or reach.
I am trained in both and choose per person. Often it becomes a mix.
The intake takes an hour. That is long, and on purpose. Only when I know your story and have seen how you move can we do something that works.
What is going on, since when and what have you already tried? I also ask about your work, your sleep and what you would like to be able to do again.
I look at you standing, sitting, bending and walking. Along the plumb line and in the mirror. A vest or sports top is handy; your clothes are fine too.
What I see and what I think is happening, in plain words. Then we make a plan together: how often, how long, and your homework.
One exercise you can do at home straight away. Not ten. It goes home with you on paper, with a drawing.
After that you usually see me for about eight half-hour sessions. You can read what comes next in how I work.
Supplementary insurance? Then my bill goes straight to your insurer. Nothing lands on your doormat.
Under eighteen? Then your basic insurance pays, with no excess.
Paying yourself? A half-hour treatment costs €49. The one-hour intake €72.50.
Book an intake. After that one hour, you will understand what is going on, what you can do about it and whether exercise therapy is right for you.
Next free intake: Tuesday 13:30