The three pillars

‘education’, ‘scientific research’ and ‘good health care’

form the basis of the Academy Institute.

WELCOME
The Academic Institute for Physical Therapy PLUS, also called ‘AI’) is a well-known institute that was founded in 1974 as one of the first physical therapy practices in the Netherlands and is located in a former bathhouse at the eastside of Utrecht.

Besides a wide range of physical therapy specialties, the AI offers various paramedic disciplines. The short lines make it possible to cooperate closely together to resolve your problems as well and as quickly as possible. The AI is affiliated to major network organizations and we meet the strict quality requirements of health care insurance companies.

The Academy Institute is also a training institute. It accommodates students from the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht among others, provides education for physical therapists and is closely involved in scientific research in the field of physical therapy and kinesiology. The staff are trained to a master’s degree and follow PhD programmes.

Team

Management

• Basia Verwey

Physical therapists

• Holger Drechsler

  Sports physical therapist and ultrasound

• Maud Eeuwen

  Orofacial physical therapist, psychosomatic physical therapist, neurology/elderly

• Simone Gouw

  Orofacial physical therapist, psychosomatic physical therapist, gnathologist

• Geiske Pronk

  Pelvic physical therapist

• Dr. Maarten van der Worp

  Sports physical therapist & manual therapist

Secretary

• Judith Bouma

• Lonneke de Roovere

Health care insurance
Since January 1, 2006, the DTF (Direct Access Physical Therapy) is applicable, allowing the patient to go to a physical therapist without a referral.

It is important that the patient has a supplementary healthcare insurance. Physical therapy is not always reimbursed from the basic healthcare insurance. There are major differences in the number of treatments that will be reimbursed between different insurance companies. If you do not have a supplementary healthcare insurance, you must pay the treatments yourself. For the price list of the Academy Institute, see ‘Het AI’ → ‘Zorgverzekering’.

Physical Therapy
The Academy Institute offers different physical therapy specializations. For more information or to make an appointment with one of our therapists you can contact us at 030-2515596 (select option 1), info@academieinstituut.nl or via the online contact form under ‘Contact’.

• Expertise Centre for Complaints of the Lower Extremities/Leg (BEC)

• Pelvic Physical Therapy

• Intermittent Claudication

• Ultrasound and Shockwave Therapy

• Physical Therapy

• Manual Therapy

• Neurology and Elderly

• Oncology

• Orofacial Physical Therapy (physical therapy of the jaw)

• Programme: Neurofit (exercise group for neurological patients)

• Programme: Pregnancyfit (exercise group for pregnant women)

• Psychosomatic Physical Therapy

• Running

• Sports Physical Therapy

Other paramedics
Alongside physical therapists the Academic Institute offers several other paramedic disciplines. For more information or to make an appointment with one of the paramedics, please contact the relevant contact.

• Fysiofitness Bèta-Move
  Holger Drechsler
  Tel: 030-2515596
  Info@AcademieInstituut.nl

• Acupuncture
  Bas van Dijk
  Tel: 030-6703942 or 06-11014978
  E-mail: acupunctuurbasvandijk@gmail.com

• Buurtteams
  Tel: 030-7400509
  E-mail: Oost@buurtteamsUtrecht.nl

• Occupational Therapy
  Bastiënne de Regt
  Tel: 06-10325348 or 030-2322431
  E-mail: info@mensinbedrijf.nl

• Speech Therapy
  Hanneke Bax
  Tel: 06-18018761
  E-mail: info@bestemmingbereikt.com

• Mensendieck Therapy
  Eveline Egeler
  Tel: 030-2523568 or 06-21206072

• Podiatry
  Jacqueline Montrée
  Tel: 06-13808330
  E-mail: JackyMontree@podoservice.info

• Psychology
  Poly Papageorgiou
  Tel: 06-28542307