Websites for physiotherapists in Spain

Only once it is recognised. New applications for a UK degree now go through homologation by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, which requires Spanish at B2 level. Recognitions already granted, including those given under Spain's Brexit transition rules to people who began their studies before 2021, keep their effect. After that you still need to join a Colegio and practise from an authorised centre.

Under article 10 of the LSSI: your name, address and contact details, your NIF or NIE, your Colegio and colegiado number, your qualification and the country that issued it, any recognition in Spain, and the professional rules that apply to you. If you run an authorised practice, add its authorisation details, the regional health department that supervises it and its registration number; if you trade through a company, add its Registro Mercantil details.

Yes. A physiotherapy practice needs prior authorisation from the regional health department and goes on the regional register (RD 1277/2003). Madrid also requires an authorisation if you only do home visits. The registration number must appear in any advertising that suggests health care, including your website.

Avoid them: Spanish health-advertising rules ban patient testimonials used to attract clients (RD 1907/1996, art. 4.7). We build trust with your qualifications, your approach and practical details instead.

Your Colegio's code of ethics asks you to present yourself only as a “Fisioterapeuta”, without adding another title. You can mention osteopathy among the techniques you are trained in. Osteopathy isn't a regulated profession in Spain.

No. Sports massage therapist and quiromasajista are not regulated health professions, so they can offer wellness or relaxation services but can't claim to treat or rehabilitate injuries. Only authorised health centres may use wording that suggests health care.

Yes, when the service treats or prevents an illness or injury and is provided by a health professional. Relaxing, beauty or slimming massage outside a treatment is taxed at 21%. Because your health services are exempt, you usually can't deduct the VAT on our invoice (only in part if you also sell taxed services or products).

No. We don't integrate an appointment or scheduling system, and we don't send automated SMS or email reminders. We link to WhatsApp, your phone number or a scheduling tool you already use, and enquiries also arrive by email through your contact form.

It depends on your region. Some regions, such as Murcia, require prior authorisation of health advertising, websites included: check with your regional health department before your site goes live.

Yes. You don't need a separate licence for each area, but list only training you have actually completed and describe your experience in your own words. Don't add a title such as “specialist”: your Colegio's code of ethics asks you to present yourself only as a “Fisioterapeuta”.

Mostly in practical ways. A clinic site usually gives each physiotherapist a short profile with their own training and colegiado number, while a solo site focuses on one person. One rule does differ: a clinic needs a data protection officer, a physiotherapist working alone doesn't (LOPDGDD, art. 34).

€15 + VAT a month with no setup fee and no lock-in, or a one-off €349 + VAT, with the same services: design, hosting, a domain name for the first year, legal pages and one change a month. English and Spanish are included, and the demo is free.