Locatelli Rao DPT

Locatelli Rao DPT The page for Dr. Locatelli Rao, PT, DPT, OCS, PRC Doctor of Physical Therapy. I treat complex conditions of the human movement system.

Feedback—Thank you to my most recent E&E attendees for taking the time to give back feedback on what they loved and what...
10/04/2025

Feedback
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Thank you to my most recent E&E attendees for taking the time to give back feedback on what they loved and what they hated about my course.

If you are on the fence, feel free to ask any and all questions regarding the course.

For the knee, it isn’t tibial rotation.For the ankle, it isn’t the talus.For the foot, it isn’t the navicular.
10/02/2025

For the knee, it isn’t tibial rotation.

For the ankle, it isn’t the talus.

For the foot, it isn’t the navicular.


Unforgettable!—I had such an incredible time WALKING and eating my way through New York for 3 days before teaching E&E!M...
09/29/2025

Unforgettable!
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I had such an incredible time WALKING and eating my way through New York for 3 days before teaching E&E!

My newest iteration was just a little smoother, a little more efficient, and a lot more effective at getting the points across to the many practitioners who travel from up and down the East Coast.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Virginia and North Carolina were all represented in Midtown today!

Thank you to Phil for being our incredible In-Class Case Study and sharing with us your super high IQ comments (“potential energy can now be kinetic energy” 🤓🧠).

Thank you to Michael for being our End of Day Case Study! (His testimonial is the 2nd slide.)

Thank you to for letting us use your beautiful space!

I really do hope that everyone who attended picked up all the nuance and context that makes this course, IMHO, so great.

Until next time!

See you there!Secure your spot via the link in my bio.
09/19/2025

See you there!

Secure your spot via the link in my bio.

International!—Yesterday I had the honor and privilege of sharing my E&E course with a contingent of Europeans on their ...
09/05/2025

International!
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Yesterday I had the honor and privilege of sharing my E&E course with a contingent of Europeans on their continent! 7 different countries were presented!

I loved sharing my collection of things that I found to be useful and practical as it to knees, ankles, feet and scars.

First off, thank you to for giving me the opportunity and helping to organize the event.

Thank you to .grunack for being an awesome “as we go” case study. It was fun watching you collect gains and wins with each module!

Thank you to for showing me around Berlin and being a great case study at the end of the day.

Thank you to for coming in from 🇮🇪sharing the powerful experiences you had from your lab partners. I really look forward to hearing about all the helping you’re going to help.

I will never forget the experience and I look forward to the next time I come out to Europe!

Truth
08/15/2025

Truth

Adaptable AF—If humans were completely screwed after their 1st ankle sprain, we wouldn’t have survived this long.The new...
08/15/2025

Adaptable AF
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If humans were completely screwed after their 1st ankle sprain, we wouldn’t have survived this long.

The new gait pattern you adopt immediately after spraining an ankle is 100% NOT the exact same gait pattern you HAD before the sprain.

For some people, the consequence isn’t felt or experienced until 10 years later. For others it’s 10 seconds later.

Don’t disregard your ankle sprains, whether you are a patient or a provider.

Tune Ups—I recently had the great and powerful and in for some tuning up.They made it a part of their vlog.Check it ou...
06/06/2025

Tune Ups
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I recently had the great and powerful and in for some tuning up.

They made it a part of their vlog.

Check it out!

Table of Contents—For those inquiring about how their precious 8 hours will be spent at an E&E Seminar, here is the Sche...
05/25/2025

Table of Contents
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For those inquiring about how their precious 8 hours will be spent at an E&E Seminar, here is the Schedule and the Objectives.

As of this posting, I am:

✅ 4 for 4 in delivering on these objectives and
😂 0 for 4 in finishing by 5 PM.

Looking forward to seeing you at a future seminar!

05/21/2025

Not AI
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These videos are not AI generated.

They are the Before and After of a real patient with a real problem that plagues too many real people out there.

This is a new patient, basketball player, in his mid 20s. 🏀

Restored ankle = he can aggressively attack the rim and truly plantar flex and jump off his L ankle.

Limited ankle = he adopts a new game or he has a permanent intermission (retires) from it.

Humans are faced with this decision every single day. It’s our job as competent professionals to help them back to the activity they love and let them walk away on THEIR terms.

This results are standard operating procedure from my E&E course.

Next in-person dates are:

September 5 (Berlin, Germany)
September 28 (New York City)
October 25 (Pasadena, CA)

Digital course is always available. Go to the link in my bio to learn more.

Traveling!—Fall 2025 schedule “definites” are up! I’m taking the show on the road to Berlin and New York this fall.Will...
05/19/2025

Traveling!
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Fall 2025 schedule “definites” are up!

I’m taking the show on the road to Berlin and New York this fall.

Will get an email blast out later this week, but the schedule is up and live now!

Thanks to all those who have expressed interest; I look forward to delivering the clinically-relevant material that is my life’s work.

May 17, 2025—Represented 6 months to the day since I added “teach a seminar” to my journey. It also had a lot of memora...
05/18/2025

May 17, 2025
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Represented 6 months to the day since I added “teach a seminar” to my journey. It also had a lot of memorable moments.

I had my first repeat course takers:
performance.systems attended the live course for the second time as he wanted to fine tune and dial in his manual skills. I’m pretty confident he manage an ankle better than 90% of the practitioners out there now.

took the digital course while in Australia 🇦🇺, but wanted to experience the hands on while in America.

graduated from PT school 1 week ago, and starts his post graduate work with my course. I am completely honored.

came in and leveled-up his game, as did - to have post-graduate trained clinicians in the room was quite the delight!

Emily from Denver, CO came in with her 20 years of experience and osteopathic exposure and asked some really great questions.

My dude came down looking for answers for his clients and I think he found some!
_jmorept from the crew came down and will immediately apply this to PM’s stack of NFL and NBA clients!

All in all, I had a lot of fun and we had a great case study at the end. It’s a lot of material for 8 hours but everyone did great and got a chance to level up their brains and hands in the interest of restoring knees, ankles and feet!

On to the next one!

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Pasadena, CA

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Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm

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+16263448571

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Who Am I? What Can I Do For You?

Hi, my name is Locatelli Rao and I’m a physical therapist and have been so since 2002. I specialize in the “complicated” cases that other providers have given up on.

My board certification is in Orthopedics but the reality is that just about everything is dictated by neurology.

I am also the owner of Pasadena Physical Therapy, PC, which is a niche-PT clinic focused on helping people realize their true movement potential.

Thanks for stopping by, take a look around, and don’t be afraid to reach out!