Overall Management Physiotherapy
Christina Gruber
Christina Gruber
Physiotherapy
Working in close cooperation with the medical staff, physiotherapy offers a program of treatment and rehabilitation – individually tailored to the needs of our patients. Besides treatment rooms fitted with state-of-the-art equipment, we have various training rooms, a hydrotherapy pool and a swimming pool, as well as an outdoor walking path.
We are here for you offering specialist knowledge and empathy
Selected therapeutic methods with a sound scientific basis, supported by robot technology and the latest equipment. Our physiotherapists have extensive additional qualifications in the fields of orthopedics, rheumatology and spinal cord injury.
Contact
Physiotherapies
Opening hours
Monday – Thursday
7 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Fridays
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration
Monday – Friday
7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
+41 44 386 15 88
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Christina Gruber
Overall management
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Orthopedics and Rheumatology
Ambulatory physiotherapy
We give our patients comprehensive advice and use various methods to determine the cause of musculoskeletal symptoms and provide appropriate treatment. Our treatment focuses on active therapy.
What we offer
- Manual therapy
- Medical training therapy
- Hydrotherapies
- Neurorehabilitation
- Gait training (Lokomat)
- Balance training (gait steadiness)
- Gait analysis
- Lymphatic system physiotherapy
- Scoliosis therapy
- Respiratory training (SpiroTiger)
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Pelvic floor therapy
- Sports therapy
- Training advice
- Medical massage
- Thermo- and electrotherapy
Our offer without prescription
| Swimming | CHF 12 (single price) |
| Swimming 10-session subscription | CHF 100 |
| Personal training 30 min | CHF 65 (single price) |
| Personal training 10-session subscription 30 min | CHF 625 |
| Personal training 60 min | CHF 130 (single price) |
| Personal training 0-session subscription 60 min | CHF 1250 |
Not a patient at Balgrist?
Our services are still at your disposal – all you need is a prescription from your family doctor or treating physician.
Team
Deputy Head of Physiotherapy
Marcel Enzler
Marcel Enzler
Head of IT projects
Michael Aegerter
Michael Aegerter
Specialist responsibility Scoliosis
Linda Dyer
Linda Dyer
Specialist responsibility MTT
Christian Weber
Christian Weber
Physiotherapist FH
Daniel Roos
Daniel Roos
Team Leader Hip, Knee and Foot
René Giger
René Giger
Physiotherapist FH
Simona Kopp
Simona Kopp
Physiotherapist FH
Angela Doninelli
Angela Doninelli
Physiotherapist FH
Carla Stadler
Carla Stadler
Physiotherapist FH
Giamila Scaroni
Giamila Scaroni
Physiotherapist FH
Stephanie Todesco
Stephanie Todesco
Physiotherapist FH
Edoardo Amati
Edoardo Amati
Physiotherapist mbA Training
Ruth Bleiker
Ruth Bleiker
Team Leader Spine and Rheumatism
Evelyn Bärtschi
Evelyn Bärtschi
Physiotherapist mbA Training
Maike von Geyerz
Maike von Geyerz
Physiotherapist FH
Sabrina Hug
Sabrina Hug
Physiotherapist FH
Paul Huster
Paul Huster
Physiotherapist FH
Cristina Thüler
Cristina Thüler
Physiotherapist FH
Melina Osele
Melina Osele
Physiotherapist FH
Melanie Kohler
Melanie Kohler
Team Leader Technical orthopedics
Manuel Bischofberger
Manuel Bischofberger
Physiotherapist mbA Training
Nadine Frei
Nadine Frei
Physiotherapist FH
Karin Läubli
Karin Läubli
Physiotherapist FH
Emma Rozeboom
Emma Rozeboom
Physiotherapist FH
Annegret Stecker
Annegret Stecker
Specialist responsibility LPT
Rahel Rogger
Rahel Rogger
Physiotherapist FH
Beata Lindenmeyer
Beata Lindenmeyer
Physiotherapist FH
Muriel Muhika
Muriel Muhika
Specialist departments
Shoulder and elbow
Focus
- Individual therapy
- Group hydrotherapy, three times daily
- Medical training therapy: coordination, strength, and endurance training
- Sport-specific rehabilitation
Special services
- Working together with occupational therapy for hand rehabilitation
Contact
Appointments
Monday – Friday
7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening hours
Monday – Friday
7 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Fridays
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
+41 44 386 15 88
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Marcel Enzler
Deputy Head of Physiotherapy
Team Leader Shoulder and Elbow
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Hip, Knee and Foot
Focus
- Individual therapy
- Instruction and explanation of the postoperative phase following orthopedic surgery on the lower limbs, including hip, knee and foot
- Training therapy: coordination, strength, and endurance training
- Sport-specific rehabilitation
Special services
- Supplying Kinetec continuous passive motion machines for home use
Contact
Appointments
Monday – Friday
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening hours
Monday – Thursday
7 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Fridays
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
+41 44 386 15 88
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René Giger
Team Leader Hip, Knee and Foot
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Spine and Rheumatology
Focus
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy (aqua jogging, hydrotherapy, Nordic walking, progressive relaxation, understanding pain)
- Specific rehabilitation for daily living
- Medical training therapy: co-ordination, strength, and endurance training
- Sport-specific rehabilitation
Special services
- Interdisciplinary rehabilitation program for patients with CRPS
Contact
Appointments
Monday – Friday
7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening hours
Monday – Thursday
7 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Fridays
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
+41 44 386 15 88
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Evelyn Bärtschi
Team Leader Spinal column and rheumatology
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Technical orthopedics
Focus
- Individual and group therapy
- Daily living and function training with the prosthetic joint (wheelchair mobility, coping with falls, training to use public transport)
- Gait analysis and training with the prosthetic joint
- Balance and co-ordination training
- Fall prevention
- Advice on aids and appliances
- Medical training therapy (co-ordination, strength, and endurance training)
- Sport-specific rehabilitation
Special services
- Inpatient gait training and outpatient balance training (gait steadiness) group
- Interdisciplinary rehabilitation program
- Working closely with Balgrist Tec AG in prosthetic joint rehabilitation
Contact
Appointments
Monday – Friday
7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening hours
Monday – Thursday
7 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Fridays
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
+41 44 386 15 88
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Manuel Bischofberger
Team leader
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Scoliosis
Focus
- Individual therapy (Schroth method for scoliosis)
- Group therapies (Pilates, aqua jogging)
- Medical training therapy: co-ordination, strength, and endurance training
- Sport-specific rehabilitation
Special services
- Scoliosis therapy week in the summer vacation
Contact
Appointments
Monday – Friday
7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening hours
Monday – Thursday
7 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Fridays
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
+41 44 386 15 88
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Linda Dyer
Specialist responsibility Scoliosis
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Tumors
Focus
- Individual therapy
- Specific rehabilitation for daily living
- Medical training therapy: co-ordination, strength, and endurance training
- Sport-specific rehabilitation
Special services
- Clarification and supply of aids in cooperation with occupational therapy and Balgrist Tec AG
Contact
Appointments
Monday – Friday
7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening hours
Monday – Thursday
7 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Fridays
7 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
+41 44 386 15 88
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Evelyn Bärtschi
Specialist responsibility
Tumor surgery
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Massage and complex decongestive therapy
Our qualified massage team with well-founded wide-ranging specialist knowledge in various soft tissue techniques offers you individual therapy.
- Therapeutic massage
- Scar therapy
- Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) and compression therapy
Therapeutic massage
Therapeutic massages incorporate a variety of modalities tailored to the individual needs of people who are ill, and are used with clear treatment goals. Special hand movements of various intensities are used to stimulate the skin, connective tissues and muscles with stroking, stretching, and kneading actions. The massage increases the blood circulation and metabolism, relaxes muscles, releases tension, and reduces pain in the entire body. Therapeutic massage improves physical performance and tissue regeneration; at the same time, the body is detoxified and the immune system fortified.
Treat yourself to a massage from our experienced therapeutic masseurs and masseuses.
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: CHF 60
We look forward to seeing you.
Complex decongestive therapy
Complex decongestive therapy is used when tissues are swollen due to a blockage in the flow of lymph fluid. Manual lymphatic drainage and compression therapy with bandages and compression stockings help to reduce the oedema.
Contact
Registration
Monday – Friday
7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening hours
Monday – Thursday
7 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Fridays
7 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
+41 44 386 15 88
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Team
Medical massage therapist
Luzia Fusco
Luzia Fusco
Medical massage therapist
Daniela Perren
Daniela Perren
Medical massage therapist
Andrea Schoch
Andrea Schoch
Spinal Cord Injury Center
Physiotherapy at the Spinal Cord Injury Center is responsible for the rehabilitation and repeat rehabilitation of inpatients and outpatients with complete or incomplete spinal cord injuries.
Focus
- Individual and group therapy
- Independence training
- Coordination, strength, and endurance training
- Hydrotherapy in individual and group sessions. A sports pool (16.67 m, 31°C) and a hydrotherapy pool (33°C) are available.
- Locomotion training on the treadmill or Lokomat®
- Sports therapy: table tennis / curling / badminton / archery / billiards / swimming
- Equine-assisted therapy
- Facial-oral tract therapy (FOTT)
- Complex decongestive physiotherapy
Special services
- Supplying walking aids, together with the Department of Technical Orthopaedics and Balgrist Tec AG
- Home assessments together with occupational therapy
- City skills (shopping, cinema, museums, zoo, etc.)
- In-house cultural events (exhibitions, festivities)
Contact
Registration
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening hours
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
+41 44 386 39 10
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Claudio Bartholet
Team Leader Paraplegia
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Team
Team Leader Paraplegia
Claudio Bartholet
Claudio Bartholet
Deputy Team Leader Paraplegia
Claudia Clausnitzer
Claudia Clausnitzer
Physiotherapist FH
Martina Wasescha
Martina Wasescha
Physiotherapist FH
Sarah Kritter
Sarah Kritter
Physiotherapist mbA Training
Franziska Meier
Franziska Meier
Physiotherapist FH
Stephanie Mrugalla
Stephanie Mrugalla
Specialist responsibility MTT
Irina Lerch
Irina Lerch
Physiotherapist mbA Training
Florian Oesch
Florian Oesch
Physiotherapist FH
Silvia Candrian
Silvia Candrian
Physiotherapist FH
Deborah Rohner
Deborah Rohner
Physiotherapist FH
Tabea Renold
Tabea Renold
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Information for referring doctors
Our focus
Thanks to our focus on musculoskeletal and neurological physiotherapy, our patients with or-thopaedic or rheumatological conditions and spinal cord injuries are ensured appropriate and effective treatment.
Indications and range of services
The physiotherapy team led by Christina Gruber specialises in the following
- Diagnoses related to the musculoskeletal system
- Diagnoses related to spinal cord injuries
We offer the following medical services
Active treatment
- Coordination and stability; functional kinetics (FBL)
- Training of strength, coordination, endurance, balance and stabilisation ability
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)
- Instruction in personalised home programmes
Manual therapies
- Maitland and Kaltenborn/Evjenth concept
Soft tissue treatment
- Myofascial trigger-point therapy and dry needling
- Fascial release, massage
Group therapy
- Rehabilitation in water
- Medical training programmes (coordination, strength and stamina training)
- Sport-specific advice and rehabilitation (sports therapy for spinal cord injuries: table tennis, curling, archery, etc.)
Special therapies
- Physiotherapy for the lymphatic system
- Scoliosis therapy
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Pilates and personal training
- Locomotor training
- Hippotherapy
The benefit to your patients
Our medical services offer your patients the following advantages
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Just like our doctors, our physiotherapists work in specialist teams, caring for patients specifically with shoulder problems or spinal problems, for example. This focus allows our physiotherapists to gain selective experience in the corresponding subspecialty.
Spinal cord injuries
Our employees are also highly specialised in this area. Thanks to regular case discus-sions, supervision, and in-house continuing professional development, we are able to ensure extremely high-quality treatment. Some of our members of staff teach basic and advanced physiotherapy courses.
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