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Fit4Surgery

Since September 2023, Physiotherapy GC Haarlemmermeer has been collaborating with the Spaarne Gasthuis to provide medical care before and after bowel surgeries. These are typically operations with many complications and a lengthy recovery. The goal is to provide better support to patients surrounding these operations. This support is also beneficial for surgeries on other organs in the abdomen or torso. Healthcare professionals such as the dietitian, psychologist, and physiotherapist can be engaged for this purpose.

  • What is Fit4Surgery?

Fit4Surgery is a program for patients who are about to undergo surgery. The program aims to improve the patient's condition so that they recover better from the operation. 'The fitter going in, the fitter coming out'. 

 

The program consists of physical training, improving nutrition, mental guidance, treating specific diseases or vulnerabilities, and quitting smoking and alcohol. Even in the short time that sometimes exists between diagnosis and surgery, physical condition can be significantly improved. This leads, among other things, to fewer complications, a shorter hospital stay, and faster recovery. 

  • What does the program look like?

The Spaarne Gasthuis refers patients requiring this care to the physiotherapist. Within the Haarlemmermeer Health Centres Foundation, the oncology physiotherapist supervises this program. The physiotherapist examines the patient. The patient receives personalized advice, after which the program is started. 

 

The program consists of training three times a week for a period of four weeks. The physiotherapist maintains direct contact with the specialist at Spaarne Gasthuis and ensures a digital handover to Spaarne Gasthuis within one week after the completion of the guidance. 

  • Oncology physiotherapist
  • Nikkie de Haan
  • Cheryl Brunt

Both physiotherapists are members of the Kennemerland Oncology Network and affiliated with the OncoCare Center Hoofddorp. 

 

Would you like more information about this? Please contact the reception assistants at Physiotherapy GC Haarlemmermeer on telephone number 023 – 554 06 10.

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Merel van Nimwegen

  • Merel van Nimwegen is a pediatric physiotherapist. She specializes in treating children with headaches, sensory processing issues, and psychosomatic complaints. Since 2025, Merel has been working on Fridays at the Paramedical Treatment Center for Headaches to treat children under the age of 14 with headaches. Additionally, she works in Heemstede: www.kinderfysio-heemstede.nl.
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Linda Pronk

  • Physiotherapist specializing in the treatment of jaw complaints, headaches, and dizziness. She is also specialized in edema therapy and psychosomatic physiotherapy.
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Veronique Huisman

  • Manual therapist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with headache complaints. She specializes in dry needling to complement the treatment of neck and headaches. Additionally, she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of shoulder complaints.
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Tim Jongejans

  • Manual therapist specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with headache complaints. Additionally, he is pursuing scientific training at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Sciences).
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Jasper Flick

  • Manual therapist specializing in treating various forms of dizziness, including the most well-known: BPPV. He also treats patients with headaches, spine-related complaints, and sports injuries.
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Dr. René Castien

  • Manual therapist, senior researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and advisor at the Paramedical Treatment Center for Headache. Obtained a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam based on research into the effectiveness of manual therapy for tension headache. René supervises and coordinates the collaboration on scientific research into headache between VU Amsterdam and the Paramedical Treatment Center for Headache.
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Laura de Kam

  • Manual therapist specializing in treating various forms of dizziness, including the most well-known: BPPV. She also treats patients with neck complaints, with and without headaches.
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Lotte de Fockert

  • Manual therapist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with headache complaints. She specializes in dry needling of the neck, jaw, and throat muscles to complement the treatment of headache and orofacial complaints. She also treats people with shoulder complaints.
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Andreas Amons

  • Manual therapist specializing in the treatment of patients with headache complaints. At the Department of General Practice of the Amsterdam UMC, he is conducting doctoral research into the effectiveness of manual therapy for migraine.