{"id":4486,"date":"2022-02-20T13:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T12:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/physiotherapist\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:08:03","slug":"kinesiotherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centre-medical-araucaria.be\/en\/kinesiotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinesiotherapist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646069642124{margin-bottom: 25px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/centre-medical-araucaria.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kinesitherapie-.jpg?id=3165) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744730456838{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 150%; color: #b3dbc3;\">Kinesiotherapist<\/span><\/h1>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Physiotherapy center in Brussels<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5931&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1695203475606{border-top-width: 50px !important;border-right-width: 50px !important;border-bottom-width: 50px !important;border-left-width: 50px !important;}&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/progenda.be\/calendars\/yasmina-kinesiologue-laeken&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title on-shop\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Christopher<br \/>\nDekock<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;reservez-button-cont&#8221;]<a class=\"reservez-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doctoranytime.be\/d\/kinesitherapeute\/christopher-dekock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make an appointment<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Graduated in physiotherapy from the Haute Ecole Ilya Prigogine, I am currently a physiotherapist in the first team of RSD Jette. <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Physiotherapy in Brussels <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I am also doing parallel training for a specialization in sports physio.<\/p>\n<p>Calm and attentive, I am pleased to welcome you to the Araucaria medical center for any rehabilitation concerning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General physiotherapy.<\/li>\n<li>Orthopedics.<\/li>\n<li>Traumatology.<\/li>\n<li>Rheumatology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Principles of kinesiotherapy<\/h3>\n<h6>Physiotherapy center in Brussels<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>Kinesitherapy, also called physiotherapy, is a paramedical specialty that uses active or passive movement.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the situation, its objective may be to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>restore the patient&#8217;s functional abilities,<\/li>\n<li>maintain abilities that are bound to deteriorate (following an accident or due to illness),<\/li>\n<li>or to teach the patient how to compensate for a functional loss in order to improve his quality of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thus, it is a very broad field of activity which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>re-education,<\/li>\n<li>rehabilitation,<\/li>\n<li>as well as the maintenance of people with motor or respiratory disorders (due to trauma or chronic illnesses)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Techniques<\/h3>\n<p>There are 2 types of techniques that are often combined: active techniques and passive techniques.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Active techniques of physiotherapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They are based on the activation of the muscles concerned, either accompanied (example: swimming pool) or by going against resistance (examples: manual resistance or weight).<\/p>\n<p>These techniques serve to properly mobilize the joints and strengthen the muscles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passive Techniques<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These techniques are either manual or instrumental (electric current, cold, heat, etc.). They are used to improve mobility while preventing stiffness, retraction (shortening or reduction in volume) or even spasticity (abnormal exaggeration of the so-called \u201cmyotatic\u201d muscle reflex).<\/p>\n<p>Thus, they make it possible to stimulate a tissue and\/or to treat pain.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645782957724{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_gmaps link=&#8221;#E-8_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&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646069642124{margin-bottom: 25px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/centre-medical-araucaria.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kinesitherapie-.jpg?id=3165) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744730456838{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221;] Kinesiotherapist Physiotherapy center in Brussels [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5931&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1695203475606{border-top-width: 50px !important;border-right-width: 50px !important;border-bottom-width: 50px !important;border-left-width: 50px !important;}&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/progenda.be\/calendars\/yasmina-kinesiologue-laeken&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Christopher Dekock [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;reservez-button-cont&#8221;]Make an appointment[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Graduated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4486","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Physiotherapy center in Brussels - Center M\u00e9dical Araucaria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Araucaria Medical Center is a medical clinic located in Laeken that offers different specialties. 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