FEATURED PRACTITIONER OF THE MONTH:

Ange-Elie Ramariavelo, physiotherapist in London:

Ange is also a registered osteopath in France but still awaiting the certificate from the British Osteopathic Council.
He uses the same techniques as you will experience from an osteopath mixed with physiotherapy but he cannot yet call himself an osteopath in the UK.

His favourite conditions and methods of physiotherapy:

1- Neck/shoulders and low back/pelvis chronic pain
2- Massage induced muscle relaxation combined with specific and adapted home stretchings for areas of tightness
3- Post traumatic/surgery rehabilitation
4- Advanced spinal manipulations, Kinesiotaping and Dry needling

Ange-Elie is a therapist with 2 MA’s, one in Sports Sciences and the second in Physiotherapy and functional rehabilitation. He obtained both with honours, and has a strong knowledge in applied anatomy, biomechanics, physiology and nutrition. Sportsman since little, he tried himself many activities such as athletics, gymnastics, motocross, dance, yoga and Pilates. His main sport, though, is football, and he plays at a semi-professional level, understanding therefore the sportsworld and expectations as well as the setbacks/injuries through my own experienced eyes.

“I would say my approach starts with listening, whether it is verbal or non-verbal, the body itself gives a lot of information.
As a part5 of my observation, I will evaluate your posture, the relative position of the different segments of your spine while resting, standing and in movement and the function of your main area of concern.

While treating, I use and induce motion as a main tool to show the right healing direction to your body. This could be done through mobilizations, rehabilitation exercises, muscle release and stretches or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitations techniques. The aim will be to raise your body awareness, giving back to your body its proper postural harmony and function. Complementary techniques can involve kinesiotaping, myofascial work, trigger point techniques, positional release.

I know the body is organised in muscular chains, hence the root of your problem can be somewhere else than your main area of concern. Also, prevention and well-being is very important to me and I will gladly appreciate any discussion about meditation, breathing, training and least but not last stretching.”

Ange-Elie is registered as a physiotherapist with most major health insurances but not BUPA and AXA/PPP who in 2016/7 reduced benefits per physiotherapy treatment and not allowing their members to top up. This will only make it viable for desperate physiotherapy clinics in Central London to work with them.