Preventiva

What Preventiva does

Preventiva is a privately held healthcare services company founded in 2009 and headquartered at Rua José do Patrocínio, 263 in the Cidade Baixa neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The company operates a single physical clinic and is self-described as a reference provider of musculoskeletal physiotherapy in southern Brazil. Its service portfolio spans three integrated lines: (1) musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy organized around a proprietary three-phase treatment protocol (pain control, functional exercise initiation, functional progression); (2) Functional Physical Training delivered via a proprietary four-level method, intended as a continuation of rehabilitation or as standalone fitness programming; and (3) Sports Advisory (Assessoria Esportiva), available in-person and online, combining physiotherapy and functional training for amateur and professional athletes. Adjacent recovery services incorporate equipment-based modalities including Game Ready, Normatec compression, Theragun/Hypervolt percussive therapy, dry needling, cupping, sports massage, myofascial release, and electrotherapy. The company maintains an in-house kinetic-functional diagnostic capability used to identify injury risk factors and asymmetries.

The business model is direct-to-consumer professional services. Customers book physiotherapy sessions or experimental training sessions primarily through WhatsApp messaging (numbers (51) 99125.7340, (51) 3519.7919, (51) 3207.5555), with a contact form and email fallback; pricing is not publicly disclosed and appears to be quote-based. Distribution is exclusively through the single Porto Alegre clinic for in-person services, with online sports advisory as the only digital channel. Customer segments include physiotherapy patients (musculoskeletal conditions, post-fractures, sprains, postural disorders, pre/post-operative), athletes (professional and amateur) seeking performance optimization and safe return to sport, and the general population seeking functional fitness. Marketing channels are limited to organic Facebook and Instagram (@preventivars), the company website, and WhatsApp; there is no evidence of paid acquisition, enterprise sales, or partnership-driven demand generation beyond listing partnerships with Dresch Sport, Nou Performance, and Kallango.

Name

Preventiva

Legal name

Preventiva

Website

https://preventivars.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Preventiva is a privately held physiotherapy and functional training clinic in Porto Alegre, Brazil, offering musculoskeletal rehabilitation, sports physiotherapy, and proprietary four-level functional training to athletes and general consumers on a direct-to-consumer, per-session basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAIAH

Sports Medicine, Athletic Training & Rehabilitation Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Athletics, Recreation & Fitness

SECONDARYHLAKALAB

Sports Medicine

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

SECONDARYHSADAEAI

Injury Prevention, Mobility & Prehab for Athletes

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Sports Coaching & Athletic Performance

Keywords

• Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
• Sports rehabilitation
• Functional physical training
• Orthopedic rehabilitation
• Athletic recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Physiotherapy Services: Revenue generated from individual physiotherapy sessions covering areas of traumatology-orthopedics, sports physiotherapy, and recovery. Patients undergo initial evaluation followed by scheduled treatment sessions.
2. Functional Physical Training: Revenue from functional physical training sessions, offered as a continuation of rehabilitation process or independently for fitness and performance goals.
3. Sports Advisory: Sports advisory services for athletes, available in-person or online, integrating sports physiotherapy and functional training for performance improvement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Preventiva is a healthcare and fitness clinic that delivers musculoskeletal physiotherapy (covering traumatic-orthopedic rehabilitation, sports physiotherapy, and recovery) alongside functional physical training services based on a proprietary four-level methodology. The company integrates rehabilitation with functional training to provide a continuum of care, and additionally offers sports advisory services available both in-person and online for athletes. All clinical services are delivered at its single physical facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Product overview

Preventiva is a health and wellness company specializing in physiotherapy and functional physical training. The company offers two main service lines: (1) Physiotherapy covering traumatic-orthopedic rehabilitation, sports physiotherapy, and sports recovery; and (2) Functional Physical Training using a proprietary four-level method. The services are supported by specialized assessment offerings and recovery programs featuring various treatment techniques and equipment such as Game Ready, Normatec Recovery Pump, Theragun, and Hypervolt. Preventive also provides sports advisory services integrating physiotherapy and functional training for athletes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recovery (Athletic Recovery Program) Recovery program for professional and amateur athletes that combines physiotherapy techniques with specialized equipment to restore physiological processes and tissue healing, supporting muscle recovery and injury prevention.
• Fisioterapia (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy) Musculoskeletal physiotherapy service covering traumatic-orthopedic rehabilitation, sports physiotherapy, and recovery, with treatment plans structured in three phases: pain control, functional exercise initiation, and functional exercise progression.
• Traumato Ortopedia (Traumato-Orthopedics) Physiotherapy specialty responsible for the care and rehabilitation of conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system, treating osteomyoarticular and tendinous dysfunctions from trauma, post-fractures, sprains, muscle contusions, dislocations, postural mechanical disorders, and pre/post-operative processes.
• Fisioterapia Desportiva (Sports Physiotherapy) Individual programs for amateur and professional athletes focused on safe return to sports practice, with therapeutic approaches that correct, improve, and refine sport-specific gestures while promoting confidence in athletic performance.
• Avaliações (Clinical Assessments) Assessment services including traumatic-orthopedic evaluation to identify musculotendinous deficits and asymmetries, and kinetic-functional evaluation using functional tests to determine appropriate individualized interventions.
• Treinamento Físico Funcional (Functional Physical Training) Functional training that optimizes daily movements through a proprietary four-level evolution method, designed for all ages with individualized progression, providing benefits including postural correction, flexibility, strength gain, and athletic performance improvement.
• Assessoria Esportiva (Sports Advisory) Integrated sports advisory combining sports physiotherapy and functional training, offering programs for athletes seeking continuous performance improvement through personalized in-person or online accompaniment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in injury incidence and increase in high-performance time on field for athletes
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Dresch SportminorOthersSporting goods partner listed on the company website partners section. Dresch Sport (dreschsport.com.br) appears to be a sports equipment provider.
• Nou PerformanceminorOthersPerformance-focused partner listed on the company website partners section. Nou Performance (nouperformance.com) appears to be a performance training or sports science company.
• KallangominorOthersTechnology or sports partner listed on the company website partners section. Kallango (kallango.com.br) appears to be a sports technology or analytics company.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• StretchLab: US-based franchise specializing in assisted stretching and mobility services for athletes and general consumers. Comparable as a niche mobility/recovery-focused wellness brand targeting similar functional movement and injury-prevention outcomes, though without the clinical physiotherapy component.

Broad incumbents

• Just Fit: Brazilian fitness chain offering functional training, strength, and group classes across multiple units. Comparable as a Brazil-based fitness operator competing for the same consumer wellness and functional training spend that Preventiva targets.
• Companhia Athletica: Long-standing Brazilian premium fitness club chain with a multi-state footprint, offering functional training, physiotherapy-adjacent services, and integrated wellness programs. Comparable as a Brazilian fitness operator with functional training and rehabilitation-adjacent offerings.
• Bodytech: Major Brazilian fitness and wellness chain combining traditional gym services with functional training and physiotherapy-adjacent programs. Comparable as a scaled Brazilian fitness/wellness brand competing for overlapping customer segments.
• Smart Fit: Latin America's largest fitness chain, headquartered in Brazil, with hundreds of units offering fitness programming plus select rehabilitation-adjacent services. Comparable as a Brazil-based fitness/wellness operator, though significantly broader and more mass-market than Preventiva's sports-medicine niche.
• Bio Ritmo: Established Brazilian premium fitness chain with multiple units across São Paulo and other major cities, offering gym, functional training, and wellness services. Comparable as a Brazilian mid-to-premium fitness/wellness operator with functional training at its core.

Regional players

• Megatlón: Argentina's largest premium fitness chain, offering gym, functional, and wellness programming across many sites. Comparable as a Southern Cone premium fitness operator with functional training focus, though operating in a different national market from Preventiva.

Direct peers

• Recovery Sciences: US-based chain specializing in sports recovery services including compression, cryotherapy, and percussive therapy. Comparable as a specialized sports-recovery/regeneration operator with similar equipment stack (Normatec, Game Ready, Hypervolt) and athlete-focused customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/preventivars
• Instagraminstagram.com/preventivars
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/preventivars

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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