Personal Biography

My name is Stefano Manassero. I have been a practicing therapist since 1989, in addition to my clinical experience, I have been part of the medical team at Bohemian Football club as their Senior Team Therapist for 8 great years. My background in the holistic field, bodybuilding and football made me who I am and because of my personal and professional success, I now convey this philosophy in my clinical practice. 

I have always had an interest in sport, fitness and health respectively, I played football at schoolboy and amateur level, winning numerous medals but injury to my back ended my football career prospects quite early. 

While I was in the army serving as instructor for the new recruits (I used to take out a platoon of 200 hundred men marching and exercising) I realized how much I enjoyed the physical activity and teaching so I started bodybuilding, first of all to improve my back condition then to improve my overall strength and within a year I was working as instructor.  

An interest in Nutrition followed mostly to improve performance and looks, but it wasn’t until I met my wife Adrienne that I started to look at nutrition as a way to avoid illness and injuries. She introduced me to the holistic way of life; diet, relaxation, massage… again I took a strong interest and within a short period of time I was training and working at the prestigious Holistic Healing Centre in Dublin for 10 years at massage, nutrition, yoga, reflexology and more.  

For 8 years I worked for Bohemians Football Club Senior Team as their Therapist, I introduced new criteria to the club, such as limited consumption of alcohol, carbo-loading leading to a game, banning tea at game intervals, increasing the players daily water intake and also something I strongly believe in, ‘proper stretching’’ and “weight training.

My role was performing first aid, sport massage, nutrition and fitness consultation, and contributed to 2 league titles, an FAI cup and some great results in the Champions league and UEFA competitions.   

My aim and focus is in injury prevention and improving players’ basic health to capitalise on their training and thereby improve their performance and recovery time. 

All of the above helped me to improve myself as a person, therapist and as an athlete. I’ve participated in various natural bodybuilding competitions (I rejected any attempt or proposition to take drugs as a way of life). I’ve always placed and I won a national title in 1994.

I believe my continuous education, keeping up with the most current theories and advances in modern healthcare are important, as my patients deserve the highest possible standards. 

Stefano Manassero

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