Sports osteopath in Rabat
Experience gained with recreational and professional athletes and with teams, to support mobility, recovery and preparation alongside sports medicine and physiotherapy.
Athletes have specific needs
Repeated training, heavy loads and tight schedules put a lot of strain on joints, muscles and tendons. Athletes often come in for a problem that limits their performance rather than pain at rest, and they need to know when they can get back to training.
The session takes into account your sport, level, training volume, past injuries and upcoming events. It fits into teamwork with the sports doctor, the physiotherapist and the coach.
Common symptoms and situations
Athletes come in for issues such as:
- muscle tension that lingers after exercise
- stiffness or loss of movement in a joint (hip, shoulder, ankle, back)
- discomfort at a specific point in a sporting movement
- recovery that feels slower than usual during a heavy training block
- a mobility check before a competition or a return to sport
- back or neck pain linked to your sport (cycling, combat sports, racket sports)
Experience built in the field
Sport has played a major part in Hicham Boulaamani’s career. He has worked with:
This work took place within multidisciplinary teams, alongside doctors and physiotherapists.
- judokas of the Moroccan national judo team
- the riders of Team Cofidis during the 2011 Tour de France
- athletes at the Université de Moncton in Canada
- the ice hockey players of the Moncton Wildcats
- athletes from football, athletics and basketball clubs
What happens during the session
Sports history
Your sport, position, training volume, injury history, how the problem appeared, your competition calendar and any tests already done.
Functional assessment
Joint mobility, tissue quality, analysis of the movement linked to the problem, and tests to rule out an injury that needs a medical assessment or imaging first.
Hands-on treatment
Joint, muscle and fascial techniques suited to the point in your season: lighter before a competition, more thorough during recovery periods.
Return plan
Advice on recovery, warm-up and load, coordination with your coach or physiotherapist, and referral to a sports doctor where needed.
What osteopathy can and cannot do
Osteopathy can help athletes manage tension and restricted movement, and cope better with heavy training periods. Scientific evidence for a direct effect on performance is limited: the session aims for comfort and mobility, not a guaranteed performance gain.
It does not replace diagnosis of an injury, immobilisation of a severe sprain, rehabilitation of a muscle or tendon injury, or a strengthening programme run by a physiotherapist.
When to see a doctor first
Stop exercising and see a doctor, before any osteopathy session, if you have:
- a pop or snap felt at the moment of injury, with sharp pain
- rapid swelling of a joint or a large bruise
- inability to put weight on the foot or take a few steps
- a blow to the head followed by headache, dizziness, nausea or memory problems
- chest pain, palpitations, abnormal breathlessness or fainting during exercise
- loss of strength or sensation in a limb
In an emergency in Morocco, call the SAMU ambulance service on 141 or Civil Protection on 15, or go to the nearest emergency department.
Frequently asked questions
Can I come in the day before a competition?
Yes, with light techniques. For more thorough work, it is better to book a few days before the event.
Osteopath or physiotherapist for a sports injury?
They complement each other. The physiotherapist leads rehabilitation; the osteopath works on mobility and associated tension. A significant injury should be assessed by a doctor first.
Is it worth coming in without pain?
A mobility check can be useful at the start of a season or when training load increases, but it is not a requirement.
Not sure whether to book?
Describe your situation on WhatsApp. The practice will tell you whether an osteopathy session is appropriate or whether you should see a doctor first.