Switzerland · Portugal
Partnerships
start.physio has built a network of institutional and clinical partnerships to ensure continuity of care, whether you are in Switzerland, in Portugal or elsewhere.
Our partners
Partnerships across borders
Three partners in Portugal, for care as well as for training.
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Clinica Espregueira Mendes
Porto · FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence
Continuity of care between Portugal and Switzerland.
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Algarve Pain Center
Algarve · Coming soon
Continue your physiotherapy during your stays in the Algarve.
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ISAVE
Portugal · Training
Instituto Superior de Saúde do Alto Ave: internships and specialist training.
Porto · Our collaboration
Clinica Espregueira Mendes — Porto
Clinica Espregueira Mendes is a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence based in Porto, an international reference in sports traumatology, orthopaedics and rehabilitation.
start.physio has signed a collaboration protocol with Clinica Espregueira Mendes to ensure continuity of care between Portugal and Switzerland.
For Portuguese-speaking patients who had surgery in Portugal
They return to Switzerland with a precise rehabilitation protocol, and start.physio takes over in their language, to the same standards.
For Swiss patients in Porto
They can continue their physiotherapy at Clinica Espregueira Mendes, in seamless continuity with their care at start.physio.
One shared record, no gaps
A common protocol and direct communication between the teams — so that your progress is never interrupted, whatever the border.
Algarve · Portugal
Algarve Pain Center
Going on holiday to the Algarve shouldn’t mean interrupting your rehabilitation.
start.physio is finalising a collaboration protocol with the Algarve Pain Center so that our patients can continue their physiotherapy during their stays in the Algarve — with the same protocols as in Switzerland.
What it changes
Your progress doesn’t stop the day you board the plane
Your therapist in Switzerland and the team in the Algarve work with the same protocol
You enjoy your holiday and your recovery
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Coming soon
This partnership is being finalised. Planning a stay in the Algarve? Talk to your start.physio physiotherapist now to plan ahead for the continuity of your care.
Training · A two-way collaboration
ISAVE – Training agreement
ISAVE (Instituto Superior de Saúde do Alto Ave) is a Portuguese institution recognised for training healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists.
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ISAVE interns come to start.physio
ISAVE interns in specialist training come to our practices in French-speaking Switzerland, working in French and immersed in our protocols and our culture of care. This is a first between Portugal and French-speaking Switzerland.
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Our physiotherapists have access to ISAVE training
Physiotherapists working at start.physio can take ISAVE specialist training courses in a hybrid format:
- Theory online — from Switzerland, without interrupting clinical work
- Practice in Switzerland — practical modules organised locally, where applicable
Why it matters for our patients
Better-trained therapists mean better-quality care. By investing in training, start.physio is preparing the next generation of physiotherapists who share our values: patient focus, professionalism, quality.