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Noah is 12 years old and was born with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC), a rare congenital condition characterised by joint contractures that limit movement. In Noah’s case, movement was restricted in his ankles, knees, wrists, and elbows. His mother Ellen initially came to me because extending his right knee was becoming increasingly difficult. Due to AMC, Noah also has underdeveloped muscles, limiting his elbow flexion to about 90 degrees and making forearm rotation difficult or impossible.

Noah would tire quickly during walks or shopping trips, and his mom noticed his gait appeared sluggish and uncoordinated. The doctors’ solution involved passively stretching the joint using a night splint. However, since Ellen was already training with me, she believed there might be a better, more active approach to improving his condition.

We began training in June 2024, and by September we started noticing improvements in Noah’s right knee extension and overall posture. Now, after nearly a year of working together, both in person and primarily online, Noah has shown clear improvements in posture, gait mechanics, and joint mobility. At his most recent medical check-up, the doctor noted significant improvement in the mobility of his right knee. Ellen also reports noticeable progress in his walking pattern and general movement quality.

Xavier came to me with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. As a teenager he had suffered a serious injury to his left leg. While helping on his uncle's farm, his leg got caught in a plough machine, injuring him from the foot all the way to the tibia. This trauma caused lasting imbalances in his body, leading to compensations and eventually overuse of his right side. Over the years, that overuse contributed to the injury in his right foot.

When he first started training with me, he was unable to run or sprint without severe pain. His job in construction, working long hours on rooftops and climbing up and down ladders, triggered foot pain on a daily basis. For years he had tried to resolve the pain through physiotherapy, dry needling, and various insoles. Some treatments offered temporary relief, but nothing had a lasting effect. Certain insoles even aggravated the pain further.

After about a year of working together, Xavier is now able to run up to 5 kilometres pain-free. Work has become much easier. On some days his foot feels completely fine, while on more demanding days the pain might return slightly. It no longer lingers for days as it used to. Typically the discomfort subsides after some myofascial release, rest, and targeted training.

Floris started experiencing knee pain during running after he began training with a weighted vest. He has always been very active, doing a variety of sports with a focus on running and climbing. The knee pain reached 8/10 and meant he could no longer run longer distances.

We did seven 90-minute duo sessions together with his girlfriend over a period of 3.5 months. By our last session his pain had reduced to 4/10, his posture had improved, and he was moving through space with better weight transfer. He was sprinting with more ease and noticeably less pain.

After our final session Floris continued practising Functional Patterns independently at home. As of today he is completely pain-free.

Mickey came to me wanting to move better and become a more functional human. Over the past few months we worked together occasionally, and between sessions Mickey put in the work on his own, consistently working through the homework I gave him.

We focused on teaching his body to have better control over individual parts, starting with his scapulae and core pressure, and from there learning to engage everything together as an integrated system.

Mickey reports that his running is starting to feel more effortless. He has also noticed a significant improvement in how he carries himself around the neck and upper body. Both of these improvements show clearly in the before and after footage. Mickey is off to a great start in becoming a better functioning and stronger human, training his body with more respect for his natural blueprint.

Sanne came to me dealing with daily leg pain and pain in her arms and shoulders during running. Over the past year and a half we have trained together twice a month online, supplemented by her own practice at home and occasional in-person sessions.

After three months her pain complaints had almost completely resolved. Beyond that, Sanne has been building a deep understanding of how her body works — knowledge that allows her to identify and address the source of any new complaints herself. Her body continues to become more mobile and less injury-prone.