Let’s understand what your body has learned to do.
You’re coming in because something hurts, feels restricted or keeps getting in the way of your life. You may already know the name of the condition. What you want to know is what happens when you stand and move—and whether there’s a useful way forward.
I’m Riccardo. I’ll listen to your history, watch how you stand and walk, and examine the movements that may matter to your concern. I see the body as adaptable: when one movement becomes difficult, we often find another way to manage. I want to understand what your body is doing now before we explore what else might be possible.
I’ll show you what I find and help you feel the movement we’re discussing. Your initial treatment is included, and we’ll check your response together. My experience helps me choose what to examine and try; your experience of the change helps us decide what’s useful.
Comprehensive Restoration Assessment · $330 · Initial treatment included
Is this why you’re here?
The same pain keeps returning, and you want to understand more than the sore spot.
Walking or movement feels restricted, even if you can’t quite describe what’s different.
An old injury still seems to affect what you do.
You’ve tried exercises or treatment but aren’t sure what they were meant to change.
You want to feel more confident doing something that matters to you—walking, training, working or simply getting through the day.
would like to learn how to help yourself with movement
You don’t have to work out which body part is responsible before you arrive. Tell me what you’re experiencing and what you’d like to do more comfortably.
How do I look at movement?
I begin with how you stand. Your body has already found a way to organise itself before you take a step: where your weight settles, how your feet meet the ground, and how the rest of you arranges itself above them.
Then I watch you walk. A step involves your ankles, knees, hips, pelvis, spine, ribcage and head. I look at which parts move, which appear difficult to access and which may be doing more of the work.
I examine relevant areas more closely, sometimes lying down and sometimes standing. I compare what I find with how joints ordinarily move and what walking asks of them. Then I help you see and feel the movement we’re exploring. An unexpected movement doesn’t automatically explain pain; it gives us a question worth testing alongside your symptoms, history and goals.
Why work with me?
I’ve spent more than 18 years learning from clients, studying movement and bringing together different ways of working with the body. My background includes acupuncture, hands-on treatment, walking mechanics, cranial therapy and strength work. I use that experience to decide what deserves a closer look and what might be useful to try.
I won’t ask you to pick a treatment technique and hope for the best. I’ll explain what I’m seeing, discuss what I suggest, begin treatment and check your response. You’re part of that process: I can guide you, but you’re the one who gets to feel the movement, learn it and make it your own.
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What would you like help with?
Foot or heel pain? Whether it’s your first steps in the morning, longer walks or a foot that feels stiff, explore foot pain, heel pain or plantar fasciitis.
Knee, hip or back concerns? If everyday movement, walking or training has become difficult, explore knee pain, back pain or the whole-body assessment.
Neck, jaw or head concerns? Explore neck pain, jaw and TMJ concerns or cranial and airway treatment.
Walking, posture or breathing concerns? Explore gait and walking, posture and movement, or airway assessment.
Looking for a particular treatment? You can also read about acupuncture, dry needling and Nasal Release Technique.
If you’re unsure which appointment fits, call or text me on 0432 785 135. You don’t need to choose a treatment from a menu and cross your fingers.
What happens at your first appointment?
We’ll talk about what brings you in and what you want to do more comfortably. I’ll look at how you stand and walk, examine the movements that seem relevant and show you what I find.
Your initial treatment is included. Afterward, we’ll check what changed, what didn’t and what you can feel or do. We’ll agree on a next step with a purpose—whether that’s something to practise, another area to explore or a change to review.
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A few practical questions
Do I need a referral?
No. You can book directly.
Do I need to know what treatment I want?
No. If recurring pain or movement is your main concern, the Comprehensive Restoration Assessment is the place to start. If you specifically want Acupuncture/dry needling , Cranial treatment or Nasal Release Technique, call or text me and I’ll help you choose the right appointment.
Where are you?
The Body Lab is at 21 Chisholm Street, Ainslie ACT 2602. Free parking is available in the driveway or on Campbell Street.
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Many people who come to see me have already tried physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage, exercise or other treatments. Some things may have helped, but the problem has returned or never quite made sense.
I’m not interested in dismissing what you’ve already done. I want to understand what helped, what didn’t and what we can learn from it. Where my approach may differ is that movement is fundamental to how I investigate the problem. I look at how you stand, walk and move as a whole, then use what I find to decide what might be worth exploring.
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If I look closely enough, I can find differences in everyone. One hip might rotate further, one foot might move differently or one side of the pelvis might behave differently. That doesn’t automatically mean something is wrong.
I combine what you’ve told me with what I see and what I find when I examine you. Then we can test whether changing a movement actually makes a difference. I’m not trying to correct everything that looks different; I’m trying to work out what, if anything, is relevant to you.
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There’s not much value in finding an interesting movement if we don’t do anything useful with the information.
What I find helps guide what we try. That might involve movement therapy, hands-on treatment, acupuncture, craniosacral therapy or exercise. Then we look again. Has the movement changed? Does something feel easier? Has it affected the problem you came in with?
That response helps us decide what makes sense next.
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It might not be. Pain is complicated, and I don’t assume every problem can be explained by the way someone moves.
Movement gives us one useful way of investigating what’s happening. If what I find doesn’t seem relevant, or your history suggests something needs further investigation, I’ll tell you. Sometimes the most useful conclusion is that we need to look elsewhere.
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We keep checking.
I’ll show you what I think is worth working on, we’ll try to change it and then reassess. Over time, the question isn’t simply whether I can make something move differently in the clinic. It’s whether you’re moving more easily, doing more of what matters to you and becoming less reliant on treatment.
Ready to understand where to begin?
Start with a Comprehensive Restoration Assessment It includes movement and walking assessment, an explanation you can use, your first treatment and an agreed plan for what comes next.