Jakarta’s Fitness Boom Fuels Surge in Physiotherapy Demand — PhysioActive Leads the Growth

Indonesia’s recreational sports boom — padel, pickleball, Hyrox, road races — is driving explosive growth in Jakarta’s sports medicine and physiotherapy sector, with PhysioActive emerging as a key player treating the injuries that come with it, according to The Jakarta Post’s Weekender.

Now operating four branches across Jakarta, PhysioActive has seen cumulative appointments grow 235 percent between 2021 and 2025, while online bookings rose from 10 percent of total appointments in 2023 to 25 percent in 2026. Managing director Michelle Bhojwani attributes the surge to heightened post-pandemic awareness of sports and healthy living, noting patients increasingly come from padel courts, road races, cycling routes and Hyrox competitions rather than professional training environments.

The clinic has expanded beyond manual therapy into a fuller recovery ecosystem, including dry needling — demand for which has tripled at PhysioActive — alongside ultrasound therapy, electrotherapy, cryotherapy and thermotherapy. To bridge the gap between clinic visits and at-home recovery, PhysioActive also launched a dedicated app offering exercise videos, reminders and feedback tools, addressing patients who expect a “quick fix” rather than an ongoing rehabilitation process.

Bhojwani frames physiotherapy not merely as injury treatment but as a philosophy of longevity and prevention, summarizing the clinic’s approach as “movement is medicine.” This reflects a broader industry shift — echoed by competitors like Akeso and Royal Sports Performance Centre — from reactive injury care toward integrated, ongoing sports medicine journeys combining physiotherapy, orthopedic care and structured return-to-sport planning.

For Jakarta’s growing population of recreational athletes — many balancing weekend competition with desk jobs and family life — PhysioActive’s growth signals that physiotherapy is becoming a mainstream, preventive part of an active lifestyle, not just a response to injury. Read the full feature on The Jakarta Post Weekender →