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Osteopathy for athletes and artists

What is osteopathy for athletes? => More info

Sports osteopathy is an essential therapeutic approach for athletes, whether amateur or professional.

Athletes demand optimal performance from their bodies and often face injuries and joint and muscle overloads, which can limit their ability to excel. Thanks to targeted osteopathic treatments, you can quickly regain your level of performance while remaining healthy.

Osteopathy is a manual therapy which is based on a precise diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Osteopaths specializing in sports are trained to offer you holistic and precise treatment, ideal for preparing you for competitions or during your recovery time. They identify potential mobility restrictions that could lead to more serious injuries and also intervene after an accident or injury to help you with your rehabilitation.

Osteopaths work in collaboration with other health professionals to achieve rapid and lasting results (physiotherapists, nutritionists, sports coaches, sports doctors).

When to consult an osteopath?

If you suffer:

Tendonitis (Achilles, hamstrings, tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis),
Joint or muscle pain (knees, shoulders, wrists, back),
Pain before, during or after a competition,
A decline in your sporting performance or stagnation in your sporting objectives,
Injuries (muscle tears, sprains, ligament ruptures) in order to promote better recovery.

Sports osteopathy aims to optimize your performance, prevent injuries and promote your recovery. With a personalized approach, your osteopath will analyze the specific constraints linked to your sporting discipline (repetitive movements, impacts) to offer you appropriate care.

What is osteopathy for artists? => More info

Osteopathy for artists is a specialized manual, preventive and curative approach, aimed at optimizing the physical health and performance of music, dance, singing and stage professionals.

What problems does osteopathy treat in artists?

Osteopathy treats musculoskeletal tensions, posture problems and functional disorders caused by repetitive movements, instrumental constraints or stage demands.

Osteopathy, through its holistic approach, fits perfectly into the care pathway of artists, offering them support adapted to their specific needs.

What are the specificities in the support of artists?

The osteopath will focus on the following points:

Breathing management: breathing is fundamental for all artists, whether they are singers, dancers or musicians or stage artists.
Breath management: Techniques for managing breathing during performances, reducing stress and anxiety.
Release of muscular tension: Relaxation of the muscles around the diaphragm and rib cage to optimize breathing and endurance.

Posture optimization

Movement analysis and biomechanics are essential to preventing injuries. Interventions include observation of movements specific to each discipline to identify points of tension, restoration of joint range and optimization of coordination by working on proprioception and balance to improve overall performance.

How does a session with an artist take place?

The osteopath carries out a detailed history taking into account artistic practice, work habits and medical history, as well as the artist’s objectives. He/she will then perform a clinical examination and use specific manual techniques to release mobility restrictions. The objectives of osteopathic treatment are to optimize lifestyle and physical recovery, manage stress, improve ergonomic comfort and maintain the functional balance of artists.

What techniques are suitable for singers, wind musicians and actors?

Osteopathy aims to optimize the vocal instrument by releasing tension in key areas such as the diaphragm, jaw, larynx, spine and perineum.
The osteopath will be interested in the following areas:
- Posture management: Correction of imbalances to free the larynx and rib cage and pelvis
- Respiratory rehabilitation: Improvement of the mobility of the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles and the perineum for better breathing support.
- Treatment of vocal strain: Relief of tension in the throat (larynx) and neck (cervicals and jaw) to avoid chronic vocal problems (chronic laryngitis, nodules)
What are the objectives of supporting dancers?

Osteopathy focuses on optimizing performance and preventing injuries related to intense repetitive movements by concentrating its work on the following objectives:
- Improvement of biomechanics: Relief of musculoskeletal tensions by working on fascia, muscles and joints to streamline movement in cases of acute or chronic pain.
- Performance improvement: Optimization of amplitude, flexibility, center of gravity and proprioception.
- Prevention of injuries (muscle tears, tendonitis, sprains) through regular monitoring.
- Analysis of lifestyle: diet, sleep, fluid intake.

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Sabine Besse

Osteopath
besse@osteo7-7.ch

She graduated in 1999 from the Geneva School of Osteopathy and passed the CDS exam in 2011. Since childhood, Sabine has been fascinated by human anatomy and physiology and obtained her diploma as a physiotherapist in 1990. The progress towards Structural Osteopathy was obvious and led her to the Geneva School of Osteopathy. She graduated in 1999 and has been practising as an independent osteopath in Geneva for 20 years. She has been involved in the on-call service in the canton of Geneva since its creation 20 years ago and has extensive experience in emergency consultations. She masters the structural and tissue osteopathic techniques in which she has continued to train since 1999 (ENT, visceral, cranial, vertebral and peripheral, gynaecological, endocavitary techniques, the De JARNETT, method MONEYRON, etc.) She practices osteopathy for all ages of life from birth and is happy to see women in the peri-natal period, as well as babies and children. Her thirst for knowledge of the human body, of how it functions and of the means of accompanying well-being and health has led her to take an interest in different approaches. ACUPUNCTURE: (2004-2006) ShuXing School, graduated in 2006 HYPNOSIS: CAS in Hypnotic Art and Techniques (HES du Valais, 18 months of training), diploma 2017, and completed this pathway with a diploma in Existential Accompaniment (Sigmasolution 2019 - Hypnoses, NLP, ChoZif', spatialization, EFT). Her practice is oriented towards accompanying people at different levels. Corporeal with mechanical and energetic techniques, psychic by the accompaniment in the phases of the life to support personal evolution and the achievement of objectives. The therapist is there to guide and support, to revive what is in stasis, and thus to allow the patient to get back on track and continue their life path. Sabine practices Existential Coaching and Acupuncture in her office in Geneva. She speaks French and English, and understands German, Spanish and Italian.

Manon Cottet

Osteopath
cottet@osteo7-7.ch

Born in 1991, Manon joined the second year of the HES Osteopathy course in 2015 and will complete her Masters in 2020. A lifelong sportswoman and special education teacher by training, Manon has found osteopathy to be a way of combining these two interests by looking at biomechanics in the patient's bio-psycho-social context. It was with this in mind that, during her studies, she focused her Bachelor's and then her Master's work on chronic complaints. During her studies, she learnt a wide range of techniques (structural, functional, cranial and visceral), which Manon makes a point of choosing carefully in order to offer each patient personalised, coherent treatment. Her various training courses have taught her to adapt her treatment to both the elderly and sportspeople. Manon speaks French, English and German.

Marjorie Messeiller

Osteopath
messeiller@osteo7-7.ch

Marjorie Messeiller graduated from the Belmont Swiss School of Osteopathy in 2004 and passed the CDS examination in 2008. She worked as an assistant at Eddy Rothenbühler from 2004 to 2010, then in various practices before opening her own in Lausanne in 2008. She is also the osteopath responsible for supervising trainees at the HES in osteopathy in Fribourg. In 2016, she decided to join Osteo 7/7. Member of the quality circle for pelvi perineology and urogynaecology. She was a competitive figure skater throughout her childhood and has a particular interest in all sportspeople. Over the years, she has also developed an interest in women's health and nutrition in general.

Sophie Curri

Osteopath
curri@osteo7-7.ch

Born in 1996, Sophie joined the European centre for higher osteopathic education in Lyon in 2017 and graduated in June 2022. Sophie has been passionate about health since childhood, particularly perinatal and early childhood care, and began studying medicine in France before turning to osteopathy. A keen sportswoman, she took part in a number of training courses during her time at school, notably with the Grenoble Brûleurs de Loup hockey team, which plays in the European Cup. She has been a classical dancer for some twenty years, which has enabled her to develop her rigour. So it was only natural that she decided to work on the benefits of osteopathic treatment for classical dancers for her final dissertation. Available, empathetic and attentive to the needs of her patients, Sophie will be delighted to welcome you, from children to senior citizens, and to work with you to devise the treatment plan that's right for you. Sophie speaks English and French.

Mathea Paoli

Stagiaire CRS
paoli@osteo7-7.ch

Qualified Osteopath. Mathéa was born in Meyrin, Switzerland, in 1997. After primary and secondary school, she went to the Jura to study horse riding. She then went to Paris to take her osteopathy diploma at the Ecole Supérieure d'Ostéopathie, before opening a practice in the Paris suburbs for over two years. She chose the profession of osteopathy at the age of 12, following consultations that immediately intrigued and fascinated her. As she tells her patients every day, the human body is an extraordinary war machine. Well-being, good health, helping people and caring for others are her main objectives. These two years working in Paris have enabled her to gain a great deal of experience in her practice, thanks to a very varied patient base: from infants to the elderly, including sportspeople, hyperalgesic or chronic patients, and patients with multi-morbidities. She knows how to adapt her practice to each of her patients, using functional, visceral, cranio-sacral and structural techniques, and explaining the entire consultation to them. She will welcome you in French, but English can be used if necessary.

Tara Manducher

Osteopath
manducher@osteo7-7.ch

Born in 1999 and originally from Oyonnax in the Ain region, Tara graduated from the, the European centre for higher osteopathic education (CEESO Lyon) in 2022. After doing a few locums in France, she joined the Osteo 7/7 team in early 2023. Tara has been a sportswoman since childhood, with a passion for mountain activities in both summer and winter. She has always received osteopathic treatment, which is what inspired her to make it her profession. Trained in all types of techniques during her studies, including structural and functional techniques as well as visceral and cranio-sacral techniques, she adapts to the needs and expectations of each patient. A good listener and empathetic, she believes that holistic patient care is essential, both physically and bio-psycho-socially. Tara also makes it a point of honour to explain the techniques used, so that patients understand the treatment they are receiving and can play an active role in their own treatment. Her practice is open to everyone, children and adults alike. In the near future, she hopes to train in the fields of paediatrics/perinatology and sports treatment, so that she can respond even better to their problems. She will be happy to welcome you in French and English if required.

Audrey Propose

Stagiaire CRS
propose@osteo7-7.ch

Audrey graduated from the Paris School of Osteopathy in 2016. Passionate about sport, she played handball competitively for 15 years; the desire to understand how the human body works and to support athletes in their performances is obvious. During her training, she completed various internships, notably with football, rugby and handball teams. Beyond sport, she is also passionate about travel. Her professional adventure, guided by her curiosity and her desire for discovery, took her to the four corners of the world: one year in Australia, two years in Cyprus, then three years in Canada where she worked in multidisciplinary clinics. These international experiences have allowed him to develop a great capacity for adaptation, essential to meeting the specific needs of each patient, and to gain experience with patients of all ages. Always eager for discoveries and exchanges, she joined the Osteo 7/7 team at the start of 2025, in order to continue to evolve in a collaborative and stimulating environment. She considers the patient-practitioner relationship as a true partnership, where understanding the body and the active involvement of the patient play a central role. She listens and supports her patients with kindness and friendliness, offering them personalized care and guiding them so that they become actors in their health. Book online

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Fabien Cypière

Osteopath
cypiere@osteo7-7.ch

Born in Périgueux, France, he graduated from the Sutherland Osteopathic College in Bordeaux in 2013. After finishing his studies and working as a locum, he opened his own practice in his native region. For 5 years, he gained experience and autonomy in various fields and with all types of patients. He also participated in a humanitarian mission in Sao Tome and Principe in Africa, where he provided osteopathic care in the hospital, and had the opportunity to treat many newborns from their earliest days. This experience was very important and enriching for him, giving him the desire to explore new horizons. In 2018, he embarked on a new project and joined the Osteo 7/7 team in Lausanne, before passing his CDS 1 Intercantonal exam. Passionate about sport, he has followed several training courses to perfect his skills in this field, obtaining university diplomas in Sports Osteopathy and Emergencies and field care in sports. A versatile practitioner, he knows how to adapt to the needs of each patient, with a particular mastery of the structural techniques known as high velocity and low amplitude.

Karim Bensaha

Stagiaire CRS
bensaha@osteo7-7.ch

Qualified osteopath. A lover of nature, Karim is originally from the Mont Blanc massif near Grenoble. Close to people through his work as a fireman, he discovered osteopathy by chance during an intervention. It was from there that a wonderful stage in his life began. He joined the Institut Supérieur d'Ostéopathie de Lyon (ISOSTEO) in 2015, then went on to do a master's degree in biomechanics at the University of Lyon. At the same time, he obtained an Inter-University Diploma in Sports Emergencies and Field Care, which enabled him to work with top-level sportsmen and women. He then opened his own practice in collaboration with a physical and rehabilitation doctor in the north of Lyon. His desire to return to the mountains led him to the doors of the Osteo 7/7 clinic, where he will be delighted to welcome you. He sees osteopathic techniques as a large toolbox for which each complaint has its appropriate tool. Osteopathy is not limited to techniques, it is accompanied by listening and reflection to bring you to a balance, homeostasis. Karim will be happy to explain his therapeutic approach during each consultation.

Nicolas Fiévet

Ostéopathe
fievet@osteo7-7.ch

Born on 16 June 1987. He grew up in the Lake Geneva area before studying osteopathy (ISOSTEO) in Lyon for 6 years. After graduating in 2012, he opened his practice in neighbouring France. The teamwork and the discussion that this allows encouraged him to join Osteo 7/7 in October 2019. He uses a variety of techniques to best suit his patients. Each problem is approached in the most global way possible. He is methodical and very open-minded. As a natural educator, he likes to explain his work with the help of anatomical plates, sketches etc. The discussions he has with his patients are among the things he appreciates the most in his job. He is passionate about music and plays the guitar and piano in several bands in the region. He also spends a lot of his free time in the mountains (hiking, climbing, ski touring, etc.) and on the lake (windsurfing, windfoiling, and standup paddleboarding).

Xavier Grall

Stagiaire CRS
grall@osteo7-7.ch

A 2015 graduate of the European Osteopathic College (Holistéa), Xavier has worked in his own practice ever since. He practises gentle, functional osteopathy using precise techniques and sees patients of all ages. Meticulous, he will do his utmost to help you regain your health, taking the time needed to do so. He is a good listener, and pays particular attention to the whole person and their uniqueness. Keen to further develop his practice and work as part of a team, he will be joining Osteo 7/7 in March 2023.

Stéphane Kaczorowski

Osteopath
kaczorowski@osteo7-7.ch

Born in Grenoble in 1987. He has always been attracted to the world of health care and was convinced from an early age of the relevance of direct and remote mechanical, neurological, and vascular action in the prevention and treatment of various functional disorders as a complement to the classic allopathic approach. It was natural for him to turn to complementary therapies, and more particularly osteopathy, after a year of richly instructive medical studies After graduating from the Institut Supérieur d'Ostéopathie de Lyon-Limon Est in June 2012, he immediately started practicing as a freelancer in Grenoble before his life project and his passion, hockey, led him to the French-speaking part of the country. This is how he joined the Osteo 7/7 team in 2016 to bring his energy, his good nature, and his usual joviality. The combination of his professional practice and his personal pleasure in coaching sports teams (mainly ice hockey and inline hockey) of all levels (from the 4-year-old beginner to high-level athletes such as the French Inline Hockey team or the Ours de Villard de Lans team playing in the first division of French Ice Hockey) has led him to develop a pragmatic osteopathy, using the tools at his disposal (articular, myofascial, fluidic, DeJarnette techniques, etc.) most adapted to the immediate needs of the patient in order to allow a return to play / to normal activity as quickly as possible, without omitting in-depth work to reduce the occurrence of these disorders.

Nicolas Lahuerta

Osteopath
lahuerta@osteo7-7.ch

Originally from south-west France, he graduated from the Sutherland College of Osteopathy in Bordeaux in 2011. Once he had his diploma, he opened two practices in his region, which he managed as an independent osteopath for 10 years. His years of work have enabled him to understand a wide range of patients and reasons for consultation. He has a particular appreciation of the world of sport and was lucky enough to cover a number of championships as an osteopath, including the Kayaking World Cup in 2022. He has also worked for amateur football and rugby clubs, but is interested in all types of sport. He practices minimalist running as well as open-water swimming, which he combines with his favourite sport, swimrun racing. Caring for all types of patients, he is particularly interested in osteopathic practice for sportspeople and obtained his University Diploma in Sports Osteopathy in 2017 at the University of Avignon. With a passion for travel and nature, the call of Swiss adventure prompted him to move with his family, and it was with great enthusiasm that he joined the Osteo 7-7 team in June 2023. He attaches particular importance to the patient-practitioner relationship, which he nurtures in a respectful, attentive and friendly manner. His curiosity and wide-ranging interests have led him to take part in a number of advanced training courses, and although his practice is versatile, it focuses more on so-called structural manipulations.Your osteopath has been trained in: -Mechanical links levels 1, 2 and 3 (with Eric Prat) -Paediatric and Perinatal Osteopathy Certificate (with Roselyne Lalauze-Pol) -Structural techniques without tension (with Jérôme Nourry) -University Diploma in Sports Osteopathy (several lecturers including Jean-Marcel Ferret and Frédéric Brigaud). As well as French, which is his mother tongue, Nicolas speaks Spanish and has a basic knowledge of English.

Thibaut Sorin

Osteopath
sorin@osteo7-7.ch

Born in 1997, Thibaut holds a diploma in osteopathy from the European centre for higher osteopathic education in Lyon (CEESO). Having always been interested in both science and human contact, the choice of a career as an osteopath quickly became obvious. Passionate about sport and travel, Thibaut plays rugby and Australian football competitively, as well as all board sports (skiing, wakeboarding, kitesurfing, etc.). He lived in Australia for 2 years and travelled around South America for 6 months. Thibaut is particularly keen to treat sports-related pathologies and pain, and having taken additional training in kinesio-taping he will be able to use it to improve the way the patient feels. His osteopathic practice is versatile and he uses all types of techniques, both functional and structural. Thibaut can work with you in French or English to treat acute or chronic pain.

Esteban Weil

Stagiaire CRS
weil@osteo7-7.ch

Osteopath graduated from the Sutherland Osteopathic College in Strasbourg since June 2024. Born in 1991, passionate about motorcycles and sports, an epicurean in food and spirit, and curious about new discoveries. I am a bringer of change and do not shy away from challenges. Osteopathy is a second life, a choice. I had to abandon everything to start again. Originally from Alsace, with experience in corporate security and risk prevention, but also around ten years as a volunteer firefighter. My previous experiences have allowed me to develop listening skills and the ability to adapt while ensuring effective continuous improvement. Knowing how to question oneself is essential, it allows us to move forward in a fairer and stronger direction, but above all to do it together. A good therapeutic relationship with you is essential. A relationship of trust and transparency for quality support. I use a range of techniques adaptable to each patient, ranging from myofascial to structural, visceral or cranial treatment. Knowing the importance of progressing and training in order to increase the possibilities and effectiveness of my sessions, it is not a question of remaining on what I have learned, but of evolving into new practices. While waiting for more in-depth training in the pediatric field, I prefer to avoid children under 3 years old for the moment. Book online

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Sabine Besse

Osteopath
besse@osteo7-7.ch

She graduated in 1999 from the Geneva School of Osteopathy and passed the CDS exam in 2011. Since c

Shania Genhart

Osteopath
genhart@osteo7-7.ch

Shania grew up in Antigua and Barbuda, an island in the Caribbean, and moved to Europe at age 18. Sh

Aurélie Neyroud

Osteopath
neyroud@osteo7-7.ch

Aurélie is a French-Swiss national born in 1981. She obtained her osteopathy diploma from the Instit

Mathea Paoli

Stagiaire CRS
paoli@osteo7-7.ch

Qualified Osteopath. Mathéa was born in Meyrin, Switzerland, in 1997. After primary and secondary sc

Francesca Marchesini

Osteopath
marchesini@osteo7-7.ch

Francesca was born and raised in Geneva, where she spent most of her school career. She has complete

Sarah Leclere-Pavat

Stagiaire CRS
leclere-pavat@osteo7-7.ch

Born in 1993 in France in Nantua. First going through a scientific baccalaureate then studying horse

Marie Mousset

Osteopath CRS
mousset@osteo7-7.ch

Born in 1993 in France in Avignon, she graduated in 2018 from the Osteopathy Training Institute of G

Laurent Lachaux

Osteopath
lachaux@osteo7-7.ch

Team Leader Geneva. Born in 1988 in Annemasse, Laurent Lachaux graduated in 2013 from the CIDO sc

Solano Barreto

Osteopath
barreto@osteo7-7.ch

Solano Barreto graduated in 2021 from the HES-SO Osteopathy programme in Fribourg. Born in Geneva

Nicolas Fiévet

Ostéopathe
fievet@osteo7-7.ch

Born on 16 June 1987. He grew up in the Lake Geneva area before studying osteopathy (ISOSTEO) in

Paul Glévéau

Stagiaire CRS
gleveau@osteo7-7.ch

Qualified Osteopath. Born in 1991, Paul graduated in 2015 from the Institut de Formation en Ostéopat

Igor Markov

Osteopath
markov@osteo7-7.ch

Born in Russia, he spent his childhood in Moscow and moved to the French Alps at the age of 14. He

Stéphane Kaczorowski

Osteopath
kaczorowski@osteo7-7.ch

Born in Grenoble in 1987. He has always been attracted to the world of health care and was convin