Occupational physiotherapy is a specialization within physiotherapy that focuses on the relationship between
Work, health, and human functioning in the workplace. The goal of occupational physiotherapy
is to prevent, reduce or remedy work-related complaints and to help employees
help to continue working sustainably and healthily.
An occupational physiotherapist analyses how physical and mental stress at work influence
has on the musculoskeletal system. Factors such as working posture,
work environment, working hours and work pressure. Common complaints that people experience at a
occupational physiotherapist comes, his back, neck, shoulder and arm complaints, but also fatigue and
stress-related problems.
The treatment usually consists of a combination of physical therapy, exercise therapy and advice.
occupational physiotherapist helps the employee to improve his/her posture and work-related
movements, strengthening muscles and increasing resilience. In addition,
attention is paid to workplace adjustments and learning healthy work behavior. Sometimes
Consult with the employer or company doctor to arrive at a suitable solution together.
Occupational physiotherapy plays an important role in reintegration after illness and absence. By the employee
gradually getting used to workload again prevents relapse and makes recovery sustainable
promoted. Occupational physiotherapy focuses not only on healing, but especially on prevention and
promoting a healthy balance between workload and resilience at work.
Sylviane Sabbe works closely with Belife in this regard. Belife has a national network of
(GZ) psychologists, affiliated physiotherapy practices and specialists in the field of work
and health. Belife is a subsidiary of Arbo Unie. Sylviane regularly participates
workplace research and can therefore provide companies with good advice on what adjustments are necessary
can be done to ease the workload of employees.