Massage & Clinical Pilates in Coquitlam
Movement & Massage
One-on-one massage appointments with clinical pilates or therapeutic exercise baked in.
For a workout you can write off—or a massage that does even more for your body!
Clinical Pilates and Therapeutic Exercise Paired With Massage
WELCOME TO THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Movement & Massage appointments are like typical massage therapy appointments—just kicked off with a little clinical exercise.
You pick the type, amount, and intensity of movement you want to do, and we guide you through it. Then, we finish with a massage to help you recover.
Sounds pretty dreamy, right? (It’s no wonder these appointments are popular!)
Learn To Move With Ease—And Without Pain!
THE BENEFITS OF CLINICAL PILATES & THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE:
Help you move and workout without flaring up injuries
Improve body awareness and control
Strengthen your mind-body connection after surgery or postpartum
Help you play with kids and grandkids without pain
Make cleaning, chores, and life a little easier
Let you sleep and work pain-free
Strengthen your pelvic floor and core muscles
Make injury rehabilitation more engaging
Improve your posture and core control
Improve your athletic and sports performance
Improve the mobility of certain joints
What To Expect During Your
Massage & Movement Appointment
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
Book Your Session
Choose from either clinical Pilates or therapeutic exercise.
Dress To Move
Come to your appointment ready to move and (and maybe even sweat).
Share Your Goals
Want better posture? To move without pain? A 1:1 Pilates tutorial? We’ve got you!
Move Your Body
How long you exercise and how hard you want to work are totally up to you.
Get A Massage
Finish your appointment with massage therapy to help you relax and recover.
Follow Up
Keep it going by booking again, moving at home, or drop in for Pilates at Capria!
Clinical Pilates vs. Therapeutic Exercise
Both are good for you. Let’s figure out which one is right for you.
Clinical Pilates
By focusing on form and small, controlled movements, Pilates can help improve your posture, strength, and mobility.
Clinical Pilates is done under the supervision of a trained clinician, and it often uses specialized equipment, like our Pilates reformer. We start by assessing you, then show you what to do, and provide one-on-one guidance and feedback throughout your appointment.
Pilates is perfect for you if you want to improve your body awareness and control, athletic performance, or your posture, strength, and alignment overall. It can also be beneficial while rehabilitating an injury or working on re-training the core muscles postpartum!
Therapeutic Exercise
Therapeutic exercise involves supervised and guided strength training and stretching, and takes place in our clinic gym. The goal is to help you move easier while improving your functional mobility!
By utilizing gym equipment under one-on-one supervision, therapeutic exercise helps you work toward goals like retraining your posture and strengthening your muscles without any undue pain.
It’s perfect for you if you want to learn to exercise in ways that don’t hurt—or, if you want to improve your posture and overall fitness without flaring up any existing injuries
Your Workout. Your Massage. Your Choice.
THE MASSAGE-TO-EXERCISE RATIO IS UP TO YOU
Whether you come in tired, sore, or super motivated, we’ll make sure you get exactly what your body needs that day.
Only have the capacity for 15 minutes of exercise? That’s okay! Want a 45-minute clinical movement session that wraps with a massage? Great! The choice is yours, and you don’t have to decide until your appointment starts.
What To Expect Your First Workout
Booking your first appointment can be intimidating. Here’s what we want you to know:
OUR SPACE IS SANITIZED AND WAITING
Our space hits that perfect balance of clean and comforting. We keep it hypoallergenic and sanitized so nothing interferes with your workout, and you feel ready to challenge yourself from the moment you walk through the door.
We set the ropes for you
Prior to your arrival, our staff will help you set the bar for your personal fit. They will adjust the ropes so that you only need to focus on the movements involved in your workout and nothing more. We’ll leave you a sweat towel so that you can dab the sweat off your forehead and carry on with your day.
This is a judgment-free zone
This is your workout! Your comfort is #1. Please do not apologize for getting stinky, showing up sweaty, crying during your session, or wearing sweats to your appointment.
HERE FOR YOU—AS A WHOLE DANG PERSON
Don’t Just Be Seen By Your Therapist. Be Heard, Too.
We already know muscles, bones, and tissues. What we want to learn about is you. We’ll listen and ask the right questions so we understand what’s happening in your body and your life. Then, help you move, function, and feel better.
Meet the Team
Your Massage Therapists
Jak McIntosh, RMT
(he/they)
Therapeutic Exercise
Tasso (Anastasos) Koutsopodiotis, RMT
(he/him)
Therepeutic Exercise
Loi Esengi, RMT
(she/her)
Therepeutic Exercise
Richelle Seki, RMT
(she/her)
Clinical pilates
What You Can Expect From Us
From your first massage therapy session on, we’ll always:
- Check-in with how you’re feeling
- Assess and reassess any aches, complaints, or injuries you have
- Communicate everything we’re doing and ask for your feedback
- Ask for consent before placing our hands on your body, both before the treatment and before touching potentially sensitive areas
- Offer suggestions for maintenance exercises and mental health strategies
- Listen to your needs and support you thoroughly
Therapeutic Exercise & Pilates FAQs
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A: Think of Clinical Pilates as a fresh take on classical Pilates, which has been around since the 1920s. When rehabilitation-focused clinicians saw the clinical potential hidden in Pilates, they added in their understanding of anatomy, physiology, injury, and rehabilitation, and intentionally chose the exercises best suited to helping bodies heal. And alas, Clinical Pilates was born!
Clinical Pilates is always done under the watchful eye of a trained clinician. It’s usually done one-on-one or in small groups. And it sometimes uses specialized equipment. So where regular Pilates can help with strengthening, mobility, and alignment in general, Clinical Pilates can take it further—helping you increase ranges of motion in certain joints, reduce pain, and even rehabilitate some injuries.
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A: Clinical Pilates is super approachable and accessible. It uses slow, low-impact movement—no jumping or thrusting or quick movements that irk old injuries (or sometimes lead to new ones). So as a result, it’s good for most people!
People who want to move better, improve their posture, reduce aches and pains, and have better control over their body during movement love it. But so do athletes who want to maximize their performance by using “new” muscles and moving in ways they don’t usually move.
If you think you’d like Pilates, chances are you will! And if you’re not sure, get in touch with us, and we’ll help you decide.
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A: Yes. We can help you modify your movements to accommodate your pregnancy right up until your due date.
As long as you feel comfortable with both exercise and massage treatment and don’t have signs or symptoms of a high-risk pregnancy, or if you do have signs and symptoms of a high-risk pregnancy but have been cleared for RMT by your doctor.
Read more on our pregnancy massage page.
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A: Yes and yes! We currently bill directly to Pacific Blue Cross, Canada Life, Sunlife, Desjardins, Manulife, Industrial Alliance, and ICBC.
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A: Our schedule is open 3 months ahead to enable you to book the necessary recurring appointments. If there are no appointments available at the time of looking, add yourself to the waitlist and you'll hear from us in an email.
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