English-speaking body treatment clinic in Amsterdam-Zuid
You moved here. Your health network did not come with you. Bodyfix is a connective tissue clinic ten minutes from Zuidas where the intake, the treatment and the advice afterwards all happen in English.
For internationals in Amsterdam
An English-speaking massage clinic in Amsterdam — not a spa
Most expats in Amsterdam find a gym, a dentist and a hairdresser long before they find anyone who works on the body properly. Bodyfix has been treating connective tissue in Amsterdam-Zuid since 2008. It is a clinic, not a salon: every session starts with a bodyreading — we look at how the tissue moves and where the tension sits, and only then decide what the treatment should be. Everything on this page happens in English, and no Dutch is needed anywhere in the process.
Why internationals choose Bodyfix
Where others massage, we treat
Three things tend to be the reason people stay, and none of them is the massage table.
Everything in English
Booking, the free intake, the treatment and the aftercare advice — all in English. Our therapists work in Dutch and English. If a Dutch term comes up that matters, such as huisarts or basisverzekering, we explain what it means rather than assume you already know.
Medically trained therapists
Every therapist holds a degree in physiotherapy and has a minimum of 2,500 hours of hands-on experience. That is the difference between someone who has learned a routine and someone who understands the anatomy underneath it.
We look first, then decide
No fixed packages and no protocol applied to everyone. The bodyreading comes first and the treatment plan follows from it. A bodyreading is not a medical diagnosis — only a doctor can make one — but it does tell us what the tissue is doing and whether we are the right address at all.
We are also straightforward about the other side of it: what a treatment does not do, and when something belongs with a doctor instead of with us. That honesty is the whole positioning. Read more on why Bodyfix and the Bodyfix Method.
Where we are
Amsterdam-Zuid, ten minutes from Zuidas
The clinic is at Legmeerplein 7, 1058 NJ, in Amsterdam-Zuid. That puts it roughly ten minutes from Zuidas, and within easy reach of Oud-Zuid, De Pijp and the international schools in the south of the city — the part of Amsterdam where most internationals actually live and work.
In practice it means an appointment fits into a working day instead of taking one over. We are open Monday to Saturday. Full directions, parking and public transport details are on the contact page.
- Legmeerplein 7, 1058 NJ Amsterdam-Zuid
- About ten minutes from Zuidas
- Oud-Zuid, De Pijp and Hoofddorppleinbuurt nearby
- Open Monday to Saturday
What expats book most
Four treatments internationals ask for
Each of these has its own page in English. Which one fits is decided at the intake, not on this page.
C-section scar massage
In the Netherlands, postpartum care ends around week six — the kraamzorg finishes and the checks stop. Manual connective tissue work can help the tissue move more freely and ease the pulling sensation many describe around a caesarean scar. It also works years after the birth.
C-section scar massage in Amsterdam →
SupplementaryLymphatic drainage massage
Light, rhythmic and slow — lymphatic drainage massage works with the body's own pathways rather than forcing anything. At Bodyfix it is part of a plan rather than a standalone session. It is also the treatment people ask about after a procedure done abroad, when the aftercare was never arranged here.
Lymphatic drainage in Amsterdam →
Face & jawBuccal massage & jaw work
Buccal massage works the chewing muscles from inside the cheek, with a glove, supported from the outside — the treatment English speakers usually search for as buccal or TMJ massage. Short and targeted. What it does not do: stop grinding, or replace a splint.
Buccal massage in Amsterdam →
Perfect PregnancyPregnancy massage
Being pregnant far from family, in a system you are still learning, is its own kind of work. Connective tissue massage during pregnancy is given by therapists trained for it, with the treatment adjusted per trimester.
Pregnancy massage in Amsterdam →
Perfect PregnancyPostpartum recovery
The wider programme around the scar work: abdominal recovery, tissue that has been under load for nine months, and a realistic idea of how long it takes. Built as a course rather than a single session.
Postpartum recovery in Amsterdam →
All treatmentsEverything else
Connective tissue massage of the face and body, natural facelift, leg treatments and aftercare following a procedure. The full overview, in English, with what each treatment involves.
All treatments →
How healthcare works here
Nobody explains the Dutch system to you when you arrive
If you moved here as an adult, you inherited a system that works nothing like the one you grew up with — and no huisarts you trust yet, no midwife who refers you on, no physiotherapist you have been to twice. That gap is the single most common reason internationals end up somewhere random, or nowhere at all. So here is where Bodyfix sits in that picture, in plain terms.
No referral needed
Bodyfix sits outside the Dutch referral system. You do not need a huisarts, a referral letter or a place on a waiting list — you book directly. That cuts out the step most expats get stuck on.
Not covered by the basic insurance
The other side of the same coin: treatments here are not reimbursed under the basisverzekering, so you pay yourself. A supplementary policy sometimes covers manual work — only your insurer can confirm that. Prices are on the packages page.
Alongside medical care, never instead of it
What we do complements care from a GP, a physiotherapist, a midwife or a dentist — it does not replace any of them. If we think something belongs with one of them first, we say so and send you on. That is a normal outcome of an intake here, not a failed one.
The free intake is the answer to the network problem
You cannot ask a doctor you do not have whether something is worth looking at. The bodyreading exists for exactly that moment: it is free, it takes one appointment, and you leave with an honest read of what is going on, whether we can do anything useful about it, and where to go if the answer is no. There is nothing to commit to and no package attached. For a lot of internationals it is the first proper conversation about their body since they landed here.
One honest caveat: a bodyreading is not a medical diagnosis. Only a doctor can make one. What we can do is look carefully, say what we see, and be clear about the limits of it.
Book your free intakeClients about Bodyfix
What clients say
Our Google reviews are written by clients in Dutch. We show them unedited and untranslated rather than rewrite them into English — a translated review is no longer the review someone left.
"Sinds jaren vaste klant en zeer tevreden over Bodyfix, de massages en het resultaat! Wat mij betreft dé expert op het gebied van bindweefselmassages!"
"Ik heb inmiddels een aantal verschillende klinieken waar bindweefselmassages worden gegeven gezien, en deze is BY FAR de beste! Ze zijn heel kundig en weten wat ze doen!"
"Na de zwangerschap last van veel vocht in mijn buik. Na de 1e bindweefselmassage al echt verschil, en nu 4 sessies verder, echt al een enorme vooruitgang!!"
Frequently asked questions
Questions expats ask us first
Do I need to speak Dutch to book a treatment at Bodyfix? +
No. The whole route runs in English: booking, the free intake, the treatment itself and the aftercare advice. Our therapists work in Dutch and English. If something is unclear, say so during the intake — we would rather explain something twice than let you guess.
Do I need a referral from a Dutch GP (huisarts)? +
No. Bodyfix sits outside the Dutch referral system, so you can book directly — no huisarts, no waiting list, no referral letter. It also works the other way round: if we think something belongs with a doctor, a physiotherapist or a dentist first, we say so at the intake and point you there.
Is a treatment covered by Dutch health insurance? +
Not by the basic insurance (basisverzekering). Bodyfix is not a contracted care provider, so you pay for treatments yourself. Some supplementary policies reimburse manual work, but that depends entirely on your own policy and your insurer is the only party who can confirm it. We would rather say this before you book than have it be a surprise afterwards. All prices are listed in full on the packages page.
I have just moved to Amsterdam and do not have a GP or physiotherapist yet. Can I still come? +
Yes. You do not need an existing care network to book here, which is exactly why many internationals start with the free intake — a first look at what is going on, with nothing to commit to. One honest caveat: a bodyreading is not a medical diagnosis. Only a doctor can make one. If something needs a doctor, we say so.
Which treatments do internationals book most often here? +
Three come up most: c-section scar massage, lymphatic drainage massage, and buccal massage — the work on the chewing muscles from inside the cheek that English speakers usually search for as buccal or TMJ massage. Pregnancy and postpartum work is close behind. Each has its own page in English, and the intake decides which one actually fits.
Where exactly is the clinic, and when are you open? +
Legmeerplein 7, 1058 NJ, in Amsterdam-Zuid — roughly ten minutes from Zuidas and straightforward to reach from Oud-Zuid and De Pijp. We are open Monday to Saturday. Directions and contact details are on the contact page.
More answers about treatments, costs and what to expect: the full FAQ in English.