Therapy
I'm available to you for physiotherapeutic examination and treatment of all complaints related to the musculoskeletal system (musculoskeletal therapy). This applies particularly to my specializations in Manual Therapy, in the analysis and therapy of gait or running disorders, and complaints in the jaw joint, or in Return-to-Sport / Return-to-Dance consultations.
Physiotherapy
The fundamental principle of my physiotherapy is a comprehensive, patient-centered examination of your complaints.
In doing so, I place great value on a thorough medical history to capture the connections and your individual situation. Together with the findings from the physical examination, the information from the medical history leads us first to hypotheses and diagnoses, and subsequently to the best therapy options for you. We discuss and decide on these together (shared decision majing). This is how we, you and I, succeed as a team.
Running
About half of all runners suffer from running complaints or even running injuries.
My own passion for running, my experience in ultra races, and my professional background as a physiotherapist with many continuing education courses on the topic of running and running therapy have led to expertise in this field. Added to this are many years of experience in treating runners of all performance levels. In addition to physiotherapeutic treatment of running-related complaints, my portfolio also includes special offerings for the prevention of running injuries. These include the running curriculum for optimizing running technique and my individual running analyses.
Running analyses on YouTube >>
Read Kaylie's experience with my therapy:
„I just wanted to write to you and say thank you for your great advice. It has been a slow process to return to my full running capability but I have remained without injury throughout, unheard of even before my knee injury. A few weeks ago I ran in my first 5k fun run and I came first in my age group! With a time of 24 minutes! I ran a race just before my knee injury and my time was 29 minutes so it was a huge achievement for me.“
Dance
Dancing represents a high athletic performance in addition to its artistic aspect.
The high and complex demands frequently bring about complaints or lead to injuries. I regularly treat professional and semi-professional dancers of different styles. Together with my colleague Martha Richter, I developed the Return to Dance - Tool Box (ReDToB) in 2019. ReDToB is an instrument for improving the rehabilitation of dancers after injuries. Since then, we have been able to present the instrument and our work at various international conferences. We are permanently working to further develop it. Since 2024, we have been training therapists in the rehabilitation of dancers.
Read here how Mario returned to the stage in time for the Nutcracker premiere after acute suffering from shin splints (Link to full text - DE).
Jaw
About five out of one hundred people suffer from jaw region complaints (temporomandibular disorders, TMD) that require treatment.
The examination and treatment of complaints in the jaw joint or in the jaw joint region is my first true specialization within physiotherapy. In 2004, I began focusing on this area, at that time in the GesundheitsWerkstatt Dresden, and have consistently continued my education in it. Among other things, the physiotherapeutic examination of the jaw joint was the core of my Master's thesis at HAWK Hildesheim. Today, I myself regularly give courses for dentists and physiotherapists in the examination and treatment of jaw joint complaints.