He exclaimed, “What heroes!” “Wow!” “We’re going to the World Cup!” and he was visibly moved by the success!
In a brief conversation afterward, Johan Allgulander explains that he splits his time between working as a “football naprapath” and a “regular naprapath” back at his clinicThe Backbonein Hudiksvall.
Johan signed his first contract with the national team in 1998 and has been the head naprapath ever since. In addition to himself, the team working closely with the squad includes a physiotherapist, a medical coordinator, a doctor, and a physiologist.
He explains that match day is actually the calmest day for him. The real work happens in the days leading up to the match, which can involve 10–12 hours a day at the treatment table performing manual therapy. These past few days, there was a match at Friends Arena on Friday, followed by rehab on Saturday, travel to Italy on Sunday, and a match in Milan on Monday in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 80,000 people. Afterward, he packed his suitcase and headed to the School of Naprapathy to teach fourth-year students. A bit worn out, but incredibly happy! But Johan is used to it; his work as a “football naprapath” typically involves between 60 and 100 travel days per year.
When asked why naprapaths have become so successful, both within the sports world and in other areas, he replies with his characteristic northern Swedish calm:
“Naprapaths are thorough and humble, which pays off in the long run.
We do a good job, which comes down to solid craftsmanship.”
When asked why the naprapathic profession is so stimulating, he answers:
“It’s an exciting and creative job if you’re curious about the human body, but you have to be enterprising if you want to get anywhere…”
And you certainly have to say that this particular naprapath is!
Hopefully, we will see Johan in the medical team surrounding the squad that takes on the World Cup arena in Russia this June.
We congratulate him on his success and wish him the best of luck in the upcoming matches!
PS Would you like to get in touch with Johan or other professional naprapaths? VisitAlumni & Friendson our website to read more about the forums available for qualified naprapaths.