Outlive the pain

Scientist · Advisor · Founder

Sara Cesarec, PhD

I help people live better.

If your day looks anything like this:

  • Starting your morning stiff and negotiating with your own body just to bend over the sink or put your socks on
  • Constantly moving in your chair, even in 30-minute meetings
  • Having to brace yourself every time you get in or out of the car

You've come to the right place.

Work with Sara

I help busy professionals and high performers understand and manage chronic back pain, with an evidence-based, no guesswork approach built on published research and my own recovery.

Sara's story

"I've lived with chronic back pain, too. Let's navigate it together."

Portrait of Sara Cesarec, PhD

Sara Cesarec, PhD

Scientist, advisor, founder

As a scientist, I was used to finding answers in data. When chronic back pain took over my life, I found conflicting advice, quick fixes and a lot of guesswork instead.

So I did what I know best: I went to the research. I read the studies, tested what was supported by evidence, and rebuilt my days around what actually worked. But most importantly, I started actually listening to my body to what works, and what doesn't.

Today I translate that evidence into clear, practical guidance for people who don't have time to read through journals, so you can stop guessing and start getting better.

Along the way, I also built RecoveryRx, a small app that puts the same evidence-based approach into a daily fitness routine of an active individual, focusing on post workout recovery.

Research-led
Lived experience
Built for busy lives

Why trust Sara

A scientist's rigour, a patient's perspective.

PhD, Chemistry - Biomedical Imaging

Imperial College London

15+ years

Healthcare research, strategy & consulting

Founder, RecoveryRx

Evidence-based recovery app

Visit recoveryrx.app

Work with Sara

The Real Life Reset

The gap between medicine and daily life.

Doctors review your scans, and physios give you 20 minutes of generic exercises. But pain doesn't happen in a clinic, it lives in how you bend over the sink to brush your teeth, how you brace yourself getting out of the car, and why your lower back feels cemented every morning.

It's in those 23 hours between appointments where the pain happens.

A no rush, judgment-free one on one conversation where clients can speak candidly about their pain with someone who has lived through it and outlived it.

Ready for a personal look at your daily routine?

Book a 1:1 conversation

Limited client intake each month. To ensure Sara's approach is the right fit for what you are navigating, every engagement begins with a complimentary 15-minute conversation.

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Together, we look at the daily routines nobody else had time to ask you about:

  • Morning stiffness

    Waking up and easing into movement without dread before your first coffee.

  • Everyday micro-movements

    The subtle ways you bend, reach, lift, and stand that quietly aggravate your back.

  • Desk and transition habits

    Realistic adjustments for high performers that don't require an expensive $1,000 chair.

  • A grounded action plan

    Simple, research-backed micro habits tailored to your actual day, not idealized textbook routines.

Not ready for a 1:1 yet? Start here.

Free PDF Guide & Weekly Micro Habits

You don't have to live with pain. Learn to outlive it.

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