Podotherapie van der Kaa

What Podotherapie van der Kaa does

Podotherapie van der Kaa B.V. is a founder-owned Dutch podotherapy and medical pedicure practice headquartered in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, established in 1985 and operating across seven locations in Tilburg, Goirle, Gilze, and Dongen. The firm delivers foot, knee, hip, and back pain treatment through core podotherapy consultations, custom CAD-CAM-manufactured therapeutic insoles, digital video gait analysis, foot manual therapy in collaboration with manual therapist Peter Emons, and a medical pedicure network for diabetic, rheumatic, and oncology patients. Specialized service lines address sports podotherapy, children's podotherapy, diabetic foot care (including insurance-covered zorgprofiel 2–4 screening and treatment), rheumatic foot care, and CE-certified insoles for safety footwear. The practice has extended into consumer hardware with the founder-created Zlippo (2011) and Freefeet (2022) custom therapeutic slipper and sandal lines.

The business model is predominantly B2C professional services revenue, supplemented by a small hardware tail (custom slippers/sandals, certified safety insoles). Patients access care via direct online booking through James Software, phone scheduling, or walk-in to one of seven clinics, with no physician referral required under Directe Toegankelijkheid Podotherapie (DTP, since 2012). Most services are reimbursed through Dutch supplementary health insurance — outside the deductible 'eigen risico' — while diabetic risk-foot care and, since January 2024, 41 additional at-risk-foot conditions are covered under basic insurance. The Dragonstraat 21 headquarters operates as a multidisciplinary 'Voet & Beweegexperts' hub co-locating physiotherapy, dietetics, orthopedic shoemaking, and skin/edema therapy; a parallel network of eight medical pedicure partners extends home-visit coverage and risk-foot capacity across the catchment area. Marketing is constrained by Dutch healthcare advertising regulations, relying on the allesovervoeten.nl content site, insurer directory listings, and word-of-mouth.

The firm is organized as a Dutch B.V. (besloten vennootschap), is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds or institutional investors, and holds ISO 26000 Corporate Social Responsibility certification (originally 2019, re-certified November 2021). Operations are led by founder Monique van der Kaa (sport podotherapist and quality manager) alongside an operational manager, office manager, approximately seven clinical podotherapists with distinct specializations, a dedicated podotechnician, pedicure staff, and a manual therapy partner. Reported operational metrics include no waiting list with typical two-week scheduling, a 95% symptom-free rate from prior treatment cohorts, and pediatric complaints typically resolving within 3–6 weeks.

Name

Podotherapie van der Kaa

Legal name

Podotherapie van der Kaa B.V.

Website

https://allesovervoeten.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Podotherapie van der Kaa B.V. is a founder-owned Dutch podotherapy practice operating seven clinics across the Tilburg region, delivering custom orthotics, digital gait analysis, medical pedicure, and specialized diabetic, pediatric, sports, and rheumatic foot care to individual patients covered by Dutch health insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Podiatry Services

NAICS

Offices of Podiatrists (621391), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Footwear, (No Rubber) (3140)

akta.pro primary industry

Foot & Ankle (HLAKALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Orthotics & Bracing (AFO/KAFO, Spinal, Soft Goods Supports) (HLAHAMAC), Medical/Clinical Nail Care (e.g., diabetic foot, podiatry-adjacent) (HSALACAJ), Comfort, Orthopedic & Medical Footwear (CRAAACAG)

Keywords

• Podotherapy services
• Custom orthotic insoles
• Medical pedicure care
• Diabetic foot care
• Digital gait analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Tilburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Podotherapeutic Treatments: Consultations and treatments for various foot conditions including gait analysis, foot examinations, and therapeutic interventions. First consultation lasts 30-50 minutes depending on problem complexity.
2. Medical Pedicure Services: Specialized foot care for high-risk feet including diabetes, rheumatism, oncology patients. Treatments include nail correction, callus removal, wart treatment, and nail braces.
3. Custom Podotherapeutic Orthotics (Zolen): Custom-made insoles/orthotics manufactured using CAD-CAM technology to correct foot posture and improve pressure distribution. Includes ongoing adjustments and follow-up care.
4. Certified Safety Shoe Insoles: Certified podotherapeutic insoles for safety shoes that meet legal requirements while providing optimal correction and support. Manufactured in partnership with certified manufacturer.
5. Custom Slippers and Sandals: Custom-made Freefeet/Zlippo slippers and sandals with therapeutic footbed. Patients can choose color and model with leather straps fitted to foot for ideal fit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Podotherapie van der Kaa is a multi-location Dutch podotherapy practice that delivers foot examinations, digital gait analysis, custom-made orthotic insoles (podotherapeutische zolen), medical pedicure, and condition-specific care for diabetic, rheumatic, pediatric and sports-related foot problems across 7 clinics in the Tilburg region. The practice also designs and sells custom therapeutic slippers and sandals under its own Freefeet and Zlippo brands, supported by in-house CAD-CAM 3D scanning and milling technology.

Product overview

Podotherapie van der Kaa is a podotherapy practice offering a comprehensive range of foot care services centered around its core podotherapy and medical pedicure offerings. The practice operates across 7 locations in and around Tilburg, providing custom therapeutic insoles (podotherapeutische zolen) and custom-made Freefeet slippers/sandals as its primary product offerings. The portfolio includes specialized services for diabetic feet, children's podotherapy, sports podotherapy, foot manual therapy, rheumatic foot care, and certified safety shoe insoles. Advanced technology capabilities include digital gait analysis with video recording and CAD-CAM systems for precision-milled custom insoles. Additional services encompass medical pedicure treatments, nail braces (nagelbeugels), wart treatment, and foot massage/relaxation techniques.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Freefeet: Custom-made slippers and sandals product line launched in 2022, providing therapeutic summer footwear with podotherapy footbeds for people with foot problems. Customers can choose footbed color and model, with leather straps fitted directly to the foot.
• Zlippo
• Voet & Beweegexperts

Products and services

• Podotherapy Services (Podotherapie) Core podotherapy service including comprehensive foot examination, gait analysis, and treatment of foot, knee, hip and back complaints through custom therapeutic insoles, orthoses, instrumental treatments, nail braces, felt therapy, and medical/sports taping. First consultation typically lasts 30-50 minutes depending on problem complexity.
• Medical Pedicure (Medisch Pedicure) Specialized foot care for risk feet including diabetes, rheumatism and oncology patients, covering nail treatments, callus removal, ingrown nails, wart treatment, siliconen ortheses and nail braces using the Ross-Fraser method.
• Diabetic Foot Care (Diabetische Voet) Specialized screening and treatment for diabetic feet following latest guidelines, including neuropathy assessment, circulation checks, wound care, sole therapy, felt therapy and shoe advice. Covered under basic Dutch health insurance for risk profiles 2, 3 and 4 and (since January 2024) for 41 other at-risk-foot conditions.
• Children's Podotherapy (Kinderpodotherapie) Pediatric podotherapy focusing on foot, toe and leg development in children, addressing flat feet, pronation, growth pains, heel pain (Morbus Sever), intoeing gait and other developmental abnormalities through custom insole therapy, orthoses, exercises and shoe advice.
• Sports Podotherapy (Sportpodotherapie) Specialized biomechanical analysis and treatment for athletes covering injury prevention, gait analysis, custom sport insoles, manual therapy, orthoses and training advice for runners, volleyball, basketball and other jump-sport athletes.
• Foot Manual Therapy (Voet-manueel Therapie) Joint mobilization and manipulation therapy for foot and ankle to restore mobility, reduce muscle tension and complement insole therapy for complex complaints affecting feet, knees, hips or back. Delivered in collaboration with manual therapist Peter Emons.
• Rheumatic Foot Care (Reumatische Voet) Specialized care for rheumatic feet addressing joint inflammation, foot posture changes, toe deformities and pain through custom insoles, felt therapy, orthoses, wound care and footwear recommendations for the more than 2.5-3 million rheumatic patients in the Netherlands, over 80% of whom experience foot problems.
• Certified Safety Shoe Insoles (Veiligheidsschoenen en Gecertificeerde Zolen) Custom podotherapeutic insoles for safety and work shoes manufactured in partnership with a certified manufacturer. The insoles meet European standards and carry official CE certification, preserving the shoe's safety certificate while providing therapeutic correction and support.
• Freefeet / Zlippo Custom Slippers & Sandals Custom-made therapeutic slippers and sandals (Zlippo brand since 2011, expanded with Freefeet in 2022) with podotherapeutic footbeds derived from the patient's custom insole therapy. Customers choose color, model and leather strap fit for indoor or summer use.
• Custom CAD-CAM Podotherapeutic Insoles (Podotherapeutische Zolen) Custom-made insoles/orthotics manufactured in-house via 3D scanning of the foot in natural or corrected position, digitally designed based on the patient's complaint, posture and gait pattern, then precision-milled. Includes ongoing adjustments and follow-up care.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of treated patients become symptom-free
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Emons FysiotherapiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhysiotherapy practice co-located at Dragonstraat 21 headquarters. Manual therapist Peter Emons collaborates with the practice on chronic pain management and foot manual therapy, providing combined podotherapy-manual therapy treatments for complex cases.
• Dietistengroep DitominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDietitian group co-located at Dragonstraat 21, providing nutritional expertise that may complement treatment of conditions like diabetes and obesity-related foot problems.
• Voetmax Orthopedische SchoenenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrthopedic shoemaker co-located at Dragonstraat 21, providing custom orthopedic shoes for patients requiring specialized footwear beyond podotherapeutic orthotics.
• Atossa Huid- en OedeemtherapieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkin and lymphedema therapy practice co-located at Dragonstraat 21, providing complementary treatments for skin conditions and edema affecting foot health.
• Fysiotherapie van de Braak en MaasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhysiotherapy practice co-located at Piushaven location (Prinsenhoeven 38), enabling multidisciplinary approach for patients at that location.
• Certified Safety Shoe Insole ManufacturercoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with certified manufacturer to produce podotherapeutic insoles that maintain CE certification and comply with European safety standards for use in safety shoes.
• Peter Emons (Manual Therapist)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManual therapist Peter Emons, specializing in foot and ankle mobilizations since 2003, works with the practice on chronic pain management and manual therapy treatments. Developed gradual activity methodology and relaxation techniques for chronic foot pain patients.
• Network of Medical PedicurescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration with multiple pedicures across Tilburg, Goirle, and Dongen for medical pedicure services. Pedicures have contracts with the practice for diabetic foot care. Includes Pedicure Cynthia (Tilburg), Sandra van Riel (home visits), Estheticienne Valentine (home visits), Joyce Larooij Pedicure (home visits), Nicole Groot (home visits), Unghia medisch pedicure (Dongen), Femkes Salon (Dongen), and Ingrid van Etten (Goirle).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hallux Podotherapie: Hallux is one of the largest multi-site Dutch podiatry chains, offering gait analysis, custom orthotics, diabetic foot care and sport podiatry — directly overlapping with the core services Podotherapie van der Kaa provides to its regional patient base.
• Penders Voetzorg: Penders Voetzorg is a multi-location Dutch podiatry practice offering custom insoles, diabetic/rheumatic foot care and sport podotherapy — a directly comparable service model targeting the same Dutch insured-patient market as Podotherapie van der Kaa.
• Podotherapie Wender: Wender is a Dutch podotherapy practice chain providing custom orthotics, gait analysis and foot-care specializations — competing with van der Kaa for the same insured patient pool across multiple Dutch regions.
• Voetmax Orthopedische Schoenen: Voetmax is an orthopedic shoemaker co-located in van der Kaa's Dragonstraat health center and providing custom orthopedic shoes for patients with complex footwear needs — a directly comparable product line to van der Kaa's Freefeet/Zlippo custom slippers.

Broad incumbents

• OIM Orthopedie: OIM is a national Dutch orthopedic practice group providing orthopedic consultations, custom-made orthotics and footwear; it competes with van der Kaa on the custom-orthotic and orthopedic-footwear offering but operates at a much larger national scale.
• Livit Orthopedie: Livit is a large, established Dutch provider of orthopedic devices, custom orthotics and rehabilitation aids; it offers overlapping custom-insoles and foot-care services as part of a much broader orthopedic portfolio, making it a broader incumbent rather than a pure podiatry peer.

Others

• RSscan International: RSscan manufactures 3D pressure-plate and gait-analysis systems widely used by European sports-medicine and podiatry clinics; it provides the underlying technology class that van der Kaa uses for its digital gait analysis service.
• Tekscan: Tekscan produces high-resolution foot pressure-measurement systems used in clinical gait and diabetic-foot assessments; it represents the technology vendor ecosystem adjacent to van der Kaa's pressure-measurement-enabled consultations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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