Michael Cohrt
I was born in 1958. I am married to Signe Pedersen and we have four adult children and one foster child, as well as 11 grandchildren. We have always been a close family and they have always supported me in my dream of becoming better at the work I do, even when it has meant that I have had to be absent for periods when I have completed courses and training.
I have worked as a therapist for 30 years, first as a physiotherapist and kinesiologist and then as an osteopath in Norway and Belgium. I had a clinic in Nykøbing Sjælland from 1985 to 1998, and since 1998 I have worked in my home near Lumsås.
Manual therapist
When you’ve been doing the same thing for so many years, it gives you pause for thought. What is it that has made it possible to continue to think it’s the best job in the world?
I’ve always worked a little differently than a regular physiotherapist. When I was in training, I took courses in kinesiology, connective tissue massage, courses in homeopathy and focusing techniques. So I was ready to work as a manual therapist when I started as a physiotherapist in Nykøbing Sjælland in 1985. This was quickly supplemented with a 200-hour training in kinesiology with an English kinesiologist, Christoffer Smith ICAK regi (International Academy of Applied Kinesiology).
In addition, I have taken the osteopathy program at IAO (International Academy of Osteopathy).
I have also completed the osteopathy program at the International Academy of Osteopathy (IAO).
Reflection has shown that it is not osteopathy that is the key technique in my work, but the overview and the precise diagnosis that we can make with the help of kinesiology. It provides the extra overview and professional energy that allows us to work creatively and with great professional joy. It provides the overview that is necessary in my clinic.
Through a close collaboration with the association for information about pelvic dysfunction, which was brand new 30 years ago, we got pelvic dysfunction and pelvic problems taken seriously for the first time. I had some amazing tools to treat pelvic problems.
Through my collaboration with physiotherapist and kinesiologist Vibeke Rasmussen in Jyderup, I also quickly focused on treating children with learning disabilities, attention disorders and psychological difficulties. In addition to all the regular patients you have in a physiotherapy clinic, but who got better and more precise help from what I learned from her.
Three years ago, I got in touch with a fantastic therapist I had met a number of years ago on a course in Belgium. He is one of the best therapists I have ever met and I was already interested in his professional basis, integrative manual therapy (IMT). Unfortunately, there was no opportunity to train in this in Europe at the time and my interest was shelved for a while. When I reconnected with Jonathan 3 years ago, he had developed a course in IMT that he offered in Spain. Jonathan offered to set it up here in Denmark and we have been a small group of therapists who have followed his course over the last few years. IMT has given me great professional joy, new challenges and really developed my treatment techniques.
All this is my (our) professional base, which has given me almost 40 good years as a therapist.
Courses and training
- 1981: Started at the Physiotherapy School in Copenhagen.
- 1983: Course in classical German connective tissue massage, ad modem Lippe. Course in reflexology, started a series of courses in kinesiology with Vibeke Rasmussen in Jyderup.
- 1984: Working in her spare time with physiotherapist and kinesiologist Vibeke Rasmussen
- 1985: Licensed as a physiotherapist. Courses in focusing techniques (psychotherapy). Completed courses in kinesiology with Vibeke Rasmussen. Started own clinic in Nykøbing Sj.
- 1986: Courses in allergy/homeopathy by homeopath Per Boesen.
- 1990: Course in craniosacral therapy with Stanley Rosenberg.
- 1994: 100-hour basic course in applied kinesiology at ICAK (International college of applied kinesiology)
- 1995: Additional 100 hour course in AK.
- 1996: Training in osteopathy at the International Academy of Osteopathy in Belgium (www.IAO.be)The training includes 1400 hours.
- 1999: Worked as a manual therapist.
- 2021-2023: Course in IMT by Jonathan Ahladas
I’ve been working for the last couple of years to develop all these programs into a system that I call systemic manual therapy. This is what Anne and Sandra were trained in by me before they started, so they can combine their physiotherapy and osteopathic training. They are also trained in functional kinesiology and craniosacral therapy, as well as my form of child therapy.
Anne Hertzum
Authorized Osteopath (MSc, M.D.O.)
Licensed Physiotherapist BSc.
I am a trained Osteopath from The International Academy of Osteopathy (2021) and BSc in Physiotherapy from UCS in Roskilde (2015).
I treat with a holistic approach, where I work to find the “stone in the shoe” in relation to your symptoms. I therefore always prioritize the importance of a thorough medical history and examination so that the treatment is as effective as possible in relation to your problem.
I have worked at the clinic since 2014. Initially as a physiotherapist, where I worked with manual treatment and examination, individual training, team training, and training of newly operated patients at a private hospital.
I’ve worked here at the clinic since 2018, when Michael hired me and took me under his wing. I started out by following Michael one day a week for several months. This repeated the teaching from school, but also gave me new knowledge and taught me new treatment methods, including kinesiology, but also methods for treating babies and children.
I have continuously taken courses to supplement my education, including cranio sacral tea therapy, OMFT and treatment of babies and children.
I live in Copenhagen Vestegn, am married and have two little girls aged 4 & 1
Gaya Klein
My name is Iris Gaya Klein.
I am a physiotherapist, educated at Absalon University College. I’ve known Michael since I was a baby, and he’s the one who sparked my interest in the profession.
Since what we learn at the physiotherapy program cannot be compared to everything Michael does, I have always wanted to be trained by Michael. Michael started teaching me a couple of years ago and for the past year I have followed Michael intensively all the days I was not at the program. I have therefore received a very thorough training in the techniques Michael uses and the way he treats and looks at the body. I have also followed the courses in IMT, integrative manual therapy and now use this and my knowledge from Michael as my primary treatment technique. I want to continuously expand my toolbox, to seek new knowledge and new skills so I can help as many people as possible.
Nynne Cohrt is our secretary. She’s the one you’ll meet in the office and on the phone. Ivan the white German Shepherd often stops by and is happy to play if there are any children who want to play with him.
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