Physiotherapy, Movement, and Chronic Pain: My Personalized Approach

I graduated in Physiotherapy in 2018 from Ludes University of Lugano. After graduation, I pursued continuous professional development, deepening my knowledge of manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, and the management of sports patients, supporting them from acute trauma to returning to the field and improving performance.

Alongside the sports field, I developed a strong interest in chronic pain, a cross-cutting issue that affects numerous musculoskeletal conditions. In these cases, I believe that the physiotherapist can play a key role in helping people manage pain and improve their lifestyle. This is an area I have already explored and one that I intend to study further through targeted training courses.

Movement as therapy

Coming from the world of sports, I hold a clear conviction: movement is a powerful therapeutic tool. In my clinical practice, every exercise is carefully tailored to the individual in front of me, to ensure concrete and lasting results, both in prevention and rehabilitation.

How I work: listening, assessment, and collaboration

My approach always begins with a thorough anamnesis: I take the time to listen to the person, to understand what the problem is, how it manifests, and how it limits their daily life or sporting activities.

This is followed by a functional assessment phase, including orthopedic, neurological, strength, and joint mobility tests, to identify the tissues involved and design an effective treatment plan.

Constant dialogue with the patient is an integral part of my method. Each session is also based on the feedback received: from there, we build the following treatments together, always updating and dynamically adapting the intervention.

Bio-psycho-social approach

My vision of physiotherapy is holistic and integrated: I do not limit myself to assessing the state of biological tissues, but also consider how pain or dysfunction affects the person’s life and their relationship with the surrounding environment. This means actively involving the patient in the care process, working together to find strategies to manage the problem not only during the session, but throughout the days, weeks, and months.