Read the testimony of Stéphane Vouillot, MKDE, osteopath, mental coach and Allyane practitioner in Strasbourg. He discusses the contribution of the method in his treatment of motor inhibitions and how he has integrated it into his daily practice.
Why did you decide to train in the Allyane method?
I discovered Allyane through a patient I had treated after a serious motorcycle accident involving his shoulder, who then went to Lyon.
One day he sent me a photo of his shoulder, almost fully recovered, even though our treatment had been nearly unsuccessful. So I contacted him to find out what he had done, and he explained that he had undergone an Allyane session.
So I attended a session with him. I was impressed by Allyane's approach and technique, so I went on to train to become a practitioner.
What contribution has the method made to the care of your patients?
This method provides a different approach to patient monitoring. Indeed, previously we didn't necessarily look for this notion of motor inhibition in shoulder pathologies; we tried to recover range of motion and strength.
Allyane makes it possible to break out of a therapeutic impasse.
How have you integrated the Allyane method into your daily practice?
I dedicated time to Allyane and developed a local network with key influencers.
Currently I have 3 slots dedicated to Allyane per week.
I also have a genuine partnership with theshoulder institute in Strasbourg : I help them out of therapeutic dead ends with post-surgical or non-surgical patients who had no solution and find one through Allyane.
Word of mouth is now being felt by patients and I have some doctors who have tested the method who are starting to send me patients.
For which indications do you observe the most results?
Motor inhibition is necessary; this is both a benefit and a limitation of the method. Indeed, a well-established diagnosis of motor inhibition is essential for referring patients.
It is therefore necessary to have with prescribers either the quality of assessment which allows to identify motor inhibitions, or what I propose: to do a session beforehand in my office during which I do an assessment to see if Allyane is indicated or not.
I treat mostly shoulders due to my partnership with the Shoulder Institute in Strasbourg. We have over 90% success rates when the indication for motor inhibition is properly established, regardless of the joint. For the most part, I treat shoulders, knees, lower limbs, and some cases of lower back pain. I'm also starting to see neurological patients. A patient network is beginning to develop through word of mouth.
Would you recommend that your colleagues get training? Why?
Absolutely. This way out of the impasse I'm talking about is extraordinary. When you see the patients' reactions after an Allyane session, you realize that we have a medical role, but also a social or medico-social one. Indeed, particularly in the context of upper limb pathologies, some patients lose their professional activity. With Allyane, they can perhaps get back on the path they were on before the accident, and for me, that's extraordinary.