Health and stress questionnaires
Sleep, digestion, energy, stress and habits. They help me understand what cannot be seen in the physical assessment.
The method
How I find the origin of your pain.
Before deciding on the treatment, I need to understand what is going on with you. That is what the assessment is for.
How I think about the body
I look at the body as a whole.
When someone comes in with back pain, I do not assume right away that the problem is in the back. I ask why, and then why again, until I understand what is behind it. Chronic pain is like an onion: it has several layers, and treatments often stop at the first ones.
I assess posture and movement, but also breathing, sleep, digestion and stress level. If one of these areas is not well, the body responds less well to training and to hands-on work.
Then I work in the order that makes the most sense, starting with what is influencing your pain the most.
The 5 domains
The five areas I assess
They are in order of influence. The domains above have more influence on the ones below than the other way round.
The root · where it comes from
The symptom · where it hurts
Domain 1
Mind and Emotions
Stress, anxiety, worries or a hard loss. What goes on in the head changes breathing, posture, sleep and the way you feel pain. That is why it is the first domain I assess.
- Easily irritated
- Sleeping badly from worry
- Mental tiredness
Tap each domain to see the explanation.
The 2-hour assessment
What I assess
It is two hours, with time for everything. I only make a plan after assessing.
Posture and alignment
How you are aligned standing, how the body compensates and where the overload is.
Movement and function
How you bend, turn, squat and breathe. Where mobility is missing and where there is weakness.
Muscle length and tension
Which muscles are shortened, which are weak and how that affects posture.
The 5 domains
Everything I assessed, organised by the 5 domains, to know where to start.
Written plan
Your main problem, the priorities in order and what we will do in the first month.
Book the assessment · 90€
Included in the programme The Root of Pain. If you join within 14 days, it is deducted.
The 3 phases
How the programme works
The The Root of Pain programme follows this order in the first three months. You pay month by month and can stop whenever you want.
- 01
Month 1
Identify
The 2-hour assessment and the first sessions. We find what is feeding the pain and set your priorities.
- 02
Month 2
Restore
Hands-on work, rehabilitation exercises and breathing to give the body back the function it lost.
- 03
Month 3
Optimise
Habits, sleep, food and training so the body responds better to your day to day and, over time, you stop needing me.
New · online self-assessment
Understand where your pain comes from, at home, for 29€.
The health questionnaire I use with my clients, answered at home. You receive a PDF report with the body systems under most load, what that may mean and how they influence each other. The 29€ stay as credit on the 90€ full assessment.
Ruben RochaSelf-assessment report
The systems under most load
- Adrenalhigh
- Gastric functionhigh
- Liver and gallbladderhigh
- Blood sugarhigh
- Muscles and nerveshigh
Example with made-up data · 6-page PDF
Questions
Questions about the method
Because the place where it hurts is often not where the problem started. Treating only the symptom may relieve for a few days, but the pain tends to come back. I look for the origin so the result lasts longer.
I look at five domains, in order of influence. I assess posture, breathing, sleep and recovery, digestion and organ function, and mental and emotional state, and start with what is influencing your pain most.
Two hours with health and stress questionnaires, a full postural and functional assessment and an analysis of the five domains. At the end you know what your main problem is and you take a written plan with your priorities.
It depends on the origin and duration of the symptoms, on your routines and on how the body responds. Many people feel relief in the first session. To resolve the cause, I recommend The Root of Pain programme, with monthly follow-up.
No. You can book a therapeutic massage directly and leave it there. The method is for those who want to get to the root of the problem.
Book your assessment.
If you prefer to start with a massage, you can. If you have questions, talk to me on WhatsApp.
Talk on WhatsApp · +351 930 400 196- Where
- R. João Caeiro 1L, Loja 10
2830-222 Barreiro, Portugal
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