Services
GENERAL & family Medicine
The doctor who is part of our international medical team, lived and worked in the United Kingdom and Belgium. Her personal experiences as an expatriate enable her to understand the patients' process and the complications that changes in work, culture or language bring.
With her overall knowledge, individual attention and genuine concern for the patients' problems, she is the care manager to extend treatment when needed by referring to the other professionals.
The family doctor at Healthcare Barcelona has extensive experience in family medicine and primary care and offers 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, Arabic (all three native) and Spanish.
SPORTS MEDICINE
Our sports doctor, with certificates obtained in the Netherlands, aims to help people with their sport activities. He offers injury consultations, effort tests, (sports) medical examinations and sports medical counseling. With a goal-oriented and personal approach, supported by the latest scientific insights and a great passion for sports, our doctor at Healthcare Barcelona can help you best.
NUTRITION
Healthcare Barcelona offers a broad and complete vision on nutrition. Everyone has a unique personal experience of food, nutrition and well-being. We treat you in an individual and personalized way.
At your intake it is important to identify your goals and reasons. We look at your current behaviour, lifestyle, schedules and habits. We take into account your complete health history including the emotional aspects. We address any doubts you may have and create a plan of action adapted to you and your life rhythm. The goal is for you to go home with the tools and resources that give you confidence to achieve your goals on short and long term, without the use of “crash diets”.
Our nutritionist is specialized in vegetarian and plant-based nutrition, sports nutrition and, in addition to follow-up sessions, offer tours of food shops, home visits, cooking demonstrations and conferences.
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.
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy is a treatment method focused at pain and loss of function of the muscles and skeleton. The manual therapist works to promote mobility (movement) through the use of techniques that specifically target joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves and interconnections.
The most common techniques used are moving joints in specific directions and different speeds from completely passive to actively guiding a movement. Specific exercises are also offered to prevent new problems in the future.
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.
Running Training in Barcelona
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 customized and are perfect for all levels and intensities, from beginners to professionals!