VISD Committee

Sandra Lois

D.O. MSc. P.T.

Sandra is a spanish osteopath specialized in the approach to the visceral system and in perinatal care of women.

Teacher and academic advisor in FBEO-EORA in Europe and Latin- America. Former president of the Spanish Register of Osteopaths (ROE) and current member of its board.

Her vision of the osteopathic approach emphasises the integration of all the body systems and a therapeutic approach of minimal and precise intervention on the elements responsible for the physiological adaptation of the patient.

She enjoys teamwork, interpersonal relationships and taking on new challenges both personally and professionally.

She and Sandra Rinne were the idea givers of the Virtual International Student Day.

Daniel Heed

D.O. BSc (Hons) Osteopathy, PGC (Clinical Anatomy)

Daniel has been practicing manual therapy since 1999 at his clinic in the center of Gothenburg, Sweden.

He has a great interest in leadership and organisation, a knowledge he has used in starting companies in the heath care business. He is the former principal of the Scandinavian School of Osteopathy (2015-2022) where he developed a new management system. He loves teaching, especially his favorite subjects embryology and clinical anatomy which he has taught at different schools for many years.

Since 2022 Daniel is in the management team of an IT company developing software for health care practitioners, but he still teaches and practices osteopathy. He is also the treasurer for the OsEAN. He practices Budo frequently and, if time allows, likes to contemplate under the stars.

Sandra Rinne

D.O. MSc

Sandra Rinne is a senior lecturer in Osteopathy at the School of Rehabilitation and Examination at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. She is head of the bachelor’s degree programme in Osteopathy, teaches and has the role of a clinic tutor in the programme. During the last years she has been involved in developing a new masters´ degree programme in Osteopathy at MUAS and has been active in a multi-disciplinary research project on the treatment of infantile colic.

Sandra is part of OsEAN since its founding and has always been very involved in the organisation. She and Sandra Lois were the idea givers of the Virtual International Student Day.