Before your stretch therapist can treat what's holding you back, they need to understand it. Erwin — a certified stretch therapist with five-star Calgary reviews — delivers a thorough, full-body screening covering every major muscle group, your movement history, and a personalised stretch therapy plan. All at your door, no clinic required.
Most people know something is tight — they just don't know why. The assessment gives your stretch therapist a complete picture of how your body moves, where it's restricted, and what needs to change.
Every YYC Mobility Care session follows this rhythm — not just the first assessment, but every session that follows. It's what separates real stretch therapy from guesswork.
Seven steps. One thorough picture of your body — from your movement history down to your ankles.
Your stretch therapist begins by understanding you — not just your symptoms. Where is the tightness? How long has it been there? What makes it worse? Any previous injuries or surgeries? This intake ensures everything that follows is safe, targeted, and relevant to your actual life.
You'll perform a few simple movements — bending, rotating, reaching. Your stretch therapist identifies which movements cause restriction or discomfort and uncovers compensations you may not know exist. A tight neck is often driven by the upper back. A sore lower back by tight hips.
Before hands-on work begins, a massage gun is applied to key muscle groups. This calms the nervous system and reduces baseline muscle guarding — allowing your stretch therapist to palpate and identify areas of increased tension that weren't visible during the movement screen.
Your stretch therapist works through every major lower body muscle group — hip flexors, glutes, piriformis, hamstrings, quads, IT band, adductors, calves, and ankles. Tight hips and restricted hamstrings are among the most common findings, often driving sore lower back and knee discomfort that clients have lived with for years.
The assessment continues through the entire upper body — chest, pecs, lats, rhomboids, rotator cuff, biceps, triceps, forearms, and wrists. Desk workers in Calgary commonly present with tight shoulders, a stiff upper back, and restricted chest muscles from prolonged forward posture — restrictions that affect the neck, lower back, and overhead range.
The neck is assessed last — and for good reason. Neck tightness is rarely isolated. It's almost always influenced by what's happening in the shoulders and upper back. By this point, your stretch therapist has the full picture. Rotation, lateral flexion, and extension are all tested.
Your stretch therapist walks you through exactly what was found — which muscles are most restricted, how they connect, and what's driving your tightness. You'll receive a clear recommendation for session frequency and a personalised stretch therapy plan. No pressure — just an honest picture of what's possible through consistent assisted stretching and PNF stretching.
The mobility assessment is the starting point — no matter what's brought you here.
The assessment establishes your baseline. But one session is a start, not a solution — lasting flexibility and range of motion require consistent, progressive input over time. Your body spent months or years developing its current restrictions. Consistent stretch therapy is how you walk them back.
Book your 60-minute in-home mobility assessment — full body screening, assisted stretching treatment, and a personalised plan included. Discounted from $100. No obligation to continue.
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Read Article →Erwin travels to your home — NW, SW, SE, and NE Calgary, plus Airdrie, Cochrane, and Chestermere. No commute, no clinic, no parking. Just show up at your own front door.
No surprise fees. Your assessment includes hands-on treatment — not just a screening. And your first session is discounted so you can experience the difference before committing.
If you check even one of these boxes, a mobility assessment is the clearest place to start.
A mobility assessment isn't just a consultation — it's a hands-on, full-body screening that includes treatment. Here's how it stacks up.
| Mobility Assessment (YYC Mobility Care) |
Physio Initial Assessment | Solo Stretching | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comes to your home | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full-body screening included | ✓ | Partial | ✗ |
| Hands-on treatment same session | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| PNF stretching techniques used | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Personalised stretch plan delivered | ✓ | Sometimes | ✗ |
| No referral or waitlist needed | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| First session under $100 | ✓ — $60 | ✗ | ✓ |
The assessment requires almost nothing from you — but these four things make the session smoother.
A mobility assessment is a comprehensive, full-body screening performed by a trained stretch therapist. It covers your movement history, identifies which muscles are tight or restricted, and pinpoints the movements that cause you discomfort. At YYC Mobility Care, the assessment also includes hands-on treatment — assisted stretching and PNF stretching — so you leave your first session already feeling better.
The assessment covers: a full movement history and screening, identification of movements that cause tightness or discomfort, a massage gun warm-up to calm the nervous system, palpation of areas of increased tension, a full assessment of all muscles in the lower body, upper body, and neck, followed by a summary of findings and personalised stretch therapy recommendations.
Your first session is $60 — discounted from the regular rate of $100. It includes the full 60-minute mobility assessment and assisted stretching. There is no obligation to continue after your first session.
Yes. YYC Mobility Care offers certified in-home mobility assessments across all of Calgary — NW, SW, SE, NE — as well as Airdrie, Cochrane, and Chestermere. Your stretch therapist comes directly to your home. No commute, no clinic, no parking.
The initial mobility assessment is 60 minutes. This covers the full screening, hands-on assessment of the lower body, upper body, and neck, a treatment component with assisted stretching and PNF stretching, and a summary of findings at the end.
The assessment establishes your baseline — but lasting flexibility and range of motion improvements come from consistent sessions over time. Your stretch therapist follows the assess-treat-re-assess sequence every session to track your progress and adjust your stretch therapy plan as your body responds and improves.
It depends on how restricted your body is and what your goals are. Most clients start with weekly sessions to build momentum — especially in the first four to six weeks, when the nervous system is still adapting and muscles are learning to hold new ranges. Once improvements consolidate, many clients shift to bi-weekly maintenance. Your stretch therapist will make a specific recommendation at the end of your assessment based on what was found.
YYC Mobility Care sessions are wellness-focused stretch therapy — not medical treatment. Please consult your physician or physiotherapist if you have an acute injury, recent surgery, or a condition that requires medical management. That said, many clients with chronic tightness, old injuries, and post-rehabilitation goals find assisted stretching and PNF stretching very beneficial. Erwin will always work within your comfort level and can modify the session based on your situation.
A physiotherapy assessment is a medical service that diagnoses injury, manages pain conditions, and often follows a referral. A mobility assessment at YYC Mobility Care is a wellness service — it identifies tightness, movement restrictions, and flexibility limitations through full-body screening, and delivers hands-on assisted stretching and PNF stretching as part of the same session. No referral needed, no waitlist, and your therapist comes to your home. The two services complement each other — many clients use stretch therapy alongside or after physiotherapy.
After your assessment, these are the stretch therapy techniques Erwin uses to address your restrictions.