Constance Puccinelli is a French osteopath living in New York. In her new office in Midtown, the Frenchwoman comes to the rescue of those who encounter so-called mechanical pain. Meeting with the osteopath who talks to us with passion about his profession.
Constance Puccinelli, osteopath in New York
A French osteopath in New York
Osteopathy, although born in the United States, is practiced here differently than in France ” for expatriates, finding an osteopath as they are used to in France is not possible except to find French practitioners »Explains Constance Puccinelli, osteopath for ten years. Indeed, unlike their French colleagues, American osteopaths are above all doctors who subsequently followed a two-year course in osteopathy ” they learn that part of what we learn in France, namely structural techniques and some muscle techniques, but in the office, as they are first and foremost doctors, they do not offer osteopathy sessions »Explains the Frenchwoman.
Osteopathy is a practice born in the United States, but more practiced in Europe than in the country of Uncle Sam. It is a practice that comes to the rescue of those who encounter ” mechanical pain. Most often, patients come to consult for back pain, but we also support them for stomach pain, digestive problems, knee pain, ankle pain, headache, we do everything. body. When we talk about mechanical pain, it implies that there is no disease behind it. For example, we cannot cure a herniated disc, on the other hand we can relieve what the herniation will cause. We relieve pain, »Explains Constance Puccinelli with passion. And to add with a smile and in reference to New York news, ” a session after running the marathon is good ».
The job of an osteopath is to rebalance and readjust the body, ” we make the body move normally, in its physiology. As soon as we over-strain the body, as soon as we make a wrong movement, the body adapts, but above all hyper-contracts to protect itself, so that the vital areas are not affected, and it is indeed there that generally, we begin to have pain. The difference with a doctor is that the latter will prescribe an anti-inflammatory and we, osteopaths, will work on the patient’s muscle and joints to be able to physiologically align them so that the body works on its own, »Specifies the osteopath.
Stress, junk food, enemies of the body
Stress is often at the root of the body’s ailments ” when we stress, we tense, we will also clench our teeth, which blocks all the cervicals, we will take bad positions. Teleworking doesn’t help matters either. Working from home is often done in an uncomfortable environment, which causes a lot of back pain, especially in the trapezius, but also in the neck. »
More surprisingly, ” permanent junk food, excessive sugar also create problems, the body is congested with toxins that will try to enter the muscles, and the latter, to protect themselves, will contract and block, which creates a lot of tensions. This junk food will also create stomach aches and digestive problems. And since all the organs attach themselves to the spine, all of this tension will automatically reverberate through the spine. Here again, the osteopath comes to rebalance the body.
Osteopathy helps adults, but also children and babies. ” When the baby comes out of his mother’s womb, an osteopathy session will always relieve him »Explains the young woman. Birth is indeed a relatively violent passage for the baby and it is not uncommon that during his first weeks, he suffers from digestive problems. Osteopathy supports newborns towards well-being.
Older children encounter other problems. ” We can follow older children either because they often fall and therefore hurt themselves, but often, I am called by mothers when the children are very stressed, when they sleep badly, when they have anxiety attacks. Osteopathy relaxes and relaxes the body, so it helps children calm down for a while. »
In children and adolescents, a bad position of the feet – or the phenomenon of flat feet – will generate a bad posture of the body which will be badly balanced since it will be adapted to the position of the feet. The body will grow in a bad position. ” The follow-up of an osteopath is therefore very important for growth to take place in the best conditions, »Explains Constance Puccinelli. And to add ” we also follow pregnant women often for sciatica in pregnant women. We also work in the pelvis to prepare them for childbirth, so at the end of pregnancy and we also work on back pain »A frequent ailment in expectant mothers who, throughout the nine months of pregnancy, tend to change their posture due to the growing weight of their stomachs. And it is the lower back that clinks!
The difference between an osteopath and a physiotherapist? ” The physiotherapist intervenes at a time when it is necessary to re-educate while the osteopath rebalances the patients »Specifies Constance Puccinelli.
In osteopathy, we do a session, we wait a fortnight, we do a second to check how far the work has been, but it remains something ad hoc. Depending on the problem, a quarterly prevention session may be wise. Differently, the sessions at the physiotherapist are weekly, because it is necessary to re-educate a movement, often after an accident, an operation, a plaster … ” The osteopath accompanies the patient in his rehabilitation spontaneously. By our techniques, we rebalance the body while asking it to work alone behind, we guide it towards a self-healing process. Conversely, the physiotherapist will remind the body that it had the ability to make a precise movement before the trauma. »Emphasizes the French osteopath in New York.
A graduate of the Marseille School of Osteopathy, Constance Puccinelli practices in Midtown on 53rd Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
« I always wanted to work in the medical field, to help people. I was finally inspired by a friend of my father who was a rehabilitation doctor.n ”Constance Puccinelli concluded.
To contact Constance Puccinelli: [email protected]
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