Sports osteopathy

Sports osteopath between Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry

Cyclists, triathletes, trail runners, skiers: I treat your injuries, prepare you for your events and correct what, in your movement or your equipment, keeps bringing them back. I am a former alpine ski racer and a triathlete myself.

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Cyclist during a bike fit at the sports osteopathy practice in Viviers-du-Lac

By discipline

What I treat most often

Road, gravel and mountain biking

Knee pain, low back pain, neck pain, numb hands and perineum, Achilles tendinitis. In most cases the cause is postural: I treat, then I adjust the bike. See the bike fit.

Triathlon

Swimmer’s shoulder, aero position on the TT bike, pain at the bike-to-run transition. I know these constraints from the inside and I adapt the position so you can run off the bike.

Running and trail running

Iliotibial band syndrome, tendinopathies, shin splints, hip pain on long descents. Work on ankle and pelvis mobility and on your stride.

Alpine skiing and ski touring

Stiffness after a fall, hard-worked knees, low back pain at the end of the season. Pre-winter preparation for skiers in Savoie and the Beaufortain.

Gaspard Blanc racing in alpine skiing, before becoming a sports osteopath

Why me

An osteopath who has known competition

I grew up in Arêches-Beaufort and raced alpine skiing at a high level before turning to triathlon. I have known injuries, returns that came too soon and positions that hurt. That experience changes the way I listen to you and the way I plan a return to sport.

On top of that come the osteopathy diploma (D.O.), training in musculoskeletal ultrasound, with the equipment arriving at the practice in the coming months, and a specialisation in cycling biomechanics.

My background

Case studies

An athlete at the practice

Situations seen at the practice, told as they happened. Names and details changed to protect anonymity.

Osteopathy · Golfer, 35

A spot between the shoulder blades that cut his breathing short

The situation: Pain between the shoulder blades that started after a golf competition and got worse over a week. He could not take a deep breath without waking a precise spot in his back, and turning over at night bothered him. Heat and a few mobility exercises had helped a little, not enough.
What the examination showed: A clear loss of mobility in the thorax and the neck, in rotation above all. A rib and thoracic restriction typical of a repeated rotation movement, the swing, in a back that had no margin left.
What we did: Gentle techniques and precise manipulations of the thoracic vertebrae, ribs, lumbar spine and neck, to restore movement where it was blocked.
The result: He left the session with his active and passive mobility back, without restriction, and no more pain on breathing in. At the following competitions, no discomfort at all, on the course or off it.

Every case is different: these stories illustrate the approach, they do not promise a result.

FAQ

Athletes’ frequently asked questions

Which sports injuries do you treat?

Tendinopathies (Achilles, patellar, tennis elbow), iliotibial band syndrome, low back pain in cyclists and runners, sprains in the recovery phase, swimmer’s shoulder, stiffness after a fall on skis or a crash on the bike. If an injury needs imaging or a medical opinion, I refer you.

Can I come before a competition?

Yes, ideally 3 to 7 days before the event, to release mobility restrictions without tiring the tissues. After the event, a session helps recovery and lets me check that no compensation has set in.

Do you work with clubs?

Yes, I follow cyclists, triathletes and runners from clubs in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, and I occasionally work at events. Contact me about a partnership.

How does ultrasound help an athlete?

It shows a tendon or a muscle live, tracks how an injury evolves from one session to the next and helps decide objectively when to return to training. I am trained in this examination and the equipment arrives at the practice in the coming months.

Physio or osteopath for a sports injury?

The two complement each other. The physiotherapist runs the rehabilitation over time, often on prescription and reimbursed. I look for what is overloading the injured area (stiff neighbouring joint, technique, equipment, position on the bike), I treat it and I give you the programme to follow between sessions. If you already see a physio, I work alongside them, and I tell you after the examination whether rehabilitation is needed.

Treatment room at the Viviers-du-Lac practice

A pain holding back your training?

Book online. Appointments Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm, in Viviers-du-Lac.

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