Chiropractor, strength and conditioning coach. Certified in exercise physiology, sports science and nutrition. With his holistic approach, Roland Claes puts the overall health of his patients at the heart of his priorities. With over 30 years of experience in the fields of sports and health, he creates a personalized treatment and rehabilitation for each of his patients.
He accompanies those who practice sports at an amateur or professional (elite) level. Focusing on prevention and care, he works with children, adolescents and adults alike. He is an empathic expert to those who are injured and those who pursue a specific objective wishing to improve their physical condition for sports, and for daily life.
His specialty is strengthening the posterior chains and back biomechanics, the basis of all rehabilitation.
Care, Support, Transmission:
A Calling From Father to Son
In the Claes family, caring and transmitting constitute a vocation passed on from father to son. Roland was mentored by his father, chiropractor Willy Claes, renowned olympic weightlifting athlete, and followed his footsteps, taking on his profession with the same rigorous precision and deep listening skills. These are the qualities Roland learned, cultivated, refined and passed on to his two sons, Tristan and Florian, who decided to also become coaches and to open new paths in their turn.
An international career in constant evolution
Roland Claes studied at the Life University in Marietta, Georgia (USA), where he obtained the title of Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.). He then continued his training with world-renowned experts such as Prof. Stuart Mc Gill and obtained the Mc Gill Clinician & Coach Certification (3 levels). He also graduated from the DNS Prague School of Rehabilitation (Level A) of Prof. Pavel Kolar. He regularly attends seminars with highly renowned international coaches and therapists in order to apply the teachings received on his patients.
He represents Belgium within the FICS (Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport, based in Lausanne, Switzerland).
Like his training, his career has taken him to the international sports scene. He has shaped the careers of many renowned world, European and national champions, both in Belgium and internationally, in the professional worlds of football (soccer), tennis, athletics, triathlon, cycling, motor racing, and combat sports (Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, MMA, judo, etc.). He has been a high-level athlete himself and maintains his fitness level every week by practicing strength and conditioning training.