I studied Physiotherapy from 1983-1986. I did my first osteopathic course in 1993 and after several of these courses I decided to sign in for the 5-year- Study- Program to become an Osteopath.
Osteopath or Osteopathic Manual Therapist?
In Germany- and the European Union- I am considered a fully licensed Osteopath. You have to be either a physiotherapist, a naturopath or a physician to enter the 5-year-trainig programm to become an osteopath. I started out as a physiotherapist and I am a naturopath, too. But I am not a physician. In Canada and the U.S.A., though, you are only allowed to call yourself an osteopath, when you are also a physician. The osteopathic training itself is not different, it is the legal status. So while I treat my german patients as an osteopath, I treat my canadian patients only as an osteopathic manual therapist.
I became a Naturopath in 2003 and studied 2,5 years of Homeopathy (2005-2007).
After working in different clinics from 1986 until 1997 I had my own clinic in Hamburg, 1997 to 2007.
I am a member of the
AAOMP Albertan Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners (www.osteopathyalberta.com)
VOD Verein der Osteopathen Deutschland (Associaton of Osteopaths of Germany) (www.ostheopathie.de)
DAEGO Deutsche Aerztegesellschaft fuer Osteopathie/German Physicians Society for Osteopathy (GPSO) (www.daego.de)
I was born and raised in Stuttgart, Germany, lived a long time in Freiburg and even longer in Hamburg. Now I am living in Western Canada. I am married to a canadian and we have no kids. (But two rescued cats).
A few times a year I am still working in Germany. I work with my patients, teach post graduate courses for osteopaths and I work as an interpreter for osteopathic courses.
Besides that I am translating specialist literature on osteopathy.
