What to Expect During Your Therapy
- A complete first check-up and a personalized treatment plan, which may include:
- Manual therapy and joint mobilization
- Breathing exercises and sputum mobilization
- Tailored exercise programs
- Exercises to help you walk safely and improve your balance
- Close collaboration with a multidisciplinary care team
- Use of modern equipment, and when applicable, supervised care by physiotherapy interns
Physiotherapy support is provided only during your hospital stay at CMC. After discharge, if necessary, you and your general practitioner can arrange any continued physiotherapy & rehabilitation at an external facility.
Important to Know
Physiotherapy services at CMC are provided only to admitted patients at CMC. Upon discharge, patients may receive a home exercise program.
As part of our commitment to education and quality care, some sessions may be supported by supervised physiotherapy interns. You will be informed beforehand if this applies to your treatment.
Conditions We Treat
Our physiotherapists provide care exclusively to hospitalized patients at CMC for a range of medical conditions, including:
- Orthopedic conditions requiring in-hospital rehabilitation, such as post-operative recovery after hip, knee, or back surgery
- Physical pain that affects mobility during admission, including chronic conditions and herniated discs
- Neurological disorders such as stroke, spinal cord injury, or brain injury requiring acute inpatient therapy
- Respiratory conditions that require physiotherapeutic support such as breathing exercises or sputum clearance during hospitalization
- Reduced mobility or functional decline due to prolonged illness or bed rest while admitted.
Physiotherapists Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
Sander Schelling
Position: Physical Therapist and Head of the Physiotherapy Department
Focus Areas: Neuro-rehabilitation and evaluation, Sport Injuriesp Rehabilitation, Amputees Rehabilitation & Prosthetic Training, Orthopedic & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Pediatric Physiotherapy, Intensive Care Physiotherapy, and Outpatient Rehabilitation for staff only.
Education: Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of Applied Sciences, Hogeschool Midden Nederland, Utrecht – Thim van der Laan.
At CMC since: 2021
Felix Cordero
Position: Physical therapist
Focus Areas: Neuro-rehabilitation and evaluation, Sport Injuriesp Rehabilitation, Amputees Rehabilitation & Prosthetic Training, Orthopedic & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Pediatric Physiotherapy, Intensive Care Physiotherapy, and Outpatient Rehabilitation for staff only.
Education: Bachelor’s in physical therapy, American University of Costa Rica
At CMC since: 2023
Andrea Vargas Rosiers
Position: Physical Therapist
Focus Areas: Neuro-rehabilitation and evaluation, Sport Injuriesp Rehabilitation, Amputees Rehabilitation & Prosthetic Training, Orthopedic & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Pediatric Physiotherapy, Intensive Care Physiotherapy, and Outpatient Rehabilitation for staff only.
Education: Bachelor’s in physical therapy, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
At CMC since: At CMC since 2019 (at SEHOS from 1999 until its transition to CMC)
Jermain Kerman
Position: Physical Therapist
Focus Areas: Neuro-rehabilitation and evaluation, Sport Injuriesp Rehabilitation, Amputees Rehabilitation & Prosthetic Training, Orthopedic & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Pediatric Physiotherapy, Intensive Care Physiotherapy, and Outpatient Rehabilitation for staff only.
Education: Bachelor’s of Physical Therapy, Anton de Kom University of Suriname
At CMC since: 2019 (at SEHOS from 2016 until its transition to CMC)
Maria Rivero
Position: Physical Therapist
Focus Areas: Neuro-rehabilitation and evaluation, Sport Injuriesp Rehabilitation, Amputees Rehabilitation & Prosthetic Training, Orthopedic & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Pediatric Physiotherapy, Intensive Care Physiotherapy, and Outpatient Rehabilitation for staff only.
Education: Bachelor’s of Physical Therapy, Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), Venezuela
At CMC since: 2022
Ben Wolff
Position: Physical Therapist
Focus Areas: Neuro-rehabilitation and evaluation, Sport Injuriesp Rehabilitation, Amputees Rehabilitation & Prosthetic Training, Orthopedic & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Pediatric Physiotherapy, Intensive Care Physiotherapy, and Outpatient Rehabilitation for staff only.
Education: Bachelor’s of Physical Therapy, University of Applied Sciences of Central Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands
At CMC since: 2019 (At SEHOS from 1993 until its transition to CMC)
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