Thirty years. Three Olympics.
The same hands.
Sports physiotherapist and massage therapist. At my practice in Giżycko I see patients after injuries and with chronic pain. National-team athletes come to me too. Everyone gets the same: history, examination, plan.
In sport and rehabilitation since 1993 (from my sports academy studies).
Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010.
Biathlon and ice hockey. Whole seasons on the road.
Viktar Krukouski · Giżycko
I started in the mid-nineties, in a rehab room that didn't have ultrasound yet. There were hands, a table and a patient with an injury. Thirty years on, I still think that's enough, as long as you understand what's going on in an athlete's body at the end of a long race.
I worked at three Olympic Games and more than a dozen World and European Championships. In biathlon the body has to work as precisely after shooting as before it; in hockey, recovery happens in the breaks between periods. I spent whole seasons on the road, walked athletes to the start line, and spent evenings in hotel rooms with tape and massage oil.
In Giżycko I run a practice for athletes and for people who want to keep moving without pain well into old age. Every visit starts with a conversation and an examination. A treatment plan has to be simple to explain. If I can't describe it in a few sentences, I need to think it through some more.
I work with my hands. The rest comes down to time and the patient's consistency.
Diploma in nursing. Foundations of anatomy, physiology and clinical care.
Major: physical rehabilitation. Graduated with distinction (1997).
Patient rehabilitation. My first years of clinical work.
Work with athletes and sports diagnostics. My start in elite sport.
Seven seasons with the national squad. Olympic Games: Salt Lake City 2002 and Turin 2006.
OG 2002 · 2006Own practice: individual patients, athletes and people recovering from injury.
Twelve seasons with the hockey squad. Olympic Games: Vancouver 2010.
OG 2010Practice in Minsk: individual patients, athletes and people recovering from injury.
My practice in Giżycko: athletes, patients after injury or surgery, people with chronic pain.
Every treatment is planned individually, so the areas below are only a rough outline. What we actually do is decided after taking your history and examining you.
Strains, sprains, overload injuries and injuries from sudden explosive movements such as sprinting or jumping. I take patients from the acute phase all the way back to full sport, working with the strength and conditioning coach and the treating physician. Moving on to the next stage depends on functional test results. Being pain-free isn't enough on its own.
Pre-event, between-event and recovery massage differ in purpose and pace. I use classic techniques learned over years with national teams and adjust them to what the body needs on the day.
Sports massage — details and pricesKnee (ACL, meniscus), hip, shoulder, Achilles tendon. I guide the whole rehabilitation after surgery: scar and swelling work, regaining range of motion and control, and finally a return to full load. I set the pace by how the tissue is healing.
Post-surgery rehabilitation — detailsNothing big changes in the last microcycle before a race; the aim is stability. I look after muscle tone and recovery from hard sessions so the athlete arrives on race day rested and calm.
There are no quick fixes here. First I look for what keeps the problem going. Then I choose loads the body already tolerates and increase them gradually. I spend a lot of time making sure the patient understands what we're doing and why.
Back pain — details and pricesIt takes 60 minutes. We start with a conversation and examination and finish with a treatment plan and the first treatment.
If you have imaging results (ultrasound, MRI, X-ray) or hospital discharge papers, bring them along.
Comfortable, movement-friendly. There's a changing space in the practice.
I came with a specific problem; he went through my test results and examined me thoroughly. (…) I got an answer to the question I came with, and recommendations.
The massage was carried out exceptionally professionally — with full sensitivity, the right amount of pressure and an individual approach to my needs.
Reliable, a full hour devoted 100% to the patient. Extensive theoretical and practical knowledge.
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The first visit is always a consultation with an examination. The quickest way to reach me is by phone or Booksy. I see patients from Giżycko and nearby towns: Wydminy, Ryn, Miłki, Węgorzewo, Kętrzyn and other towns.
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