Founder-led scoliosis care: one patient, one full hour, one plan — in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
Upright is founder-led. Rebeca built the practice, trained the team, and treats patients every day — and every visit works the same way regardless of who you see: one patient, one full hour, one plan.
Rebeca was born in Brazil and grew up in South Florida, competing in gymnastics and later coaching through college — which is where a career of thinking about posture, alignment, and disciplined home practice really started. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from FIU in 2009, practiced in Los Angeles, and returned home to Miami, becoming a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 2017 — a credential fewer than 1 in 10 physical therapists hold.
In 2021 she trained under the Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School (BSPTS) in the Rigo Concept — the modern, classification-based refinement of the Schroth Method — to specialize in scoliosis. A year later she opened Upright, after one too many shifts in a high-volume clinic proved the math: you cannot teach someone their curve in twelve shared minutes.
Rebeca works alongside a physical therapist and a physical therapist assistant, both trained in her scoliosis-specific approach — so every patient gets the same one-on-one care, whoever they see. Full bios coming soon.
Rebeca is married with two boys. Free time means family, travel, and good food; her happy place is the beach, and she keeps up her own practice of CrossFit and Pilates — she assigns home programs she'd actually do herself.
Our Pinecrest studio was built for scoliosis work: Schroth wall bars, mirrors for postural training, a reformer, and space for one patient at a time. See the clinic page for directions, parking, and hours.
Send your X-rays ahead if you can, wear something that shows your spine, and bring your brace if you have one. You'll leave your first visit understanding your curve — and with the start of a plan.
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