Fysiotherapie Brakkenstein

About Fysiotherapie Brakkenstein

Fysiotherapie Brakkenstein is a physiotherapy practice in Nijmegen. The practice treats a wide range of physical complaints and offers manual therapy, sports physiotherapy, shockwave therapy and rehabilitation, among other services.

Treatments

The practice tailors treatment to the client’s complaints and wishes. Possible forms of treatment include hands-on and hands-off treatments.

• Physiotherapy
• Manual therapy
• Sports physiotherapy
• Shockwave therapy
• Chronic physiotherapy for COPD
• Rehabilitation
• Massage, taping and mobilisation
• Exercise therapy, coaching and information

Approach

The physiotherapists assess the complaints, make a diagnosis and discuss a treatment plan. The client helps decide on the approach; the results are evaluated during and after the programme.

• Assessment
• Diagnosis
• Treatment plan
• Evaluation

Complaints

The practice treats a wide range of complaints, from injuries to chronic complaints and problems with movement or fitness.

• Headache
• (Chronic) lower back pain
• Whiplash
• Neck and shoulder pain
• Shoulder instability
• Frozen shoulder (stiff shoulder)
• Calf muscle tear
• Ankle injury
• Achilles tendon pain
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Golfer’s and tennis elbow
• Stress-related complaints
• Hyperventilation syndrome
• Breathing problems
• Runner’s knee
• Jumper’s knee (jumper’s knee)
• Shin splint (shin irritation)
• Groin injuries

Practical information

The practice has training facilities with cardio and strength equipment and offers group classes in the sports hall. The exercise room can be used before or after treatment, and there are changing facilities.

• Cardio machines
• Strength-training machines
• Weights
• Group classes
• Exercise room
• Changing facilities

Team and affiliations

The regular therapists are Jens Rossen, Roy Ijsseldijk and René Rossen. Twice a year, the practice supervises interns from Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen.

• KNGF (Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy)
• Het Chronisch Zorgnet (Dutch chronic care network)
• Coöperatie fysiotherapie Nijmegen (Nijmegen physiotherapy cooperative)
• Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen (Arnhem Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences)
• Qualiview quality mark

Location and access

The practice has temporarily moved to the small hall of Roomsch Leven in Nijmegen. Listed travel options include bicycle, walking, free parking outside the door and bus line 14.

• Nijmegen
• Free parking outside the door
• Disabled parking space
• Kanunnik Mijllinckstraat bus stop around the corner