Qualified in Physiomassage Therapy, 2024 · I work in English, Portuguese and Spanish · The person at the door is always me.
Different from the stretching you already do
After a run or a session at the gym you pull your own leg, hold for a few seconds and let go. It works up to a point, but it depends on your strength and on how much discomfort you are willing to sit through, and the muscle tends to guard against the very effort you are making on it.
In therapeutic stretching the work is mine, not yours. I move the joint — hip, shoulder, spine — while you stay loose on the table. Without that guarding, we reach a range you would not get to on your own.
Who it is for
Anyone who sits all day tends to shorten the hips and the quads without noticing, right up to the day bending down to tie a shoe hurts. Guided stretching gives that range back gradually, session after session.
Hips locked from a day in a chair
A shoulder with reduced movement
Waking up and not being able to bend properly
Athletes stretching between two training sessions
The range does not come back in one session. It is weeks of regular work, not an afternoon — the same prevention thinking I use across all of my work: look after it before it hurts, not only once it has already locked.
How the session runs
I arrive with the table, you lie down, and I move each joint within what your body allows that day. It is not a contest about who stretches furthest. Therapeutic stretching and sports massage last 30 minutes and come as an add-on inside another session. The usual pairings are with a sports massage or a therapeutic massage, so tell me when you book.
Price
Therapeutic stretching, inside another session30 min · add-on
Travel is included in the price — the Uber is on me. The price is that of the session you choose. The full list is on the services and prices page.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What people ask before the stretching
Does therapeutic stretching hurt?
You feel the muscle lengthen, not a sharp pain. If a movement is too uncomfortable, say so and I adjust the range on the spot.
How many sessions before I feel a difference?
It depends on how limited the movement already is. The difference usually shows after a few sessions in a row, and the gain holds while the routine continues.
Do I have to be an athlete to book?
No. I work with people who stretch between two runs and with people who simply want to bend down again without the hip locking.
Can I combine it with a massage in the same visit?
You can, and that is how it is booked: it is a 30 minute add-on inside another session. The most common pairings are with sports massage or therapeutic massage.
Which areas of Rio do you cover?
Barra da Tijuca, Joá, Itanhangá, Freguesia, Recreio, Zona Sul, Centro, Tijuca, Grajaú and Maracanã. Outside those areas, ask anyway — it depends on the day.
