Clinical Case | Recovery from a Powerlifting Injury

Hello, my name is Antonio Giraud, and I am a patient of Fabrice. Fabrice is an osteopath I found through online reviews on the website of the best osteopaths in Barcelona: Top Doctors.

I started seeing him because about 15 months ago, I suffered a lower back injury. I practice a sport called Powerlifting, which involves performing movements like squats, this movement, bench press, and in competition, all movements are done with a maximum repetition. And finally, there’s the deadlift.

For me, squats and deadlifts were the exercises that most affected me and caused the injury in my lower back, specifically in the L5 and sacrum, S1. I’ve been out of competition for 15 months, and the videos you’ve seen are recent, showing that I was able to compete again when just a month ago, it seemed impossible.

This progress is thanks to osteopath Fabrice Lefèvre and his method, which combined training with prescribed weights, mobility exercises, and stretches that he recommended. I would visit his office once a month or every two or three months, depending on his advice, to perform chiropractic adjustments, spinal manipulations, and correct my posture with postural rehabilitation exercises. All of this, along with the training, has brought me to where I am today.