My approach

When a patient comes to the practice with a problem such as back pain, I always start by going through the history of the pain. I then assess movement, mobility and strength, to understand the problem better and form a working hypothesis.

The session continues with manual therapy techniques, together with simple, targeted exercises. When it helps, I also consider shockwave therapy or other instrumental treatments.

Before we say goodbye, I always give a few guidelines for the next days and we agree on the next steps together. At the following appointment we check the progress and adapt the plan to how the patient is responding to treatment.