Interview

The interview is the beginning of every consultation, and it is one of its most important moments. Long before any test is performed, careful listening already orients the entire treatment. Your symptoms, history, lifestyle and personal context all carry information that the body alone cannot communicate.

I collect information about the reason for your visit, your symptoms, your medical history and your living environment. Past injuries — even ones that seemed minor at the time — can shape today’s pain. Surgeries, dental work, falls, accidents, periods of intense stress, pregnancies or competitive sport all leave traces in how the body has organised itself. Sleep quality, work environment, posture during long hours, family responsibilities and recovery habits add further context.

Based on what you tell me, I know which fields have to be investigated: the physical body, posture, the energetic, nutrition, the emotional. Two patients can describe exactly the same back pain and need very different care — one because of a long-standing postural pattern, the other because of unresolved tension from an old fall, and another because of nutritional or emotional load that has slowly translated into physical symptoms. Without a careful interview, those distinctions are easy to miss.

Finally, I define the priorities in your care and build a treatment plan. If anything you tell me or anything I find suggests that further medical examination is needed — blood tests, an MRI, a referral to a specialist — I will refer you. This initial conversation is also an opportunity for you: you can ask questions, share concerns you may not have raised elsewhere, and feel that someone is taking the full picture seriously. Good osteopathic care begins here: not with technique, but with attention.