Gio Figueroa, PT, DPT, OCS

Giovanni Figueroa attended University of Sacred Heart in Santurce Puerto Rico where he earned his bachelors degree in Exercise Science. He then attended the University of Puerto Rico

Medical Science Campus where he received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy. He has been mentored by and worked alongside some of the leading physical therapist in Puerto Rico which

have worked with multiple Puerto Rican Olympic sports teams and athletes.

Giovanni’s clinical interests within the field of physical therapy include orthopedic and sport rehabilitation, post-operative rehabilitation, spine disorders, and concussion and vestibular

rehabilitation. He is a lifelong athlete, specifically training and competing in combat sports most of his life and recently earning his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt under Lucas “The Hulk” Barbosa.

His experience, training and own history with sport injures have given him a special interest in serving that community.

He favors active listening and orients his interventions according to the patient’s specific goals, be it living without pain, returning to sport, or achieving a health/fitness-oriented goal. He is

also a strong advocate of the principle that physical exercise is often the best medicine. He considers the physiotherapist’s role as that of a guide to a patient involved in his own well-being. Hence, his treatments encourage the empowerment and self-efficacy of his patients. To that end, he favors a therapeutic style that prioritizes patient education and active forms of treatment such as gradual exposure to activity and active manual therapy. If appropriate, he

completes his interventions with passive treatments like classical manual therapy.

In his free time, Giovanni enjoys training and competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, pursuing his fitness goals like a 500lb deadlift, and exploring the Great Outdoors!