Mensendieckpraktijk Zaandam, Marlies Berkhout

About Mensendieckpraktijk Zaandam, Marlies Berkhout

Mensendieckpraktijk Zaandam is located at Gezondheidscentrum Zaans Kleurrijk in Zaandam. Marlies Berkhout offers Mensendieck exercise therapy and sleep exercise therapy.

Exercise therapy

Mensendieck exercise therapy focuses on preventing, reducing and relieving physical complaints through posture and movement therapy. Clients learn about their bodies and receive a tailored exercise programme.

• Posture and movement therapy
• Breathing and relaxation exercises
• Treatment of chronic complaints

Sleep exercise therapy

Sleep exercise therapy looks at sleep problems from a 24-hour perspective. The intake maps sleep patterns and possible links with physical complaints; treatment may include conversations and exercises.

• Difficulty falling asleep
• Difficulty staying asleep
• Waking up too early

Complaints

The practice treats, among other things, posture and movement complaints, stress-related complaints, chronic pain and sleep problems.

• Posture problems
• Overuse complaints
• Neurological conditions
• Gynaecological conditions
• Orthopaedic conditions
• Stress-related complaints
• Rheumatological conditions
• Breathing problems
• Chronic pain complaints
• Sleep problems

About the therapist

Marlies Berkhout graduated as a Mensendieck exercise therapist from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in 1998. She worked as a self-employed exercise therapist from 2000 and has been working in Zaandam since 2017.

• Further training in relaxation and breathing, mindfulness, pelvic pain, stability training, chronic pain, sleep problems and FNS

Practical information

The practice is wheelchair accessible and parking is available. A referral is usual in most cases, but clients can also make an appointment themselves.

• Gezondheidscentrum Zaans Kleurrijk, Bristolroodstraat 164, Zaandam
• Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8.30 to 17.30