General & family Medicine
The doctors who are part of our international medical team, lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands Their personal experiences as expatriates enable them to understand the patients' process and the complications that changes in work, culture or language bring.
With their overall knowledge, individual attention and genuine concern for the patients' problems, they are the care managers to extend treatment when needed by referring to the other professionals.
The family doctors at Healthcare Barcelona have extensive experience in family medicine and primary care and offer 30-minute consultations. Both the international community based in Barcelona and Catalonia as well as temporary visitors to the region can make an appointment with our doctor in English, French, Dutch, Arabic (all four native) and Spanish.
Physiotherapy
Our physiotherapists at Healthcare Barcelona all have an exclusive certified education with different specialities. Based on knowledge and methodologies from the Netherlands, our physiotherapists offer individual and active manual treatments. In these sessions of 60 minutes, a selection is made from various methods to achieve the best results!
The treatments concentrates on various problems, for example back pain, headaches, neck pain, shoulder pain and knee pain. Specializations are in sports injuries, nerve entrapment, chronic (low) back pain, muscle complaints, sprains, work related disorders, rehabilitation after surgery and many more.
The intake focuses on understanding your medical history, current problems, life rhythm and goals. Based on this, the treatment takes place which is often combined with a series of exercises that you can do at home. In the follow-up sessions, the progress is evaluated and the treatment and exercises are further tailored to get the fastest and best recovery for long lasting results including getting back to sports and prevention of re-injury.
Dry needling
Dry needling is a scientifically grounded technique used in physical therapy to treat muscle and myofascial pain. It involves inserting a fine, sterile needle into specific trigger points—hypersensitive areas in tight muscle bands—without injecting any substance. This stimulation leads to a brief contraction followed by muscle relaxation, helping reduce pain and restore function.
While similar in appearance to acupuncture, dry needling is based on Western anatomical and neurophysiological principles.
Trigger points can be activated by various factors such as poor posture, stress, sleep disturbances, acute injuries, overuse from repetitive movements (like computer work), sports-related strain, immobilization (e.g., after using a sling), or muscle spasms from underlying conditions like herniated discs.
At Healthcare Barcelona, dry needling is part of our personalized physiotherapy treatments.
Coaching and personal training
Health coaching combines two aspects, physical and mental. The goal is to improve your energy level which increases your health and your performance, both physically and mentally. The sessions are on one hand specially designed for people with high performance and high demands in daily life, and on the other who want to optimize their energy(balance).
At Healthcare Barcelona, we believe in empowering people so they can actively participate in their growth. Our internationally qualified multidisciplinary team offers mental coaching and physical personal training, depending on the situation of the client.
Personal training can be used as a preventive method to stay ahead of injuries and/or for active recovery after injuries. We individually train beginners up to professional athletes.
Coaching and personal training
With our health background, responsible training is guaranteed. It is the ideal way to improve your running technique or train for a special race. Barcelona offers several beautiful environments to enjoy running near the mountains or the sea, where we give you access to new areas and experiences. Also inquire about our corporate training options!
Our partner Running Barcelona offers active training in the city of Barcelona for individuals to large (company) groups. The training sessions are customised and are perfect for all levels and intensities, from beginners to professionals!