Osteopathy is a manual therapy which applies knowledge of medical and musculoskeletal applications to help diagnose the root cause of pain and treating it accordingly through using natural therapies.
Massage is treatment involving the manipulation of soft tissue to benefit either for a person engaged in regular physical activity or for a sedentary person who needs to improve their daily life. Soft tissue is connective tissue that has not hardened into bone and cartilage; it includes skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia.
Ideal postures are those assumed to perform an activity in the most efficient manner utilising the least amount of energy. Sadly this doesn't often happen in daily life or during sport activity. This is why it is extremely important to take care of your posture.
Posture can be effectively improved, but only through the movement. This is the natural consequences after the initial physical assessment/treatment for a long time benefits. This approach gives to the patients the ability to control their movement, both in the every day activities and the movements required for their favorite physical activity.
I consider Luca my sport therapist of choice. He is a very pragmatic and knowledgeable therapist. I usually see him for general sport massage. However in two particular cases he managed to fix my bad left shoulder and correct a pelvis rotation I suffered from. We also had a session for a full posture assessment which was very helpful to understand possible risks while performing sportive activities. He is always available to give tips and advice regarding training and injury prevention. I would highly recommend him if you are one of the many who is constantly stopped by injuries and would like to get back full time on your favourite sport, or if you need a good sport massage in order to have a little boost on your recovery and performance.
I would most certainly recommend Luca for sports massage. Luca has been able to pin point the source of any injuries such that they clear up within one or two weeks. A posture assessment also helps to identify any imbalances which may make certain injuries or muscle tightness more likely. I would not use any therapist other than Luca. Because of his ability to identify problems quickly, I have been able to continue training at my normal level.
For 10 years I had constant lower back and hamstring issues which no one could help with until I saw Luca. For the first time, I felt relief after a decade of seeing other osteopaths, massage therapists and physios. He is the only person I found to combine the best of clinical osteopathy, the soft tissue work with sports massage and the deeper work with craniosacral work. It is the full package. He brings the best of all worlds together.
