Who we are here for
We treat people recovering from surgery, athletes, and older patients in Kiel – whether with a health insurance prescription, privately insured, or as self-pay patients.
Treatment based on assessment, not on a template
Every treatment in our practice is based on the assessment, the daily life and the goals of the person on the couch – not on a diagnosis category.
- We first ask about your daily routine: work posture, stairs, sleep, sport, strain from housework
- We examine mobility, strength and pain response and discuss the findings with you
- Together we set a goal – sleeping pain-free, walking again, getting back to the club, going shopping on your own
- We adjust the treatment if the findings change, and discuss this openly with you
- You receive two to four exercises for home that fit into your day
Our patient groups
Four groups come to us especially often on Holtenauer Straße – with very different starting points, time frames and goals.
After surgery
After a knee or hip replacement, cruciate ligament surgery, shoulder or disc surgery, we work within the doctor's guidelines: restoring mobility, building up load step by step, and treating scar tissue and swelling.
Athletes
From running groups to club sports: we treat overuse complaints of the Achilles tendon, knee and shoulder, assess strength ratios and support the return to training and competition.
Older people
Here it's about safety in everyday life: balance, gait, stairs, standing up from a chair. We work at a calm pace and, if the journey is too far, at your home.
Statutory and private patients
With a prescription from your doctor, we bill your health insurance directly. Private and self-pay patients receive an invoice after treatment – appointments by arrangement in both cases.
Same hands, a different pace
A 24-year-old handball player and a 78-year-old patient after hip surgery don't get the same exercise from us. What changes is the dosage, pace and depth of explanation – not the care we take.
View processThe right service for each situation
Which of our six services comes into play depends on the assessment – we often combine two of them within a single prescription.
Exercise therapy
The basis for all groups: active exercises for mobility, strength and coordination. For older patients, with a focus on gait and balance.
Manual therapy
Targeted techniques on joints and muscles – especially after surgery and for blocked joints, neck and shoulder complaints.
Lymphatic drainage
For swelling after surgery or injury: a gentle hand technique that supports the drainage of tissue fluid and makes the joint more mobile again.
Massage
Classic massage for tense back, neck and shoulder muscles – often used to prepare for the active work within the same session.
Equipment-based exercise therapy
Measured strength building on equipment with set weights – the way back to sport and physical work after injury or surgery.
Home visits
If coming to the practice isn't possible, we come to you on Tuesdays and Thursdays – treatment is carried out with whatever is available in your home.
Not sure what applies to you?
How it works
From prescription to first appointment
No matter which group you belong to, the path to treatment is the same. You call or write to us, we check your prescription and reserve a series of appointments so the treatment doesn't break off after two sessions.
Please note: a statutory health insurance prescription must be started within the deadline stated on it — so it's best to call us right after your doctor's visit.
By phone or via the form, Monday to Friday between 7:30 am and 7:00 pm. Let us know the prescribed type of treatment — such as physiotherapy, manual therapy or lymphatic drainage — and whether you are mobile. If a home visit has been prescribed, we schedule you for Tuesday or Thursday.
We review the prescription or private prescription: diagnosis, type of treatment, number of sessions, frequency per week and any home visit. If something is missing, we usually call the prescribing practice before you come in — saving you a second trip.
The first session begins with a conversation and a physical examination: mobility, strength, load limits, pain. From this we determine what we'll work on — and how much self-exercise makes sense. Please bring comfortable clothing and any existing findings, plus a towel if you'll be training on the equipment.
Follow-up appointments are scheduled, where possible, at a fixed rhythm with the same therapist. About halfway through the prescribed series, we take stock: what has changed, what do we adjust, is a follow-up prescription advisable? We pass this assessment on to your doctor.
Which patient group fits you?
We briefly clarify your situation and find the right treatment.