A family story
Our story
Yesterday, today and tomorrow, start.physio’s mission is to provide high-quality physiotherapy care focused on patients’ needs and on lasting results.
Our mission
A clear mission from day one
Since it was founded, start.physio has grown with a clear mission: to offer high-quality, patient-centred physiotherapy care that is accessible to everyone.
Over the years, our network has grown, new practices have opened and our therapeutic approach has become richer, always guided by innovation and the human touch. This timeline traces the key milestones that have shaped our identity and supported our commitment to the health and well-being of our patients.
The beginnings
How it all began
From Atlantik Gesundheit AG in Biel/Bienne to the birth of start.physio in Roche.
The story of start.physio is sometimes intertwined with the life story of two of its founding members, Ana, a physiotherapist, and Sérgio Legrant, a communications engineer. This dreamy couple of Portuguese origin always believed that Portugal produced not only fado and pastéis de nata, but also excellent healthcare professionals, who are indispensable in Switzerland.
Ana and Sérgio chose Switzerland, or perhaps Switzerland chose them, by offering them wonderful career opportunities in 2011. Ana began her Swiss adventure at Neuchâtel Hospital, then at the prestigious Clinique La Prairie in Clarens-Montreux.
Inspired by the courage and creativity of Amélie Poulain, they decided to open their own practice. And so, in January 2015, Atlantik Gesundheit AG was born, followed in August 2015 by their first practice, atlantik.physio, in Biel/Bienne.
In 2017, the couple decided to return to the canton of Vaud, settling in Roche, where they opened their second clinic under the name start.physio. The new brand perfectly expresses the couple’s entrepreneurial spirit and their determination to make quality treatment easier to access outside the big cities too.
And so, full of challenges, twists and successes, start.physio was born.
From Bienne to Martigny
The key milestones of start.physio since 2015.
2015
Foundation
Founded by Ana Legrant, Daniel Simão and Sérgio Legrant, with a first practice opening in Biel/Bienne (Bern).
2019
La Tour-de-Peilz
Opening of the La Tour-de-Peilz practice, on the Riviera (Vaud). See the practice →
2019
Home exercise programmes
First practice in French-speaking Switzerland to offer its patients digital home exercise programmes (HEP), so they can keep progressing between sessions.
2023
Hydrotherapy for babies
First physiotherapy practice in Switzerland to offer hydrotherapy for babies.
2024
Magnetotherapy
First practice in the canton of Vaud to offer magnetotherapy. Discover the technique →
2025
10 years
Celebration of start.physio’s 10th anniversary and launch of the new website.
2026
Artificial intelligence and quality
First in Switzerland to use artificial intelligence to track treatment outcomes and quality of care.
2026
peritia.care certified therapists
First healthcare organisation to certify its therapists with peritia.care.
2026
Launch on domi.physio
First physiotherapy organisation to launch on domi.physio.
Today
8 practices
36 therapists and 49 staff, from Lausanne to Martigny, at the practice, at home and in nursing homes (EMS).
2027 · Coming soon
Measuring your progress in 3D
First physiotherapy practice in Switzerland to assess its patients’ progress with the OUTBODY FX5 (Fittrix). In just a few minutes, this station analyses your posture, mobility, balance and fitness using artificial intelligence. You receive a clear 3D report, and we compare the results from one assessment to the next to see your progress in concrete terms and adjust your treatment. Imported into Switzerland by plates-formes.ch.
2027 · Coming soon
Connected obesity programmes
First physiotherapy practice in Switzerland to offer programmes dedicated to people living with obesity, with follow-up through connected devices between sessions.
They trusted us
Patient reviews, just as they left them.
★★★★★
Ana looked after me during my postpartum period: a gentle, professional and very knowledgeable physiotherapist whom I highly recommend!
CCindyBex
★★★★★
Excellent professionals; I had a great experience and was able to recover. I loved the new space and how close it is to the station and the village centre. Highly recommended!
RSRita S.La Tour-de-Peilz
★★★★★
A very good physio with lots of patience for children!
MDMafalda D.Roche
★★★★★
Great team! Thank you for looking after my 91-year-old mum. Since your care, she gets around indoors without her canes and does the exercises she learned every day. Thank you.
AFAngela F.Bex
★★★★★
I received excellent follow-up, with very, very good results 👌 A truly professional team. Highly recommended.
GGGabriel G.Monthey