Zain (Zulqarnain) Ashraf

Senior Physiotherapist

Zain is the Senior Physiotherapist at Hito Holistic Health. He is a dedicated, helpful and responsive professional with a boundless desire for serving people.

Expertise

Manual Therapy including Mulligan’s techniques. Pelvic floor Exercises, Pilates Rehab, Graston Technique (scraping muscles and soft tissues to create a fascial release and remove tightness and restrictions). Experienced in electrotherapy and modern technologies.

Practice in dry needling, acupuncture and taping. Outpatients with Ortho, Neuro, Sports or pelvic conditions. Acute care. Chronic pain management. TMJ, Vestibular rehab, neck and lower back, Headaches and migraines and much more.

Qualifications and professional membership

Doctor of Physical Therapy (University of Sargodha – Pakistan)
Member of the HCPC since 2022.
Member of the CSP since 2022.
Member of the American Heart Association since 2018.

Background and previous job/roles/experiences

MSK physiotherapist at 1Physio UK since 2022.
Consultant Physiotherapist at Shafi Memorial Hospital (2018-2022).

Q&A

Some interesting insights from Zain

The last course you attended and how you put it into practice

Acupuncture & Dry needling. Since I joined Hito Holistic Health, I had the opportunity to apply multiple needling techniques with great results on many conditions.

The most challenging client's conditions you have treated

Neurological conditions are always challenging to manage. I’ve had practice in stroke rehab which is slow and requires a lot of patience to obtain results. Recently, at Hito, I’ve had similar experience with some neurological case and overall, with many vestibular patients where I had the opportunity to combine both neuro and vestibular skills together with great results.

What are your next professional and personal goals

To be a five-star health provider.

Have enough time to self-evaluate and incorporate feedback.

What is your best professional achievement

I’ve completed my Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree, practiced for 4 years privately. I’ve worked with referrals for the past 2 years. I’ve treated thousands of patients in almost 8 years of professional career.

What is your best personal life achievement

I’ve been a honest man.

Your best advices

“Silence! Listen more and speak less”.

What's your dream

One day to be living on a farm.

Hobbies

Gym training.

Favourite food, holiday destination, song, quote

I like hunting in the wild as type of holiday when back home, therefore I like to eat the hunted preys. I also wrote songs and poems about it so my favourite song is my song “Hunting in the wild”.

My favourite quote is “I chose to love you in silence, for silence there is no rejection” by Rumi.

Testimonials

What They Say.

Jun Rose Giralt

The Physio I met was incredibly helpful. Alessio made sure I was aware of the techniques he was performing to help with my shoulder and hip problems. I felt much better with just one session compared to other physio sessions I had without him digging or doing a lot of deep tissue massages. I would truly recommend him. Thanks for your help

Leah hausman

Hito Physio is run by two beautiful people. The treatments have so far been extremely beneficial. I came with a bad case of vertigo, always leave feeling thoroughly relaxed and clearheaded. The condition, although still hanging around, has lessened. Great follow up care as well.

Lewis Tait

I have had a problem with my calves for years, Alessio has fixed this for me by doing specialized massages and showing me excellent stretches and exercises to do. I will be playing football again in a few weeks after not being able to for years. He is very knowledgeable and a nice guy too, I highly recommend.

Richa Sikka

One of the best experiences i’ve had. Alessio is so good with his job. Very professional and calm. He is patient and spends time in diagnosis that enables in a very effective treatment. I will highly recommend Hito physiotherapy, great expertise and a wonderful team. Like

Joe

I had a great first treatment at Hito this week. Communication was great beforehand and the treatment itself was excellent. Alessio did an amazing job identifying the problems I had immediately and helping to relieve the pain that I’d been experiencing. I’ll definitely be going back!

Luisa Lazzaro

I saw Alessio for I was having issues with my feet and I felt better after the sessions with him . I appreciated Alessio’s knowledge of pressure points, the practice of which eased the tension I was experiencing in my feet. Alessio was also very attuned to listening and offering advice and support referencing different movement disciplines and healing methods.

Maureen Dennie

Alessio Barone is excellent at his craft he uses various techniques for my condition. The studios ambience is warm and very welcoming with soothing colours, it makes such a difference to the experience. My condition is improving all the time thanks to Hito Physiotherapy. I recommend everyone arrange a visit it will improve your wellbeing.

Rika Niekzad

Alessio is one of the best physiotherapist I have ever met. He takes pride in his work and always puts his patients first. Not many therapists take a holistic approach to managing pain. The techniques that he applies have cured my neck pain and foot tingling. His sessions feel like going to a wellness retreat.

Daniele Delicati

Alessio is a very experienced and person-centred physio who always goes the extra mile to help others! His holistic approach enables him to fully support people in their recovery from an injury. He has got many clinical skills and can use a wide range of treatment options and he is also very approachable and personable. Truly recommended!

Carolina Barrera

Excellent physio, very professional and thorough. Alessio has helped me a lot with my dizziness and neck problem, still work in progress but I feel very relaxed after every session and a lot more steady on my feet. Very friendly and calming atmosphere, absolutely recommend it.

Maria Fernanda Callejon Ferrer

Great service. Alessio is very thorough with his explanations and makes sure to alleviate pain/discomfort while also teaching the patient how to improve in the future. His treatments are very efficient. I already saw an improvement after just one session. Highly recommended.

Tom Rose

Alessio has helped me overcome injury and stay fit and healthy whilst training for a number of endurance events including the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge and the Marathon Des Sables. He is the best in the business and would not look anywhere else for a physio – absolutely brilliant. Thanks Alessio!