Physiotherapy after discharge from the hospital in Zurich

Physiotherapy after hospital discharge: continuing seamlessly after the hospital

After an operation, an accident or a prolonged hospital stay, recovery continues at home. To ensure that you continue receiving treatment seamlessly after discharge, we offer Physiotherapy after hospital discharge in our practice in Zürich-Wipkingen. We are located at Hönggerstrasse 118, right next to the Waidfussweg tram stop and just a few minutes from Stadtspital Zürich Waid. This way, your journeys to the hospital will be short.

Call us at 044 585 99 49 or Book your first appointment online.

For whom is physiotherapy after the hospital?

We treat female patients, among other things, following the following guidelines:

• Bone fractures, for example in the wrist, ankle, shoulder or hip
• Operations on the knee, hip, shoulder, or spine, for example after a cruciate ligament reconstruction or joint replacement
• Accidents with injuries to ligaments, tendons or muscles
• a longer hospital stay due to an illness, after strength, endurance and balance have decreased

Read more about operations on our page Physiotherapy after surgery, More about accidents on Physiotherapy after an accident in Zurich.

This is how the transition from the hospital to us works

1. Take the regulation with you: When you leave the hospital, you will usually receive a medical prescription for physiotherapy. If you haven’t received one, ask for it.
2. Make an appointment early: It is best to register with us before or immediately after leaving the country. The first appointment must take place within 5 weeks of the issuance of the order.
3. Bring documents with you: Bring the prescription, the discharge report or the operation report, your insurance card and, in the event of an accident, the claim number to the first appointment.
4. Start treatment: We will thoroughly examine you and put together a treatment plan that fits the guidelines from the hospital.

What we do in physiotherapy after you leave the hospital

• Sure you're going: Walking training on poles, stair training and gradually removing walking aids
• Flexibility: Manual therapy and mobilization of the affected joints
• Swelling and scarring: Manual lymphatic drainage and scar treatment
• Getting active early: Our Special exercise bike With an adjustable crank, gentle training is possible even if the knees or hips are not yet fully mobile.
• Building measurable strength: With our Power measurement See how your strength returns.
• Balance: Targeted training reduces the risk of further falls, more on that Fall prevention and balance training.

If you still can't get to the clinic

In the first few days after the hospital, getting to the clinic can sometimes still be too difficult. Then we also come to your home in the area around Wipkingen and Höngg. These home visits require a corresponding medical prescription. More about this on our website. Mobile physiotherapy.

If you come by car, two parking spaces are available right in front of the practice.

Who pays for physiotherapy after leaving the hospital?

With a medical prescription, the basic insurance of your health insurance provider covers the physiotherapy, excluding the deductible and co-payment. If an accident was the reason for the hospital stay and you are accident-insured through your employer, the accident insurance usually covers the costs in full, without the deductible and without the co-payment. In both cases, we directly bill the insurance company. Details can be found on our page. Physiotherapy after an accident in Zurich.

Frequently asked questions

When should physiotherapy begin after leaving the hospital?

As soon as possible, so that you do not lose the progress made in the hospital. Follow the recommendations in the discharge report. We will adjust the treatment accordingly.

Can I choose the practice freely?

Yes. With your prescription, you can have yourself treated at a physiotherapy practice of your choice.

I have already received exercises in the hospital. Do I still need physiotherapy?

The exercises from the hospital are a good start. In physical therapy, we continuously adjust them to your progress, correcting the execution and increasing the load specifically.

Make an appointment

Physiotherapy Waidfuss, Hönggerstrasse 118, 8037 Zurich, right next to the Waidfussweg tram stop (tram 50). Call us on 044 585 99 49, write to info@physio-waidfuss.ch or Book your appointment online.