Giancarlo Russo is an Italian physiotherapist renowned for his expertise in paediatric neurorehabilitation, spinal disorders, and sports injury, with specialisation in Prague School manual medicine, Vojta Reflex Locomotion, and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation (DNS). He is among the first physiotherapists globally to integrate clinical hypnosis into rehabilitation training.

He trained extensively at the Italian Vojta Institute—one of the principal centres for Prof Václav Vojta’s reflex locomotion method—alongside collaborations with German Vojta experts. A long-standing mentee of Prof Karel Lewit, Russo applies Prague School functional manual approaches across diverse clinical settings. His experience includes work with elite athletes, including national-level judo and professional football players in Italy and England.

With over two decades of practice in clinical hypnosis, he is certified in both the UK and US, and has introduced hypnotic techniques into stroke and neurological rehabilitation. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and teaches non-verbal communication, body–mind therapy, and hypnosis in physiotherapy.

Through his unique integration of Vojta therapy, DNS, and hypnosis, Giancarlo Russo stands as a pioneering figure in comprehensive neurorehabilitation—bridging manual, neurological, and psychological methods for profound therapeutic outcomes.