Teresa Villa Physiotherapist · Dubai
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About

Moving with intention

Physiotherapist and Pilates instructor from Spain, now at Maison Santé in Dubai.

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Hi, I'm Teresa. I've dedicated my career to helping people move better, understand their pain and build awareness through modern Pilates and evidence-based rehabilitation.

Before physiotherapy there was rhythmic gymnastics: years of training with Club Ábula-Gym in Ávila, all the way to Spain's national championship. It taught me precision, control and patience, and it still shapes how I think about movement.

My training took me through primary care, traumatology and orthopaedics, 300 hours of neurological rehabilitation at Spain's National Hospital for Paraplegics and a neurology internship in Antwerp, then a Master's in Manual Therapy and my first published research. Today I'm also pursuing a PhD.

In clinic I take a holistic, person-centred approach, looking at the whole person: body, mind and lifestyle. A big part of my work is the nervous system, helping it find its way back to calm, alongside hands-on care, exercise and clinical Pilates.

Sessions in English and Spanish, with conversational French.

“Physiotherapy is about teaching the body to trust itself again. When we restore natural movement, the whole system — physical and emotional — begins to heal.”

Teresa Villa

From the gym floor to the clinic

A life in movement

Teresa in a yoga reach pose on a sunny pool deck overlooking the sea

  1. Ávila

    The gym floor

    Years of competitive rhythmic gymnastics with Club Ábula-Gym, all the way to Spain's national championship. It taught me precision, control and patience.

  2. 2018–2022

    Toledo · Ávila

    A degree in Physiotherapy at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, with placements in primary care, traumatology and orthopaedics, and 300 hours of neurological rehabilitation at Spain's National Hospital for Paraplegics.

  3. 2022

    Antwerp, Belgium

    Four months of neurological rehabilitation at TRAINM Clinics.

  4. 2022–2024

    Ávila

    Physiotherapist at FisioSalud Ávila, a Master’s in Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pathology (UCAV), and my first published research.

  5. 2024

    Dubai

    A new chapter in Dubai, working as a physiotherapist at Excellency Centers.

  6. 2025 →

    Maison Santé

    Physiotherapist at Maison Santé in Umm Suqeim, where movement, science and well-being come together. Now also pursuing my PhD.

Teresa Villa holding a standing lunge with her arms stretched wide, on a terrace beside an infinity pool and the sea

Movement is connection.Between breath, body and mind.

It’s how we return to balance, one breath, one motion at a time.

Teresa Villa · @movewith_te

Eight principles of movement

The ideas behind every session

From my Move with T series: the science I lean on to help people move better, understand their pain and build awareness.

  1. Movement

    When we move with awareness, control and purpose, we engage not only muscles and joints but the nervous system, the breath and the mind.

  2. Body awareness

    Sensing how your body is positioned, how it moves and how it feels. Awareness creates movement; awareness creates change.

  3. Motor control

    Movement is not just muscles. It is what the brain tells the muscles to do: when, how and how much.

  4. Strength

    Not just power: the capacity to meet everyday demands with control, resilience and confidence.

  5. Nervous system

    Movement is communication between the nervous system and the body, and it can improve how they coordinate and adapt.

  6. Neuroplasticity

    The nervous system changes with meaningful, repeated practice. It is one of the reasons movement matters so much in rehabilitation.

  7. Breathing

    Breathing adapts to every movement and is closely linked to posture and the autonomic nervous system. It is not about a “deeper” breath, but the right one.

  8. Coordination

    Not about one “perfect” way to move, but about organising, timing and adapting movement to the task.

Credentials

Trained in Spain, licensed in Dubai

Education

  • Degree in Physiotherapy Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha · 2018–2022
  • Master's in Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pathology Universidad Católica de Ávila · 2022–2023
  • Postgraduate qualification in Dry Needling Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
  • PhD In progress

Certified in

  • Pilates instruction
  • Female pelvic-floor rehabilitation
  • Therapeutic exercise
  • Ultrasound imaging

Teaching

Pilates instructor, and a clinical supervisor for physiotherapy students on placement.

Licence

Physiotherapist licensed by the Dubai Health Authority

DHA licensed

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Languages

  • Spanish · native
  • English · C1
  • French · B1

Book a session

Ready to move with ease?

Sessions with Teresa are booked through Maison Santé. Send a WhatsApp, call or email the clinic and mention Teresa.

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