Your first visit
What to expect, what to wear, and how to get the most out of it.
First time? You're in the majority — most clients come in with no prior experience of manual therapy. Everything below is to make you feel prepared, not to sell you anything.
No referral needed. No insurance paperwork.
You stay in control of the pressure the entire session.
Same price, first visit or tenth.
If I can't help, I'll tell you — and point you to who can.
Before the session
Preparation
- Booking
- WhatsApp +359 87 726 6647 with a short description of what hurts. We reply the same day. Walk-ins are welcome — but with a booking there is always a slot.
- What to wear
- Comfortable clothes you do not mind changing out of. We work in underwear or shorts and a tank top — the parts not being worked on are covered with a towel.
- What to tell us
- Where it hurts. How long. What makes it worse. If you have recent injuries, surgeries or medical diagnoses — share them. That shapes the approach.
- Food and water
- Do not come on an empty stomach, but do not come straight from a heavy meal either. A light snack 1–2 hours before is ideal. Hydrate well the day before.
- Payment
- Cash only — €40. Receipt on request.
During the session
The 60 minutes
The first 5 minutes we talk — what hurts, what you have tried, what you expect. Not a formal intake — just enough to understand what we are working today.
Then you start the protocol. I will talk through it — telling you what I am doing, why, and checking in on the pressure. The scale is 1–10. We work around 6–7: you feel it, but you are not gritting your teeth.
The tension that comes out can surprise you — especially if you did not know some of the muscles were tight. That is normal. Trigger points often "speak" in areas different from where they live.
At the end — stretching I will teach you, and cryotherapy. You leave with a feeling of being lighter, and a few stretches to continue on your own.
After the session
Home care
- First 24 hours
- Drink a lot of water — the muscles will want to clear metabolic waste. Gentle movement (walking, stretching) helps. Skip intense training that evening.
- 24–48 hours
- You may feel "worked" — like after a good training session. Normal, and it passes. A warm bath or shower often helps.
- If there is extra soreness
- Cold compress for 10 minutes, several times a day. Not common — but it happens, especially with people who have years of stored tension.
- The stretches
- Do them every day until the next session. 5–10 minutes. This is the difference between one-time relief and lasting change.
- Next session
- For a chronic issue — 7–14 days out. For sports recovery — depends on your training schedule. We will talk about the right cadence at the end of the session.