Francisca Maia, physiotherapist specialized in musculoskeletal, works at Filipe Cachopas Clinic in Quinta da Marinha, Cascais (Portugal), where she has been practicing for three years and has recently been incorporating NESA into her clinical practice.
She defines NESA as a differentiating complement for her intervention, using it both in isolation in specific pathologies — sleep disorders and stress — and as support in cases of chronic pain where conventional physiotherapy needs reinforcement. Her most representative case is a 40-year-old patient with lower back and neck pain of several years of evolution who was improving progressively with each session until finding herself significantly more comfortable.
She emphasizes that NESA is generating a differentiating effect in Portugal, where the device’s presence is still very limited. They already receive foreign patients who come specifically for having heard about the results obtained with NESA at the clinic, which makes it an international attraction pole. She especially values the results in short time periods and the possibility of exploring cases without previous evidence, becoming pioneers in new applications.
She has an optimistic vision about the future of physiotherapy in Portugal, considering it a profession in full evolution with increasingly greater social recognition.
