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Jean Lichtle, physiotherapist and instructor at Physio Learning

Physio Learning instructor

Jean Lichtlephysiotherapist, hand and splinting

A physiotherapist in private practice since 2019 at the Clinique de la main, in Paris, specialising in the rehabilitation and splinting of the hand and wrist. He teaches in six training institutes, supervises dissertations and presents his work at the congress of the Société française de rééducation de la main.

  • Paris (75)
  • In private practice since 2019
  • 6 training institutes
  • Member of the GEMMSOR
  • DIU in splinting under way

Jean Lichtle's career

A private practice attached to a specialist clinic, and a teaching commitment that has run alongside it from day one: Jean Lichtle practises and passes on at the same time, in initial training as much as in continuing education.

  1. Since 2019 · Clinical

    Physiotherapist in private practice and placement supervisor, Clinique de la main

    Managing complex conditions of the hand and wrist, in Paris.

  2. Since 2019 · Academic teaching

    Lecturer in physiotherapy training institutes

    Institut universitaire de kinésithérapie de Fontainebleau, ADERF, EFOM, institut Guinot de Villejuif, IFMK de Nevers, IFMK Saint-Michel.

  3. Since 2019 · Learned society

    Member of the Société française de rééducation de la main

    The GEMMSOR, at whose annual congress he has presented work since 2021.

  4. Since 2020 · Teaching

    Continuing education instructor and masterclass creator

    Continuing education courses for physiotherapists, online masterclasses, and the supervision and examining of dissertations.

  5. 2021 to 2024 · Specialisation

    Advanced training in hand therapy

    Rehabilitation and simple splinting of the wrist and hand at the Académie de la thérapie de la main, advanced training at the ONREK, then the treatment of wrist conditions in Biarritz.

  6. 2023 to 2025 · University

    Inter-university diploma in rehabilitation and splinting in hand surgery

    Université Grenoble Alpes.

Congresses, teaching and work

  • SFRM-GEMMSOR annual congress 2021: splinting for camptodactyly, team experience and evidence from the literature.

  • SFRM-GEMMSOR annual congress 2022: the physiotherapist's role after pollicisation in thumb hypoplasia.

  • SFRM-GEMMSOR annual congress 2023: clinical reasoning and the measurement properties of orthopaedic hand tests, in the radial quadrant.

  • Dissertation supervisor and examiner since 2020, in physiotherapy training institutes.

Their course at Physio Learning

What participants say

  • Great course, Jean is incredibly clear. The workshops on assistive devices are excellent.
    Julie D.Physiotherapist
  • Making orthoses and choosing the right splint hold no more mysteries for me.
    Marc L.Physio in private practice
  • The structured assessment let me triage my patients with confidence. No more doubts about hand red flags.
    Thomas R.State-qualified physiotherapist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jean Lichtle?

Jean Lichtle has been a physiotherapist in private practice since 2019 at the Clinique de la main, in Paris. Specialising in the rehabilitation and splinting of the hand and wrist, he is a member of the GEMMSOR, teaches in six training institutes and is completing an inter-university diploma in rehabilitation and splinting in hand surgery.

Which course does he teach at Physio Learning?

He teaches Hand rehabilitation and splinting — level 2, on-site. The programme, the duration and the price are set out on its course page.

Do you need to have taken a level 1 to enrol?

The prerequisites are given on the course page. Our upper-limb courses, from level 1 to advanced training, are gathered on the hand, elbow and shoulder page.

What do his congress presentations cover?

Splinting and clinical reasoning in hand rehabilitation: camptodactyly in 2021, pollicisation in thumb hypoplasia in 2022, and the measurement properties of orthopaedic tests of the radial quadrant in 2023.