Cátia Ramos Massoterapeuta

22/07/2026

Uma visão sobre a Dor Crónica🌸➡️ segundo uma meta-análise de diferentes estudos.

Artigo completo: Mills SEE, Nicolson KP, Smith BH. Chronic pain: a review of its epidemiology and associated factors in population-based studies. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Aug;123(2):e273-e283. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.03.023. Epub 2019 May 10. PMID: 31079836; PMCID: PMC6676152.
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Chronic Pain according to a meta-analysis study. 🌸➡️

1️⃣Chronic Pain:
* It is common and complex
* It usually results from an illness or injury
* It is a condition in itself
* It is long-lasting

What factors can influence it? ➡️⬇️

2️⃣A study-analysis combined data from different studies and found that chronic pain was higher in:

* Older people
* Women
* People in more disadvantaged socioeconomic situations
* Unemployed individuals or workers in physically demanding jobs
* Smokers
* Alcohol consumers
* Sedentary individuals
* People with sleep disorders
* People with a history of trauma, abuse, or violence

3️⃣Alcohol and Chronic Pain
Some factors are the Cause, others the Effect.
For example:
Alcohol has analgesic effects and can therefore be used by some people with chronic pain as a form of relief. This creates a complex problem because withdrawal can increase pain sensitivity, leading to a need for higher doses of other painkillers. There is evidence that neurochemical dysregulation involved in chronic pain may also be present in Alcohol Use Disorders.

Other factors:
4️⃣Mental Health
Depression, anxiety, and negative beliefs about pain can amplify the experience of chronic pain or worsen it.

5️⃣Surgery
About 80% of people who have surgery experience post-operative pain, of which 10% develop chronic pain.

6️⃣Sunlight Exposure
-Cold climates and limited sunlight duration are associated with chronic pain;
-Low vitamin D levels can cause anatomical, endocrine, neurological, and immunological changes that may perpetuate chronic pain.

7️⃣Nutrition
-In a study, Omega-3 supplementation showed improvements in inflammatory pain;
-Garlic helped overweight women reduce pain caused by knee osteoarthritis;
-Despite other studies, results are insufficient to draw conclusions.

28/06/2026

Even helemaal iets anders bij Sapvasten in de Algarve

🌿 Geen mildvasten. Geen sapvasten. Geen afbouw of opbouw. Geen weegschaal…

Maar wél alle tijd om op te laden.

Van 5 t/m 12 oktober organiseren we een heerlijke Yoga & Vegetarische Week. Een week waarin alles draait om rust, ontspanning, beweging en genieten van puur en smaakvol eten.

Je verblijft in onze sfeervolle Villa Chara met zwembad en sauna. De zee ligt op loopafstand – de ideale plek om even afstand te nemen van de dagelijkse drukte en helemaal tot jezelf te komen.

✨ Wat kun je verwachten?
🧘‍♀️ Dagelijkse (2) yogalessen Yoga met Mathilde
🥗 Heerlijke vegetarische buffetten – Mirjam Borst
💆‍♀️ Ontspannende massages (optioneel) – Cátia Ramos Massoterapeuta
🏊‍♀️ Zwembad & sauna
🌊 De zee op loopafstand
💚 Tijd, rust en aandacht voor jezelf

Deze week is er voor iedereen die behoefte heeft aan ontspanning, nieuwe energie en een fijne vakantie met gelijkgestemden.

Gun jezelf deze reset voor lichaam én geest. 🌸

📩 Stuur gerust een bericht voor meer informatie of om je plek te reserveren.
📞 Mirjam Borst: 06 10697861

26/05/2026

De laatste gasten uitgezwaaid na weer een mooie sapvastenweek — en daarmee ook de afsluiting van dit seizoen. Dankjewel Cátia Ramos en Esther Coram van der Bol en natuurlijk ook Mathilde Boskma-Pels 🙏

Wij gaan de boel weer inpakken en opruimen, en vliegen weer terug naar Hollandia. In september starten we weer vol frisse energie met ons najaarsseizoen.

Binnenkort verschijnt er weer onze nieuwsbrief, met updates, nieuwe data en inspiratie.
Meld je aan voor de nieuwsbrief via onze website; www.sapvastenindealgarve.nl
Of PB

25/05/2026

Quando me perguntavam de pequenina o que queria ser, era uma pergunta difícil, até “de grande”. Mas uma coisa tinha a certeza: se era para ser muitas horas do meu dia, que fosse algo em que me sentisse motivada.
Todas as jornadas têm os seus altos e baixos: e não podemos apenas viver do prazer. Mas gostar do que fazemos, ter a coragem de fazê-lo e de forma independente torna-nos: resilientes, estudiosos e dedicados.

A paixão move montanhas. E os primeiros anos foram certamente intensos, entre cursos e trabalho, pouco tempo restava para todos os outros pilares do Bem-Estar. Foi finalmente quando fui para a Tailândia estudar que percebi que até no que amamos tem que haver equilíbrio. “Sabai sabai”: estar tranquilo, ir com a corrente e estar em Paz.

Teoria e Prática são diferentes. Mas gosto de acreditar que à medida que vamos envelhecendo, vamos aprendendo como fazer cada vez melhor para nós próprios- e levarmos uma vida cada vez mais “Sabai, sabai”
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“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.“ confuncius
When I was little, people asked me what I wanted to be, it was a difficult question, even a “grown-up” one. But one thing I was sure of: if I was going to spend many hours of my day doing something, it had to be something that motivated me.

Every journey has its ups and downs: and we can’t just live for pleasure. But liking what we do, having the courage to do it independently makes us resilient, studious, and dedicated.

Passion moves mountains. And the first years were certainly intense, between courses and work, little time remained for all the other pillars of well-being. It was finally when I went to Thailand to study that I realized that even in what we love there has to be balance. “Sabai sabai”: to be calm, to go with the flow, and to be at peace.

Theory and practice are different. But I like to believe that as we get older, we learn how to do better for ourselves—and lead an increasingly “Sabai, sabai” life.

25/05/2026

Assim termina a temporada da Primavera nos retiros da Sapvasten in de Algarve 🌸 voltamos a encontrar-nos no Outono 🍂

Het dreamteam van deze Detoxweek..🙏

03/05/2026

Começa a temporada de Verão 🌊😍
Como algarvia de gema que sou e apaixonada por massagem, experimentei em 2022 trabalhar… nem mais- na praia! Nesse ano o meu colega Sérgio com que tirei o meu primeiro curso em 2019 estava à procura de uma pessoa para o ajudar. Muitas pessoas acham que “é banal” trabalhar na praia. Eu apaixonei-me: pelo ar livre, pelo som das ondas, pelos cheiros, pelas pessoas. E desde então, não larguei essa maresia. Parece uma escolha estranha, mas para mim tornou-se uma óbvia.

Estou a maior parte do meu tempo lá: 3 a 4 dias por semana. Mas continuo a honrar as minhas outras parcerias e ainda que com mais limitações de horários continuo no parque de campismo que é quase uma casa, no Centro C’Alma em Lagos e nos retiros na Galé e Monchique.
Do Mar à Serra do Barlavento Algarvio 🌊⛰️
Espero ver-vos neste Verão
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Summer season begins 🌊😍
As a true Algarvian and passionate about massage, in 2022 I tried working… on the beach! That year, my colleague Sérgio, with whom I took my first course in 2019, was looking for someone to help him. Many people think that working on the beach is “banal.” Well, I felt in love: with the fresh air, the sound of the waves, the smells, the people. And since then, I haven’t let go of that sea breeze. It seemed like a strange choice, but for me it became an obvious one.

I spend most of my time there: 3 to 4 days a week. But I continue to honor my other partnerships, even with more limitations: at the campsite that is almost a home, at the Centro C’Alma in Lagos, and at the retreats in Galé and Monchique.

From the Sea to the Serra do Barlavento Algarvio 🌊⛰️
Hope to see you this Summer

27/04/2026

Todas as transformações e aquisições da vida seja roupa, carro ou casa são externas a nós: algumas mais impermanentes do que outras. Mas o corpo permanece o mesmo. Mudado, mas o mesmo: com ele atravessamos os bons e maus momentos, viagens, aventuras ou só a “banalidade” da hora do descanso. Ainda assim muitas vezes desprezamos as suas necessidades: nutritivas, de movimento, de descanso, de terapia, de auto-cuidado… a sorte é que enquanto estamos vivos, temos um corpo!: e somos seres mutáveis para nos relacionarmos cada vez melhor com ele.

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All the transformations and acquisitions in life, be it clothes, a car, or a house, are external to us: some more impermanent than others, but the body remains the same. Changed, but the same: with it we go through good and bad times, travels, adventures, or just the ”banal” sleeping time.Yet we often disregard its needs: nutritional, movement, rest, therapy, self-care… the good thing is that while we are alive, we have a body and we are mutable beings:capable of change all the way. ✨

24/04/2026

Cuidar do corpo é também cuidar da mente.
Na massoterapia clínica, cada sessão é feita em conjunto, com presença, escuta e respeito pelo limite do cliente.

Menos dor, mais consciência, melhor equilíbrio. 🌿

24/04/2026

A longo prazo a massagem frequente pode realmente ajudar no alívio da dor. Mas depende de muitos fatores como a causa e duração dos sintomas.
A massagem que aparece como uma solução só se torna realmente eficiente se houver trabalho conjunto: em que o paciente se torna mais autónomo e começa também a cuidar da sua saúde com as mudanças necessárias.

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Can massage really help muscular pain?
Muscular pain can have many different causes:
* Excessive use of muscle
* Injury
* Sedentary lifestyle
* Mental depressive or anxious states
* Chronic or acute diseases
* Infections
* Medication effect
* Vitamin deficiency
Massage can help in the first 5, but for long term results
➡️needs adjust in our lifestyle: more ative, sports, stretching, hidratation, nutrition, multidisciplinary care

In the long term, frequent massage can really help relieve pain. But it depends on many factors such as the cause and duration of the symptoms.

Massage, which appears as a solution, only becomes truly effective if there is teamwork: in which the patient becomes more autonomous and also begins to take care of their health with the necessary changes.

10/04/2026

O começo da Primavera não são só flores 🌹 muitas pessoas sentem cansaço ou mesmo fadiga no começo desta estação. Automaticamente achamos isso estranho, porque “a dureza do Inverno já passou”. Então porque acontece isto?

Explico nos slides ➡️➡️
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Spring just arrived, but I feel tired. Is it normal?
It is called Spring asthenia. Some people feel:
💤 sleep and energy changes
🧠 difficulty in concentration
😠 irritability
😫 fatigue or tiredness

But why does it happen?
Some of the causes are:
* time change
* allergies
* humidity and atmospheric pressure is more variable
* more exposition to sunlight
* daily routine changes

This fatores can have hormonal impacts on melatonin, seratonin and cortisol.

Massage have the potential of becaming this transition lighter by harmonizing the different body systems.