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Back and neck pain

Whenever possible, your physiotherapist’s first-line technique is manual therapy and then, when pain has significantly decreased, we work on in-depth development of muscles to avoid the problem occurring again.

Pelvic floor muscle training

For ladies:

We treat all types of urinary problems, such as:

• stress incontinence (when coughing or sneezing)
• urge incontinence (feeling an urgent need to urinate, with or without leaks)
• mixed incontinence (a combination of stress and urge incontinence)
• organ prolapse

All these problems are analysed and treated (working directly on the pelvic floor muscles), combined with an overall approach (reinforcing the abdominal and lumbar muscles).

No one need accept urine leakage, whatever their age or whatever ‘problem’ is affecting them (pregnancy, after childbirth, menopause, old age…).

 

For men:

Young, active men may experience repeated urge incontinence problems. Some men experience urine leakage after a prostate operation. Pelvic floor muscle training deals with these problems.

 

For children:

Some children have difficulty going through the night without wetting the bed. This is not worrying until after the age of six, as before this age some children’s bladders are simply immature.

Children may also have sudden urges during the day (feeling a sudden need to urinate, with or without leaks)

Once they are over six years old, children see a physiotherapist with their parents in order to set up good lifestyle habits. If necessary, non-invasive pelvic floor muscle training will help children become more aware of their bladder and realise when they need to urinate.

APPI Pilates

WHAT’S THAT?

APPI Pilates is based on the technique developed by Joseph Pilates, updated to take current scientific knowledge into account. It has been adapted by physiotherapists to take into account biomechanical functions, in particular those involving the pelvic floor.

 

AIMS

APPI Pilates improves posture and achieves a solid base for back support, giving a muscle system combining strength and flexibility; you will achieve optimal freedom of movement for your body at all times.

 

WHO?

APPI Pilates can be adopted by any person wishing to improve their general fitness in order for their body to cope better with everyday activities and with sports, while being less likely to suffer pain and injury in the future.

 

Types of appointment:

Private sessions:

• 30 minutes – 60 CHF
• 1 hour – 120 CH

 

One-hour sessions for groups (up to four persons):

First session – free of charge

10 sessions – 300 CHF (to be used within four months)

Some private health insurance systems reimburse the treatment.

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy

Physiotherapy removes any pain, restores mobility, then strengthens the affected area in order to delay or slow down the appearance of osteoarthritis.

Injury physiotherapy

Physiotherapy removes any pain, restores mobility, then strengthens the affected area.

Lymphatic Drainage Massage

Your physiotherapist will perform gentle massage that will re-stimulate venous or lymphatic circulation after cancer, surgery or vein problems.