Jean-Pierre Meersseman Explained

Jean-Pierre Meersseman is a Belgian chiropractor and sports scientist. Besides Belgium, he has worked in Italy.[1] [2] [3] [4] He has been described as "something of a miracle worker in Italian football".[5]

Career

Jean-Pierre Meersseman graduated in Chiropractic in 1971 at the Palmer College of Chiropractic, Iowa (USA) and started practicing chiropractic in Italy since 1972, where he founded the Sanrocco chiropractic center and where in the 1980s he directed the "Villa Aprica" hospital in Como, later acquired by the San Donato group, and in 1990 he founded the JPM Chiropractic.[6]

Meersseman was considered to be a European pioneer of chiropractic during the 1980s and during the 1990s was asked to treat then Italian prime minister and Italian Serie A side Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi's backaches.[5] After that, he was hired by Milan through then CEO Adriano Galliani.[7]

In 2002, he founded and Adriano Galliani founded Milan Lab, the football science center of Italian Serie A side Milan.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] After working for Milan, Meersseman continued running his clinic in Como, Italy.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le dottore belge qui fait gagner l'AC Milan. dhnet.be.
  2. Web site: Minder geld, minder sterren, minder Milan. nieuwsblad.be.
  3. Web site: Belgian holds the key to Milan's success story. telegraph.co.uk (Archived).
  4. Web site: Meersseman: Mastermind or Snake Oil Salesman.
  5. Web site: Robben gets helping hand from Milan doctor. thetimes.co.uk (Archived).
  6. Web site: Jean-Pierre Meersseman, cinquanta anni di carriera per il padre nobile dei chiropratici italiani. pianetasaluteonline.com.
  7. Web site: Voetbal is te veel improvisatie. sportmagazine.knack.be (Archived).
  8. Web site: Milan lab man brings unorthodox science to Premier League. theguardian.com.
  9. Web site: Im Geheimlabor des Fußballs. spiegel.de.
  10. Web site: THE PIONEERING AC MILAN LAB THAT EXTENDED PLAYERS’ CAREERS. thesefootballtimes.co.
  11. Web site: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Milan Lab. bleacherreport.com.
  12. Web site: Milan Lab’s secret of youth. ft.com.
  13. Web site: Why middle-aged Messi and Modrić are still the world’s best. ft.com.
  14. Web site: Probably the Best Physio Ever: Jean-Pierre Meersseman.

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