Women’s Osteopathy in Amsterdam
Welcome to our osteopathy practice based in Amsterdam. At Terra | Soma Osteopathie we offer expertise, personalized care in women’s health, alongside care for babies and adults.
When pelvic discomfort, recurring pain, or persistent physical tension begins to shape how you move, sit, sleep, or show up in daily life.
At Terra | Soma Osteopathie, treatment focuses on improving mobility and supporting hormonal and nervous system regulation — addressing physical patterns that may be maintaining discomfort over time.
Appointments are available in Amsterdam Noord and Amsterdam West.
No referral is required.
Specialized Osteopathy for Women’s Health
Support for pelvic, cycle-related and women-specific complaints
Women’s bodies move in cycles. Hormonal transitions, pregnancy, birth, and menopause require continuous adaptation. Often this unfolds quietly. Sometimes discomfort begins to return month after month — or gradually becomes something you plan your day around.
Osteopathy for women focuses on understanding what triggers the pain, reducing recurring tension, and thereby improving your health. The goal is steadier comfort, improved stability, and greater ease in daily life.
Osteopathy for women is a central focus within the practice.
Common concerns include:
• Pelvic and lower back pain
• Menstrual or cycle-related complaints
• Post-partum complaints
• Fatigue, tension and stress-related symptoms
• PCOS, endometriosis and adenomyosis-related complaints
Osteopathy for Babies in Amsterdam
Carefully adapted support from the earliest stage.
Birth and early development involve significant physical adaptation. Small areas of tension may influence how easily a baby settles, feeds, digests, or turns their head.
Treatment is calm, precise, and adapted to your baby’s developmental stage, with the aim of improving comfort and ease of movement.
Parents often seek support for:
• Excessive crying or restlessness
• Reflux or digestive discomfort
• Preferred head position
• Feeding difficulties
Osteopathy for Adults in Amsterdam
Expertise in support for acute, chronic and recurring complaints
Pain often develops gradually — through posture, repetitive strain, injury, stress, or surgery. Even after the initial cause has resolved, tension patterns may remain.
Osteopathy focuses on restoring mobility, reducing persistent strain, and supporting hormonal and nervous system regulation. The aim is steady improvement rather than temporary relief.
Adults commonly seek support for:
• Back or neck pain
• Headaches or jaw tension
• Digestive complaints
• Stress-related tension or fatigue
Specialized Osteopathy for Women’s Health - Explained
Osteopathy views the body as an interconnected system. When movement decreases in one area, other regions may compensate. Over time, this can contribute to chronic tension, reduced energy, or recurring pain.
The treatment focuses on releasing restrictions in the body, supporting the nervous system, and addressing physical patterns that may keep pain or other symptoms in place.
Personal Osteopathic Care
by Félicie Crijns
Félicie Crijns, D.O.-MRO, has an established practice in Amsterdam. Her work mainly focuses on women’s health, especially cyclical, pelvic, stress-related, and persistent complaints. In addition, she provides specialised care for babies and adults.
Her approach combines technical precision with attentive, individualised care. Collaboration with pelvic physiotherapists, orthomolecular practitioners, dieticians, and medical specialists is integrated when appropriate.
Practical Information
Consultations last 50 minutes.
Osteopathy is often reimbursed through supplementary insurance.
Terra | Soma Osteopathie is registered with the Dutch Register for Osteopathy (NRO).
No referral is required.