{"id":633,"date":"2026-04-07T13:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drfeletto.com\/who-i-am\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:17:19","slug":"who-i-am","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drfeletto.com\/en\/who-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Who I Am"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I learned medicine by studying.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

I learned to heal by listening to what medicine did not explain.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

I am Dr. Ludovico Feletto. Specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

And for over 20 years I have been looking for causes where others stop at symptoms.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Who I am outside the clinic<\/h2>\n\t\t
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I live in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, just a few steps from the beach. I arrived there with my wife and three children, and what was supposed to be a change became home. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

I try to live what I recommend. Before I propose a lifestyle modification to a patient, I test it on myself-and if it has a positive impact on my family, I evaluate how to bring it into the practice. It is not a theoretical principle: it is the way I feel is honest to work. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

I keep fit with walking, swimming and outdoor sports. I practice tai chi - less than I would like. In Tenerife at least thirty minutes of sunshine a day is almost guaranteed, and I take it as a form of hygiene as much as brushing my teeth. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In my spare time I read-often books on muscle testing or quality of life, but also essays on what science has not yet fully understood: near death experiences, people with seemingly extraordinary abilities, out-of-the-ordinary lifestyles that have something to teach. I am convinced that our lives serve to grow - in material and spiritual knowledge. And that a doctor who is curious about all this is more helpful to his patients than one who stops at what he already knows. <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How I became the doctor I am today<\/h2>\n\t\t
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I graduated from medical school with 110\/70 cum laude in 2002. In 2007, I completed my specialist training in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, again with honors. I worked as a trauma surgeon for eight years - operating room, emergency, fractures, prosthetics. Rigorous training within a system that works. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Yet, over time, I began to notice something that bothered me. Patients with acute pain were responding well. But patients with chronic pain, those who came back after months or years with the same problem, I was losing them. Not because there was a lack of technical competence. Because there was something missing in the question we were asking. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We were asking: where does it hurt? What does the imaging show? But we were never asking: why is that structure not healing? What in the patient's overall system is preventing resolution? <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

I began to look for answers elsewhere. From 2003 to 2007, I attended the four-year Acupuncture and TCM course at the Matteo Ricci School in Bologna. Since 2003, I also began to study applied kinesiology. Since 2015 I have integrated neural therapy, functional regulatory medicine and nutraceuticals. Since 2020, I have also integrated elements of posturology and homeopathy. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In 2018 I founded Knowlative, the largest international database of muscle response tests - 6,000 topics, 24,000 connections, available in Italian, English and Spanish. I organized 6 international conferences, collaborating with professionals from Australia, Canada, USA and Europe. I have directly trained over 200 people including health professionals, wellness professionals and enthusiasts on the proper use of muscle response testing. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

All this has come together in what I call Systemic Orthopaedics: a clinical protocol that does not replace traditional orthopaedic diagnosis but extends it, looking for the cause of pain in the whole system.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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There is a case that I often tell<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Because it represents better than any theoretical explanation why I chose this path.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A patient in his early 60s comes to my office on the recommendation of a friend. His wife, who is a physician and knows me from my hospital days, had encouraged him to come. He has pain in his right shoulder that has been going on for a year. The diagnosis is clear: tendinitis of the supraspinatus, confirmed by MRI. He has already had cortisone infiltrations - almost no result. He has had physical therapy - partial and temporary improvement. The pain still wakes him up at night. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

He comes at the insistence of his wife, a doctor who has known me since our hospital years. He is skeptical \u2014 a traditional man, used to classical medicine, who comes only because his wife trusts my judgment despite my unconventional approaches. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Applying the systematic protocol, a metabolic pattern emerges compatible with a sensitivity to stimulants-a response of the autonomic nervous system that maintains a chronic level of muscle inflammation and functional overload on the shoulder, preventing the tendon from healing despite proper local treatments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

I ask him to eliminate coffee, cocoa, tea, alcohol, coke and dairy products for a month. And to supplement with high doses of B-complex. He looks at me as if I have said something absurd. I understand him completely. But he agrees. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Reassessment after one month: 90% of pain gone. Full motion recovered. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

He tells me that throughout the month his friends teased him at the bar because he did not drink with them. They told him that nutrition could have nothing to do with a shoulder. But he had done what I told him. And he was happy. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

This case is not exceptional. It is the kind of case I see frequently. People with correct diagnoses, correct treatments, and pain that doesn't go away. Because the cause is not where everyone was looking. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

That is why I developed Systemic Orthopedics. Not to replace orthopedic medicine-but to give it the global look that it often lacks. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The educational path that built Systemic Orthopedics.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Each new discipline came when what I knew at the time was not enough to answer a new clinical question.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t

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2007-Today<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Continuing Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Applied and specialized kinesiology, clinical nutrition (SIMF, NCA), neural therapy<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Title recognition in Spain<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Recognition of medical degree and specialization in Orthopedics in Spain. Registration with the Colegio de M\u00e9dicos of Tenerife No. 38.38.08256 <\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

IKC Accredited Instructor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

International Kinesiology College - Touch for Health Method<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2007-2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Trauma surgeon<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hospital activities - operating room, emergency, trauma<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2003-2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Italian Certificate of Acupuncture<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

4-year master's degree at Matteo Ricci School, Bologna - Certificate No. 2208<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2002-2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

University of Udine - 70\/70 with honors<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Professional Habilitation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Registration first with the OMCEO of Udine, then of Treviso where I am still registered with No. 05044<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2002<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Medical Degree<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

University of Udine - 110\/110 with honors - Erasmus UCL Brussels<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Where you can find me<\/h2>\n\t\t
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\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

San Fior (Treviso)<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Outpatient clinic Via Buse 1. Main practice since 2007. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t Book in Italy\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Puerto de la Cruz - Adeje - Arafo<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Three locations for residents, Italian expats and visitors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tDiscover the locations\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\ud83d\udcbb Online<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Anywhere in the world<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Full assessment via Zoom. Patients in Italy, Europe, and beyond. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t Book online\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How I think about medicine<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\"Chronic pain is not a fate. It's a signal that the system is trying to tell you something you haven't heard yet.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\"Modern medicine is extraordinary for emergencies. For chronic problems, it needs a broader look.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\"I don't treat diagnoses. I listen to the people behind them.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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