About Musculouskeletal medicine
Musculoskeletal medicine (MSK) is also known as (ortho)manual medicine. It is an interdisciplinary field of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of complaints of the posture, support and musculoskeletal system, or of related complaints, accompanied by functional disorders and/or pain.
Treatment without surgery and hospitalisation
Pain is sometimes caused suddenly by a wrong movement or a fall, but it can also creep up over the years, for example by an incorrect sitting posture But you don't have to be stuck with your complaints. An MSK doctor such as Geerie Winnubst is in many cases able to remedy your symptoms. Without surgery or hospitalisation. After a limited number of treatments, most patients can move painlessly again. On the website of the Dutch Society for Musculoskeletal Medicine you can read more about the profession and treatments.
As a professional, you will find some helpful information about referrals on the NVAMG page.
Geerie Winnubst loves to continue learning. She naturally stays up to date with all developments in her field, collaborates with professionals from other fields and regularly consults with colleagues.