Manual Osteopathy

Staff Profiles

Claire Moscone

Claire Moscone has over 15 years of athletic experience. She is a fourth degree black belt and was ranked first in Canada for 10 years and was the World Champion in 2001. Currently, she is in her fourth year of Osteopathy and has completed a Specialized Honours BSc in Kinesiology as well as an Athletic Therapy Degree. Claire has extensive experience in the assessment, rehabilitation and prevention of numerous musculoskeletal injuries for athletes ranging from professional athletes, Toronto Aeros (a professional women's hockey team), to weekend warriors.

Angela Greco

BScPT, BA (PE), CATA

Angela Greco has 18 years of experience working in the field of sports injury rehabilitation and healing in Canada, USA and Europe. She graduated from University of Western Ontario’s Physical Education Program in 1984 specializing in Sports Injuries and Dance and from University of Toronto in 1987 with a B.Sc. in Physiotherapy. At U of T she was a lab instructor for Anatomy in the school of PHE. In 1989 she obtained her Certification in Sports Physiotherapy and in 1993 became a Certified Athletic Therapist in Canada. She has recently completed her training at the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto and is presently working on her research thesis to be presented in 2007. Angela is primarily treating clients with manual osteopathy at Pivot.

Angela began her work at Women’s College Hospital and the University of Toronto’s David L. MacIntosh Athletic Injuries clinic in the late 80’s where she did sports specific treatment and training with elite/Olympic level, intercollegiate and recreational athletes and was the team therapist for basketball, rugby, football, ice hockey and several other varsity sports.

She spent 3 years as a full time therapist with the National Ballet School of Canada and also instructed Anatomy for the Dance Teacher Trainer Program. After this time, Angela was selected to lead the European division, touring with Cirque du Soleil “Saltimbanco” production and head therapist in Florida with “La Nouba”. Angela spent 5 years with Cirque du Soleil and also worked on the North American tour of “Quidam” where she gained valuable experience working with acrobats, performing artists, singers, dancers and contortionists. She works well with artists with hypermobility syndromes. She has recently worked with the National Ballet Company of Canada. It is her passion to work with performing artists and dancers.

Angela has been a member of the Canadian Medical Team at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, 2001 and 2005 World University Games in Beijing and Turkey, 2001 and 2005 Maccabia Games in Israel, and Therapist traveling with the Canadian team at 1999 Four Continents Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship, 1989 and 1991 Ontario Rugby team to USA and the U.K and several Canada Games working with various sports. She has been highly involved covering international, national and provincial sports teams and events such as Figure Skating, Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics, Synchronized Swimming, Rugby, Swimming/Diving, Judo, Soccer and various other sports.

Angela served on the Ontario Sports Physiotherapy Executive for 3 years and is presently on the Board of Directors of Polarity Therapy in Ontario.

Angela integrates various skills in manual therapy and healing including her training in muscle energy techniques, zero balancing, cranio-sacral therapy, somato-emotional release, myofascial release, visceral manipulation, mechanical link, strain-counter-strain, mindfulness meditation, yoga, polarity therapy, sound healing, transpersonal psychotherapy, and intuitive healing. Angela has studied yoga for 10 years and was certified to teach yoga in 2000. She has also trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn and is certified to teach mindfulness meditation for stress reduction.

Angela has done extensive traveling around the world, training with various people in the healing professions and worked with many different cultures and integrates this knowledge into her practice in facilitating healing of the whole person with osteopathy, conscious awareness and integration of the mind-body-spirit connection to health for natural harmony and well being.