About the Team
Creating healthy lifestyles!
Senior
Physiotherapist &
Osteopath
Daniel graduated in 2012 with a degree in Physiotherapy from the Tor Vergata University in Rome. Having worked both in the hospital and multi-disciplinary clinic environments, Daniel has experience in providing evidence-based rehabilitation for a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions (from neurological and orthopaedics to classic neck and back pain).
While in Rome, Daniel has gained experience working as a sports physiotherapist for APD Olympia, a fifth-tier football team.
After moving to the United Kingdom, Daniel graduated in 2018 with a first-class honours Master degree in Osteopathy at the European School of Osteopathy (ESO) in Maidstone and continues to add to his knowledge through Continuing Professional Development including kinesiology and Sports Taping, western medical acupuncture and global postural re-education with Professor Philippe E. Souchard.
Currently, Daniel is working in three different clinics in Kent (Maidstone, Ashford and Folkestone) and a Clinical Neurology teacher for the International Department of the ESO.
Outside of work, Daniel is a husband and a busy father of two boys. He keeps himself active with callisthenics, rock climbing, swimming and weight lifting.
Senior
Physiotherapist & Manual Therapist
Rocco is a Senior Physiotherapist who graduated at the University of Bari (Italy) in 2013 and who has been living and working in the UK since 2015. He is very passionate about his job and he is committed to give the very best service to his patients.
His work experience ranges from working in private clinics and hospital environments as well as professional football club. Rocco worked as a sport physiotherapist (both in Italy and in England) for US Catanzaro in League 1 and Millwall Football club in Championship. He is currently working as a Physiotherapist in the NHS and privately with ViVa Health Clinic (Folkestone/Ashford).
He is constantly enriching his experience by attending professional development courses in England and abroad to continuously improve his hands-on treatment techniques. He attended several professional courses such as a “Spine and peripheral Manipulation Course”. This technique applied to stiff spinal or peripheral joints it is the same that often is used by osteopaths and chiropractors.
Thanks to his experience he is well prepared in treating anything that walks through the door using a variety of evidence-based treatment techniques such as deep soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation and exercise therapy. His work philosophy and holistic ethos are of not just treating the symptom but identifying and fixing the source of the pain.
Outside work Rocco enjoys travelling and keep himself active by Football, running and swimming.
Sport Massage Therapist
Stewart graduated in 2023 with a degree in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation from the University of Kent, Canterbury.
Stewart has gained experience in sports and deep tissue massage across a range of clients since 2021 and can provide a range of massage techniques including myofascial (trigger point) release, neuromuscular techniques, and soft tissue release, alongside joint mobilisation techniques to reduce tension and increase mobility.
He has also gained experience in a sports environment, currently working with New Ash Green RFC as the club’s sports therapist. This involves not only massage, but also injury assessment, rehabilitation from soft tissue injuries, strapping and kinesiology taping, and pitch-side trauma management during games. Stewart has completed the RFU concussion training.
Stewart completed a foundation qualification in acupuncture and dry needling in Oct 2023 with Breeze Academy and is listed on their qualified practitioners register. He is also a member of the STA and completes CPD to keep his knowledge up to date.
His degree and acupuncture qualification means he can provide multi-disciplined assessments and treatments to achieve the best outcomes for clients with soft tissue injuries, pain or stiffness, and he enjoys being able to keep people pain free and doing what they love.
Outside of work, Stewart keeps active by playing cricket and rugby, weightlifting, as well as being a qualified SCUBA diver.
Sport Massage Therapist
Sport Massage Therapist
Lucia graduated from the University of Kent with a BSc in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. She is accredited by BASRaT and is working towards a level 4 PT qualification.
She brings skills in sports, deep tissue and remedial massage, as well as trigger point therapy, passive stretching and exercise rehabilitation.
Lucia has worked with football teams, personal training gyms, clinics and individuals with disabilities such as Parkinson’s.
She believes that functional wellness and fitness is just as important as building muscular strength and massage therapy is one of many key components towards a pain free life.
Check Out All Type of Treatments
Our clinic in Ashford and Folkestone offers different treatments such as Nutrition, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy and Sport Injury, Dry Needling and Acupuncture and Massage Therapy.
- Osteopathy
- Physiotherapy and Sport Injury
- Dry Needling and Acupuncture
- Massage Therapy
01303 257801
07418 610061
ViVa Health Clinic Ashford
INSIDE Regus,
Panorama, Park St,
Ashford
Kent, TN24 8DF
01303 257801
07418 610061
ViVa Health Clinic Folkestone
Within Dynamix Leisure Gym
(First floor).
Firs Lane, Cheriton
Kent, CT19 4QF
