LUCA BALESTRA CASE STUDY

Pain Free And Avoided Surgery

“Now I can front squat my original goal of body weight for reps to full depth without any pain whatsoever and I look forward to further progressing my squatting strength.

Most importantly now I have a better understanding of how to interpret any aches and pains that I may encounter in the process of training and I have the necessary tools to adjust my own training so that I can work around such problems.

Thanks to this I am much less fearful of hurting myself and much more confident in the strength and resilience of my hips and my body in general.” - Luca Balestra

Luca Balestra, freelance translator came to Strength Physiotherapy after being diagnosed with hip impingement and being told never to squat below parallel. He was even offered surgery, which he declined. After 5 months of working together he’s now able to front squat more than his bodyweight for reps to full depth with no pain at all. He also knows how to manage his own training when aches and pains arise.