{"id":10651,"date":"2026-08-12T14:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/hedda-van-braeckel\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:01:07","slug":"hedda-van-braeckel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/en\/hedda-van-braeckel\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedda Van Braeckel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10651\" class=\"elementor elementor-10651 elementor-10644\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-681d3b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"681d3b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d9921 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20d9921\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2525a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2525a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ms. Hedda van Braeckel <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f1fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3f1fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Master&#8217;s in Rehabilitation Sciences and Sports Physical Therapy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d80eb u-links-ltr-ul elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5d80eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p2\"><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"684\">Hedda is a sports physical therapist and performance clinician, and she serves on the P2A Medical Board.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Drawing on her expertise, she helps athletes prevent injuries and manage sports-related injuries. Her goal is to identify weaknesses based on objective measurement data and use this information to implement preventive measures. She works not only on prevention but also to help athletes return to their sport stronger, more efficient, and with greater confidence after recovering from an injury.  <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d715f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d715f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expertise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cb88d u-links-exp-ul elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3cb88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Hedda earned her Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and (Sports) Physical Therapy from KU Leuven with high honors. She then spent a year specializing in hip-related injuries in a sports context, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Kristoff Corten. At Perform2Achieve, she combines a thorough clinical analysis with a personalized and evidence-based approach. She works with both recreational and competitive athletes, with a particular focus on injury prevention, sustainable recovery, and performance optimization.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed518a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed518a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f084b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a0f084b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSCF5462-2-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4baba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cf4baba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/P2A-Team-Hedda-dyn.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10751\" alt=\"P2A Team - Hedda\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/P2A-Team-Hedda-dyn.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/P2A-Team-Hedda-dyn-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/P2A-Team-Hedda-dyn-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/P2A-Team-Hedda-dyn-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.perform2achieve.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/P2A-Team-Hedda-dyn-600x900.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a627a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a627a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d9533 elementor-widget__width-initial u-links-exp-ul elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5d9533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and (Sports) Physical Therapy \u2013 KU Leuven<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Specialization in hip-related injuries in a sports context under the supervision of Prof. Kristoff Corten, Ph.D.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Trigger Point Dry Needling<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Isokinetic Medical Group \u2013 Football Medicine: New Frontiers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Hedda van Braeckel Master&#8217;s in Rehabilitation Sciences and Sports Physical Therapy Hedda is a sports physical therapist and performance clinician, and she serves on the P2A Medical Board. 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