Modern Physiotherapy Treatments

Physiotherapy is a combination of methods for treating conditions using physical agents: electric current, magnetic radiation, heat, light and so on. The term also refers to the field of clinical medicine that studies the therapeutic effects of these methods.

Physiotherapy works with different systems of the body:

the nervous system (after a stroke, in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease);
the musculoskeletal system (physiotherapy is important for fractures, recurrent back pain and after sports injuries);
the cardiovascular system (in heart disease);
the respiratory tract (physiotherapy is used in pneumonia, asthma and pulmonary obstruction).

The main types of physiotherapy:

Electrotherapy – reduces muscle pain and improves muscle tone and the rate of absorption.
Magnetic therapy – uses the effect of a magnetic field on the human body. This therapy is used in treating osteoporosis and various orthopaedic conditions.
Infrared and red laser therapy. Light of a specific wavelength interacts with cells to accelerate healing. This treatment is widely used in patients with chronic conditions and helps relieve pain.

When physiotherapy acts on the tissues, it relieves swelling and inflammation, reduces pain and normalises blood pressure. The first step is to establish the list of treatments you will receive. These may be local, general, or directed at metameric zones.

Physiotherapy in Switzerland offers:

individual care;
modern, research-based training concepts;
ongoing planning and training advice;
successful trainers who are experts in their field;
a functional, spacious and modern training centre;
therapeutic aquatic therapy in warm thermal water;
interdisciplinary collaboration with the doctors of the Medical Center.

Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is a health resort that owes its fame above all to balneotherapy – from the Latin for “treatment by bathing”.

The resort is home to a medical centre led by the world-renowned Dr Beat Villiger. The clinic offers full diagnostics, therapy and post-operative rehabilitation. Guests can have a full check-up, consult a specialist and receive an individual prevention programme.