6th-10th July, 2026
Kineworks, Oude Vaartstraat 45, Turnhout, België
Manual Therapy for Voice, Swallowing and Oromyofunctional Disorders
Belgium
From 6th–10th July 2026, join Stephen and Caroline in Belgium for an immersive week of manual therapy education dedicated to voice, swallowing and oromyofunctional disorders. This course series invites you to move beyond purely mechanical models and explore a modern, relational and psychologically informed approach to hands-on practice.
Across five days, you’ll deepen your anatomical understanding of the head and neck, expand your therapeutic toolkit with techniques drawn from both contemporary and traditional frameworks, and learn how to work more fully with the person behind the symptoms. Each course stands alone, yet together they form a coherent, clinically rich pathway for practitioners seeking greater depth, nuance and confidence in their work.
Designed for clinicians working with voice, swallowing, TMJ-D, bruxism, trismus and dysphagia, this week blends evidence-informed anatomy, relational manual therapy, and ancient acupressure principles, all grounded in real-world clinical application.
Location:
Kineworks, Oude Vaartstraat 45, Turnhout, België
Timings:
9am – 3pm
Recomended Reading:
Relational Acupuncture for Voice Professionals, available here
The Handbook of Vocal Massage, avaliable here
Lunch is provided each day and is Vegan and Gluten Free.
Cancellation policy as per terms and conditions.
Day 1 and 2
A Modern Approach to Laryngeal Manual Therapy (6th and 7th July)
Two days of a modern, relational and psychologically minded approach to LMT. For too long has LMT been dominated by a purely mechanical model, a concept which is outdated and sorely in need of an update.
These two days are full of:
1- Learning about fascial anatomy in detail in the head and neck region
2- Exploring the relational matrix for manual therapy
3- new moves synthesised from outside the field of voice
€550
Day 3
Acupressure for Voice (8th July)
A condensed day of acupressure education including the masterpoints for voice and the points from the VOCAL protocol by Stephen and Caroline. This is for those who wish to think about their therapy from a more ancient, traditional Chinese perspective and expand their anatomy knowledge.
€300
Day 4 and 5
Manual Therapy for Oromyofunctional Disorders (9th and 10th July)
For those working with TMJ-D, Bruxism, Trismus and all types of Dysphagia, this relational approach to working in the oromyofunctional region has been taught now across Europe.
Over the two days you will be learning:
1- techniques to release the jaw
2- techniques to mobilise the tongue
3- the ‘OMFT’ framework for a relational approach to intraoral techniques
€550
Caroline Van Looy
Caroline is a respected Speech Therapist from Belgium, having graduated from the University of Louvain with a Master in Speech Therapy and Audiology in 1998.
For the past 25 years, she has specialised in treating people with Voice Problems and attended several postgraduate training programs in London, Europe and online. Caroline attended the postgraduate training program in Voice Problems from 2018-2019 at Thomas More, in Belgium. Her areas of expertise include manual therapy, osteopathic techniques, taping, cupping, dry needling and other therapeutic modalities to help people with vocal issues.
In addition to her impressive qualifications and continuing education, Caroline is a teacher of manual therapy, and is renowned for her commitment to the development of her colleagues and her warm, nurturing personality.
Stephen King
As a thought leader in the voice health sector, Stephen has been responsible for creating the Voice Care model in the UK, enabling greater access to private voice therapy services from a biopsychosocial perspective. As a Co – Founder of the not for profit Vocal Health Education, he has overseen the education of over 2,000 externally accredited Vocal Health First Aiders and several industry leading Voice Rehabilitation Specialists. As an author, Stephen has co-written Help! I’ve Got A Voice Problem, with further academic articles published in peer reviewed journals.
Within his role as a manual therapy educator, Stephen has delivered masterclasses and seminars across Europe, China and Japan, as well as having written and delivered the UK’s only intensive vocal massage training qualification. Stephen currently sits as the Director of London’s award winning, multidisciplinary Voice Care Centre, where he still occasionally gives treatments to people with voice problems seeking biopsychosocial management of their ongoing issues.