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Training Center Balgrist

Whether young or old, recreational sports aficionado or Olympic athlete – here you can train with a personalized program. Make the most of our many offers.

Please note

Personal registration is required for all medical training therapy (MTT) appointments.
Only come to the training if you are healthy.

Care from specialized sports therapists

Stay fit – in our fitness center with a view over the forest. There is a fully equipped state-of-the-art gym. In addition, a subscription to the fitness center entitles you to reduced prices for our group courses. Qualified sports physicians, physiotherapists and sports therapists are available to answer your questions.

Our offer

Medical Training Therapy

Medical Training Therapy (MTT) treats and trains acute and chronic conditions. The goal of MTTis to restore patients to their own level of physical fitness, whether for everyday activities, at work, or in competitive sports.

Therapy is appropriate for

Back complaints
Rheumatic diseases
Operations on the spine
Knee or hip joint replacements
Cardiovascular or respiratory diseases
Transit to independent or sport-specific training
Maintaining physical performance for professional athletes

What does treatment consist of?

Medical history (discussion with the patient) and an introduction to training, lasting about one hour
Precise determination of your current physical status and setting goals together
Subsequent smaller measurements and tests when necessary to optimize training and monitor advances

Good to know

MTT is prescribed by a physician and reimbursed by the basic statuary healthcare insurance.

Group courses

Our courses at a glance

Multifit	Training to promote endurance, strength, and mobility with various appliances (gymnastic ball, step, TheraBand) and motivational music. Free trial lesson. Flyer Multifit (PDF only in German)
Stretching	Stretching lessons with music, for regeneration and relaxation. Entry to the course at any time.
Cardiofit	Exercise program after cardiac surgery, with heart disease or risk factors. Lowers the risk of further cardiac events through playful but targeted increase in performance.
Aquafit	Takes the weight off the joints during training in deep water, wearing special vests. Exercises set to music. Endurance, coordination, strength, enjoyment and relaxation. Venue (Schulschwimmbad Riesbach)
Aquafit for sportspersons	Sport-oriented training in deep and shallow water for personalized optimal approach to rehabilitation after injury or surgery. Endurance, coordination, strength. Venue (Schwimmbad Bungertwies)

Our courses at a glance

Pilates	Pilates brings optimal balance, strengthens the muscles, and improves posture. Group or individual lessons.
Multifit	Training to promote endurance, strength, and mobility with various appliances (gymnastic ball, step, TheraBand) and motivational music. Free trial lesson.
Backfit	Enhances body awareness, trains the back muscles, and relieves pain. Free trial lesson.
Stretching	Stretching lessons with music, for regeneration and relaxation. Entry to the course at any time.
Aquafit	Takes the weight off the joints during training in deep water, wearing special vests. Exercises set to music. Endurance, coordination, strength, enjoyment and relaxation.
Aquafit for sportspersons	Sport-oriented training in deep and shallow water for personalized optimal approach to rehabilitation after injury or surgery. Endurance, coordination, strength.
Cardiofit	Exercise program after cardiac surgery, with heart disease or risk factors. Lowers the risk of further cardiac events through playful but targeted increase in performance.
Antara	Antara focuses on the core system, the deepest layer of trunk muscles. Building up the core system, Antara always acts on posture.

AlterG

The ‘anti-gravity treadmill’
The AlterG can be programmed to the individual to reduce the forces acting on the body and joints and empowers people to walk or jog without pain and with no need of walking aids.

Specific therapeutic applications

Optimal gait rehabilitation and therapy after trauma or surgery to the foot, hip, knee, pelvis or lumbar spine
As a supplementary therapy in rheumatic diseases, arthritis and overweight
Improvement of the gait and mobility in neurologic disorders (traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease)
Training effect for cardiovascular patients

Sports-specific applications

Prevention of overuse symptoms with intensive endurance sports (e.g. triathlon, distance events) and support for regeneration
Extending the scope of training
‘Supramaximal’ training (speed and endurance)
Maintaining performance with arm or shoulder injuries

Information and registration
Have a look at our price list below. Contact us for a free trial lesson. Further links: www.alterG.com

Price list

10-session subscription including one 1:1 lesson	CHF 320	Subscriber discount: 50%
Individual lesson	CHF 65	Subscriber discount: 50%
Trial session	CHF 30	Free for subscribers

ddrobotec

Artificial muscles train real muscles
The DD System ELITE made by the Swiss company "ddrobotec by Dynamic Devices" is a training robot of the latest generation.

The training robot can be used for

Highly intensive training for elite athletes
Injured athletes
Patients with orthopedic, neurologic and rheumatic complaints
Patients with heart conditions

The training robot DD System ELITE allows us to determine your current strength, endurance, coordination, and sensorimotor function. We can then design a training program that will be continually reviewed and adjusted according to the progress you have made. Keeping an eye on your training is important: both you and the therapist provide feedback on the quality and intensity of your training. This ensures monitoring and your safety.

Interested?
Just ask Silvio Catuogno, the Head of Sports Therapy, for more information and advice with no obligation

Download Flyer

Price list

DD Elite 10-session subscription including one 1:1 session	CHF 320	Subscriber discount: 50%
DD Elite individual lesson	CHF 65	Subscriber discount: 50%
DD Elitetrial session	CHF 30	Free for subscribers

Use of the equipment

On prescription or as a part of therapy (following the introduction of sports therapy). Please reserve the appliance in advance at the Training Center or at Reception.

Pilates

The modern way to bring your body into an optimal balance. Pilates strengthens the entire body and improves posture, stability and body awareness. The training takes place in group and individual therapies.

Download Flyer (PDF, German)

PowerPlate

Training with the Power Plate
The Power Plate is a vibrating platform that allows training of the whole body. The Power Plate is not a substitute for conventional training methods, but offers an interesting supplementary technique.

The technology allows vertical oscillations of 1-2 mm in a frequency range of 25-50 oscillations/second (Hertz)
Vibrations can be transmitted to various parts of the body

Correct use can bring about

An increase in bone mineral density (femoral neck and lumbar spine)
Better control of balance
Greater endurance with static loading

Disproportionally positive effects may also be seen with

Greater steadiness of gait
Relief of rheumatic pain
Improvement of symptoms in Parkinson’s disease and other neurological diseases

Interested?
Just ask Silvio Catuogno, the Head of Sports Therapy, for more information and advice with no obligation

More on this topic
SRF Puls broadcast (in German)

Price list

Power Plate 10-session subscription (including one 1:1 lesson)	CHF 320	Free for subscribers
Power Plate private/individual lesson	CHF 65	Subscriber discount: 20%
Power Plate trial lesson	CHF 30	Free for subscribers

ProkinB

The ProkinB system is an appliance driven by pressurized air that trains balance and sensorimotor functions in a targeted manner. ProkinB offers a wide range of testing and training programs. The adjustable stability settings allow patients to train their balance on an individual basis.

ProkinB can be used for

Sensorimotor and coordination training after injuries and surgery (ligament injuries, muscle damage, fractures, joint replacements, etc.)
Activation and stability of the trunk muscles (e.g. with back pain)
Balance training in neurologic diseases (MS, Parkinson’s)
Postural control and symmetry
Fall prevention
Precise measurement of the static and dynamic balance, as well as posture and symmetry

Interested?
Just ask Silvio Catuogno, the Head of Sports Therapy, for more information and advice with no obligation.

Use

On prescription or as a part of therapy (following the introduction of sports therapy). Please reserve the appliance in advance at the Training Center or at Reception.