After almost 30 years of knee and back problems, I have now been free of complaints for over a year.

After several herniated discs and knee operations I lived for years with serious limitations in my daily functioning. My knee could barely bend or straighten normally.

On 4 March 2025 I met Jenneke at a market where I had a stall as an entrepreneur. At that moment I never thought this conversation would set so much in motion.

For almost thirty years I had lived with persistent pain in my left leg. The pain came and went, sometimes nagging, sometimes burning and sometimes sharp and stabbing. In the past I had several herniated discs and operations on my left knee, after which I never fully recovered.

Ordinary daily activities cost me a lot of effort. Working was hard, because the pain was constantly present: at work, on the road and also when I got home. Running had not been an option for years.

In the last four years other complaints were added. I regularly suffered from a dry mouth and had to go to the toilet often. Eventually it turned out to be early-stage diabetes. In my work as a market trader this too began to affect my daily functioning more and more.

Before that time I had already been to several therapists. I often had the feeling that mainly the pain and the complaints were treated, without really looking at the cause of the problem.

During our conversation Jenneke told me that after her own health problems she had started to look at complaints in a different way. Honestly, I was quite sceptical. But at the same time I thought: if I could bend and straighten my knee better again, and stand, sit and walk with less pain, that would already be a huge gain. Maybe I could even do more sport again.

For every appointment I drove ninety kilometres there and ninety kilometres back to Arnhem, where Jenneke has her practice.

In the first weeks I was given an explanation of recovery, load versus capacity, and she let me experience ways to support my body better. The goal was to support my self-healing capacity again, so that I could build up my capacity step by step.

In the first weeks I noticed all kinds of changes in my body. Honestly, I had not expected that.

After six or seven weeks I already noticed a clear difference. I could sit in the car for two hours at a stretch without pain. But perhaps even better: I could get out without pain. For years I had only been able to dream of that.

Towards the end of the treatment programme I could even jog again for almost two minutes. For the first time in a long while I felt my muscles tire from exertion, instead of every movement hurting immediately. After eight weeks I could cycle again with normal bending and straightening of my knee, without any problems.

In total I had twelve treatments. And I have now been free of complaints for over a year.

Looking back, I am mainly glad that I put my doubts aside and gave it a chance.

— Marcel

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