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Physiotherapy

At the Physiotherapy Department of Zuger Kantonsspital, we treat people with functional and mobility impairments, help them regain their physical ability and relieve pain. We support you throughout your recovery process with a personalised treatment plan, whether you are receiving outpatient or inpatient care.

Your physiotherapy: personalised and continuously adapted

Every course of treatment begins with a thorough physiotherapy assessment. Based on this, we carefully select the most appropriate measures, continuously monitor their effectiveness and adjust the treatment as required. This ensures that your treatment remains tailored to your individual circumstances and goals at all times.

Why choose physiotherapy at Zuger Kantonsspital?

Our team covers a wide range of therapeutic areas: from orthopaedics and traumatology through to neurology, internal medicine and gynaecology. As part of Zuger Kantonsspital, we work closely and in direct consultation with the prescribing doctors at our hospital, ensuring that diagnosis, treatment and aftercare are seamlessly integrated.

Services

  • General physiotherapy (outpatient and inpatient)
  • Respiratory therapy
  • Pelvic floor rehabilitation (including biofeedback and electrostimulation) for women and men
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Lymphatic drainage / Complex decongestive therapy
  • Manual therapy
  • Medical Training Therapy (MTT)
  • Neurological physiotherapy
  • Trigger point treatment / Dry needling
  • Radial shockwave therapy / electrotherapy
  • Oncological physiotherapy
  • Rheumatological physiotherapy
  • Physiotherapy for chronic and psychosomatic pain
  • Treatment for vertigo
  • Geriatric Physiotherapy
  • Physiotherapy for children and young people
  • Robotics- and device-assisted rehabilitation (AlterG / DDRobotec)

Group therapies

  • Outpatient cardiac rehabilitation
  • Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation
  • Postnatal exercise
  • GLAD osteoarthritis
  • GLAD back

Management

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Partnerships

Lungenliga Zentralschweiz

Rheumaliga Schweiz

Zuger Arbeitsgruppe für kardiale Rehabilitation

Further Information

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Do I need a doctor’s referral for physiotherapy at Zuger Kantonsspital?

In Switzerland, a doctor’s prescription is usually required for physiotherapy in order for the health insurance to cover the costs.

Does health insurance cover the cost of physiotherapy?

Provided you have a valid doctor’s prescription, compulsory basic health insurance will cover the costs of physiotherapy prescribed on medical grounds, within the limits laid down by law.

What conditions does the physiotherapy department at Zuger Kantonsspital treat?

We treat functional and mobility problems as well as pain, for example following surgery or as a result of an illness. Our team is diverse and has undertaken specialist training in a wide range of fields.

Does Zuger Kantonsspital offer outpatient and inpatient physiotherapy?

Yes. Our physiotherapists treat both outpatients and inpatients.