Dr. Valerio Sarmati
MSc, PT, Specialized in Neurocognitive Rehabilitation and Researcher
Born in Rome on September 8, 1980, Dr. Valerio Sarmati has always dedicated his career to understanding and treating neurological complexity. A direct student of Prof. Carlo Perfetti, creator of Neurocognitive Theory (also known as the Perfetti Method), he developed a deep conviction: quality rehabilitation should be accessible to everyone, everywhere.
This conviction became a clear mission: to dedicate his entire career to democratizing the neurocognitive approach to rehabilitation, allowing anyone in the world to recover after a stroke directly at home. The goal is to overcome economic and geographical barriers, offering a recovery pathway that actively involves patients, professionals, and families, always placing the person and their potential at the center.
Main Approach and Initiatives
Stroke Therapy Revolution
It offers a personalized post-stroke rehabilitation pathway at home, based on the neurocognitive approach (Perfetti Method). Our model integrates the work of professionals with the active contribution of family members, who are guided and trained to support the patient. The program is delivered through a remote therapeutic control system and includes emotional support, individual sessions and online workshops, video tutorials for home exercises, and continuous monitoring by the team.
Neurocognitive Academy
It shares the same mission as Stroke Therapy Revolution, but with the specific goal of enabling physiotherapists all over the world to specialize in the neurocognitive approach to rehabilitation through online training programs. The academy aims to raise the standard of rehabilitation practice globally by providing professionals with the most advanced tools and knowledge to face the challenges of neurorehabilitation.
Other Relevant Experience
UNIVERSITY LECTURER
Master’s Program in Neurological Rehabilitation (Neurocognitive Rehabilitation)
La Sapienza University, Rome
05/2020 – 2024
UNIVERSITY LECTURER
Physiotherapy Degree Program (Neurotraumatological Rehabilitation)
La Sapienza University, Rome
01/2011 – PRESENT
Centro Fisioterapia Roma SRL
Founder and CTO
01/2007 – PRESENT
A reference point for high-quality physiotherapy and rehabilitation in Rome, with a focus on innovative methodologies.
Gruppo Ictus Emiplegia Onlus
President
Rome, Italy
01/2014 – 12/2020
Non-profit association dedicated to supporting patients and families affected by stroke and hemiplegia.
Academic Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2009
DEGREE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
2003
Scientific Publications and Editorial Contributions
Validation of the Malta Gait Scale: A Time-Efficient Tool for Poststroke Assessment
Sarmati V, et al. Stroke Res Treat. 2025. DOI: 10.1155/srat/8849857. PMID: 40182650.
The Patient as a Person: An Integrated and Systemic Approach to Patient and Disease (New Paradigms in Healthcare)
Contribution to the writing of a chapter in this academic book on person-centered medicine, addressing the doctor-patient relationship through a multidisciplinary approach.
Springer editor. 2023. ISBN-13: 978-3031238512.
InteraMente: Discovering the Brain in Post-Stroke Recovery
Stroke Therapy Revolution editor. 2021. ISBN-13: 979-8693635715.
NEUROCOGNITIVE REHABILITATION “blue, depth, neuropathic pain”
2006
REHABILITATION AND CULTURE “the knot under the skin” medical anthropology in rehabilitation
2005
REHABILITATION SCIENCE “traveling with doubt in your pocket”
2004
Conference, Educational, and Outreach Activities
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION
Dr. Sarmati actively participates in organizing and speaking at numerous conferences, seminars, and university courses. These events, focused on neurocognitive rehabilitation and applied neurosciences, take place both nationally (Italy) and internationally, with a significant presence in Latin and Central America. This constant educational activity reflects his commitment to spreading the most up-to-date knowledge and to raising professional standards in the field of neurorehabilitation worldwide.
4th Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Congress (Caltanissetta, 2023)
Trainer in Continuing Education Courses for Physiotherapists
- 2006: Teaching assistant, training course at FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI ONLUS Milan: “Basic Course in Cognitive Therapeutic Exercise”.
- 2007: Scientific director and lecturer, “Study Day: the Right Hemiparetic and Apraxic Patient” (7 ECM) at Centro Fisioterapia Roma SRL.
- 2016: Lecturer, course “Neurocognitive Rehabilitation and Telerehabilitation” (13 ECM) FONDAZIONE PAOLO VI°.
- 2017: Lecturer, internal training course at FONDAZIONE DON GNOCCHI ONLUS “Centro Gala” in Basilicata. Neurocognitive Rehabilitation with the hemiplegic patient (52 ECM).
Speaker at Conferences in International University Institutions
Numerous keynote lectures, teleconferences, and introductory classes on neurocognitive rehabilitation of the adult hemiplegic patient and post-stroke recovery delivered at prestigious university institutions in:
- Colombia: Institución Universitaria “Escuela Colombiana de la Rehabilitación”, Institución Universitaria “Escuela Nacional del Deporte”, “Universidad del Rosario”, Universidad de Santander, “Fundación Universitaria María Cano”.
- Costa Rica: UCIMED University of Medical Sciences.
- Ecuador: University of the Americas.
- Venezuela: “University of Carabobo”.
- Mexico: Autonomous University of Carmen.
Speaker at International Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Conferences
- 2004: Speaker at the international congress “Living knowledge… and then” at the youth center theater in Santorso (Vicenza).
- 2005: Speaker at the “Second Italian-Japanese study days” at the Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Study Center “Villa Miari” Santorso (Vicenza).
- 2006: Speaker at the rehabilitation studies congress “The Metaphors of Pain” in Pietrasanta (Lucca).
- 2006: Speaker at the international congress “Body, Language and Communication in the rehabilitative therapeutic system” at the youth center theater in Santorso (Vicenza).
- 2007: Teaching assistant at the “2nd Italian-German study seminar” at the Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Study Center “Villa Miari” Santorso (Vicenza).
- 2007: Speaker at the international congress “The knot under the skin: pain and neurocognitive rehabilitation” at the youth center theater in Santorso (Vicenza).