• Emergency (choose 1)

Physiotherapy

GC Haarlemmermeer

Make an appointment via the patient portal

Sports physiotherapy

When do you go to the sports physiotherapist?

The sports physiotherapist plays an important role in prevention, education, and advice for anyone who wants to start exercising or who practices sports as a hobby or profession. He or she treats clients who wish to return to work and/or resume sports after illness or injury, and guides and advises experienced athletes who want to practice their sport at a high level. In their practice, the sports physiotherapist also sees other (vulnerable) target groups, such as the elderly and children, for whom sport is used as part of the therapy.

Most complaints seen by a sports physiotherapist involve injuries to the knee, ankle, and shoulder. The therapy focuses not only on the recovery of the affected joints but can also be intended to train precisely those body parts that can still bear weight.

A sports physiotherapist has completed an additional Master's program in Sports Injuries following their Physiotherapy degree. The examination and treatment of injuries and orthopedic complaints, as well as treatment following an accident, are central to their work. 

There is intensive collaboration with the general practitioners of the Haarlemmermeer health centers, with various specialists from the sports clinic at the Spaarne Gasthuis, the Sports and Exercise Clinic (in Haarlem and Hoofddorp), and the Podiatry Center Haarlemmermeer. In addition, the Sports Physiotherapist is a member of the Trauma Network.

Michael Kappers

  • Sports Physiotherapist MSc. with specialization in Trauma
  • BIG number: 79061886004
  • Overbos
Register in patient portal
Log in to patient portal
Secret Link
Close

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.
Close

Linda Pronk

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

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.
Close

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).
Close

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.
Close

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.
Close

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.
Close

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.
Close

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.