Physiotherapy on equipment
Targeted muscle building on training equipment under therapeutic guidance – with an assessment, an individual training plan and supervised sessions at our practice on Holtenauer Straße.
What physiotherapy on equipment is used for
When muscle mass has been lost after surgery or a long period of protection, movement alone is often not enough – so we build up the missing strength again in measured doses on equipment.
After surgery
After procedures on the knee, hip or shoulder, the stabilising muscles often lack strength and endurance. We rebuild them in small, gradual steps, tailored to the doctor's guidelines on load-bearing capacity.
After prolonged rest
Weeks with walking aids, a brace or sick leave take their toll. Equipment-based training gradually brings your core and legs back to the demands of everyday life – stairs, shopping, the workplace.
For chronic back pain
Recurring lower back pain benefits from strong core muscles. On the equipment, the load can be precisely dosed and increased in a traceable way, week by week.
How the training works
No equipment is set up before we know what the joints can handle: first comes the assessment, then the plan, then the training.
Assessment and introduction
Before the first session, we assess the mobility, strength and load-bearing capacity of the affected area and discuss your goal: sitting pain-free again, climbing stairs, returning to sport. This results in a written training plan with a selection of exercises, weight, repetitions and rest periods. You are then introduced to each piece of equipment involved: sitting position, lever settings, range of motion and breathing.
Supervised sessions
You don't train alone: a therapist is available during the session, corrects your technique and observes how you respond to the load. What you achieve is recorded. If no symptoms occur and the repetitions are performed cleanly, we increase the load; if the joint reacts, we scale back or switch the exercise.
From prescription to evaluation
A course of equipment-based physiotherapy is structured in four stages – from the prescription issued by your doctor's practice to the discussion of what happens after the final session.
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1. Prescription for equipment-based physiotherapy
Your doctor issues a separate prescription for physiotherapy on equipment. Please bring the prescription to your first appointment; we check it and clarify any open questions about the diagnosis and load limits directly with the prescribing practice.
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2. Initial assessment and planning
We measure mobility and strength, ask about pre-existing conditions and your everyday workload. This forms the basis of the training plan: which equipment, which weights, how many sets and repetitions, and what you do between appointments.
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3. Guided training
You come to the practice for fixed appointments, warm up and complete your programme under supervision. Technique and perceived exertion are documented after each session, and settings are adjusted immediately if needed.
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4. Evaluation and adjustment
At the end of the prescription period, we compare the results with the initial assessment and discuss what works best: a follow-up prescription, transitioning to independent training, or a home programme.
Who benefits most
People with very different starting points train on equipment with us – what they have in common is a lack of strength and the need for a controlled increase in load.
- After knee and hip surgery: building up the thigh and gluteal muscles, safe stair climbing, a gait pattern without compensatory movements
- Athletes in rehabilitation: returning to load after an injury break, symmetrical strength before resuming training
- People with back problems: strengthening the trunk and back extensors, more endurance sitting and standing throughout the working day
- Older people after prolonged protection: standing and walking stability, strength for everyday routes, shopping and housework
- People with physically demanding jobs: targeted strength building before resuming lifting, carrying and overhead work
Practical information
Prescription, co-payment and preparation
Physiotherapy on equipment is listed in the remedies catalogue as KG-Gerät and is prescribed separately by the doctor — a prescription for classic physiotherapy is not sufficient for this. A session is scheduled as a double treatment: you will be with us for around 60 minutes, of which about ten minutes is warming up on the ergometer, followed by equipment training and finally stretching. Training takes place in small groups, with therapeutic guidance present throughout.
- Statutory health insurance holders aged 18 and over pay the statutory co-payment per prescription: €10 prescription fee plus 10 percent of the treatment costs. This is waived if you have an exemption from your health insurance provider.
- We bill privately insured and self-paying patients according to the medical aids directory (Heilmittelverzeichnis); we agree the amount with you before the first session.
- Treatment must begin within 28 days of the prescription's issue date, otherwise it becomes invalid.
- Please cancel appointments at least 24 hours in advance — otherwise we will have to charge the session privately.
What to bring
Is your prescription ready?
Call us or send us a message — we'll check whether KG-Gerät is listed on your prescription and arrange a first appointment with you for assessment and a training plan.