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Sports physiotherapy in Eindhoven
Sports physiotherapy focuses on preventing and treating sports injuries and on safely returning to your sport. Whether you run, cycle, play football or train in the gym, we analyse the cause of your injury, treat it with hands-on techniques and build a progressive training plan matched to your sport and level. No referral needed.
Fast, precise diagnosis
movement analysis and in-house ultrasound imaging where useful.
Keep training while you recover
adjusted schedules instead of full stop, whenever possible.
Tested return to sport
objective strength and jump tests before you go back full out.
What is sports physiotherapy?
Sports physiotherapy focuses on preventing and treating sports injuries and on safely returning to your sport. Whether you run, cycle, play football or train in the gym, we analyse the cause of your injury, treat it with hands-on techniques and build a progressive training plan matched to your sport and level.
Who is it for?
- Acute injuries: sprained ankles, muscle tears, knee injuries
- Overuse injuries: runner's knee, shin splints, Achilles tendon pain
- Athletes preparing for an event, from 5K to marathon
- Anyone whose injury keeps coming back
For which complaints do we use sports physiotherapy?
Running injuries
- Runner's knee and IT-band pain at a fixed point in your run.
- Achilles tendon and calf overload.
- Shin splints when building up volume.
Football, padel & team sports
- Sprained ankles and instability on the pitch.
- Hamstring and groin strains at sprinting.
- Knee twists with swelling after a duel.
Gym & CrossFit
- Shoulder pain with overhead pressing.
- Lower back complaints with deadlifts and squats.
- Elbow and wrist overload from gripping.
Cycling & bouldering
- Knee and hip complaints from position or volume jumps.
- Finger and forearm overload at the climbing gym.
- Neck and lower back pain on the road bike.
When to book sports physiotherapy?
Wondering whether it is 'bad enough' for the physio? In these situations an appointment is worthwhile, no referral needed:
- An acute injury: swelling, sharp pain or giving way during sport, the sooner assessed, the better the plan.
- A niggle that keeps returning: every time you build up, the same spot starts protesting.
- Performance stagnation with discomfort: you cannot train the volume you want without paying for it afterwards.
- An event on the calendar: you want your body screened and niggles fixed before the big day.
From injury back to sport in three phases
We start with a short intake about your complaints and goals, in plain English. We look at your load and recovery (work, sport, sleep, stress), test which movements provoke your complaint, and decide together whether this treatment adds value for you. You get a clear explanation and a concrete plan for the first weeks, and treatment starts the same appointment.
The sports we see most in Eindhoven
Eindhoven's international community is an active one. We treat many runners and cyclists, footballers from company and student teams, padel and tennis players, boulderers and gym athletes from the city's many fitness clubs.
Because we combine sports physiotherapy with dry needling, medical taping and in-house ultrasound imaging, you get diagnosis and treatment under one roof, in English, without waiting weeks for a scan.
What results can you expect?
The honest measure of sports physiotherapy is not 'pain gone' but 'back in the game and staying there'. That is why every return here runs through objective tests: strength within ten percent of your other side, confident jumping and landing, sport-specific movements at full speed.
Athletes who complete a guided rehabilitation have a significantly lower re-injury risk than those who return on feel alone. And because we address the cause, training errors, strength deficits, technique, the injury that 'always comes back' usually stops coming back.
Costs and insurance
Physiotherapy is covered by your supplementary (aanvullende) insurance, depending on your policy, and it never touches your deductible (eigen risico). Many expat and international insurance plans cover physiotherapy as well. Bring your insurance details to the first appointment and we check your coverage together, before any costs surprise you.
Adults (18+)
- Sessions are reimbursed from your supplementary (aanvullende) insurance, the number depends on your policy.
- For chronic conditions on the official list, the basic insurance covers from session 21 onwards (sessions 1–20 via supplementary insurance or self-paid); a doctor's referral is required for chronic status.
- Physiotherapy never counts towards your deductible (eigen risico), except basic-insurance COPD care.
Children up to 17
- With a chronic indication, physiotherapy is covered from the very first session by the basic insurance.
Preparation and aftercare
What to bring
- ID (first appointment) and your insurance details
- Clothes you can move in, think shorts or sports gear for hip and knee complaints
- A short history of your complaint: when it started, what worsens it, what eases it
- Any medical information: referral letter, scans or earlier reports, if you have them
- No special preparation needed, a water bottle is always a good idea
After the treatment
- Follow the adjusted training schedule, it is calculated to protect the healing tissue
- Muscle soreness after rehab training is normal, sharp pain is a signal: report it
- Sleep and nutrition are part of recovery, we happily advise
- Keep the test milestones: they decide the next training step, not the calendar
Frequently asked questions about sports physiotherapy
Book your appointment with Bo
Plan your appointment with Bo Treffers or one of our other sports physiotherapy therapists. No referral needed, and we can usually plan you in within one working day.
Call 040-3400224 or email [email protected]. Locations at Philitelaan 59A, Fransebaan 584 and Artoislaan 6A.
Locations
Three locations in Eindhoven
Visit us in the heart of Eindhoven's creative and tech district, or at one of our two practices in the north of the city. Every location offers English-speaking care.
Strijp-S
Fysiotherapie Strijp-S
In Eindhoven's creative and tech district, on walking distance from the station. Easy to reach from the city centre, ASML in Veldhoven and TU/e.
Address
Philitelaan 59 A
5617 AK Eindhoven
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 20:00
Phone
040-3400224
Achtse Barrier · Fransebaan
Fysiotherapie Achtse Barrier
Our main Achtse Barrier practice in the north of Eindhoven (Woensel), with evening opening hours and easy parking at the door.
Address
Fransebaan 584
5627 RE Eindhoven
Opening hours
Mon–Thu 08:00 – 21:00
Fri 08:00 – 17:00
Phone
040-2424464
Achtse Barrier · Artoislaan
Fysiotherapie Achtse Barrier
Our second Achtse Barrier location, around the corner on the Artoislaan, close to Blixembosch and the A50.
Address
Artoislaan 6 A
5627 JB Eindhoven
Opening hours
Mon–Thu 08:00 – 17:30
Friday closed
Phone
040-2424464
Ready to book your first appointment?
No referral needed. Usually seen within one working day, at any of our three locations in Eindhoven.