Location:
The rehabilitation clinic Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht is nestled in the middle of a beautiful park, in a small village called Zihlschlacht. The nearest airport Zurich International Airport is a 50-minute drive while St. Gallen is just 20 minutes.
Overview:
The rehabilitation clinic Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht specializes in the treatment of brain and nerve injured patients. An interdisciplinary team of experienced neurorehabilitation specialists supports our patients over the entire time of their rehabilitation. As the leading speciality clinics for neurological rehabilitation, the rehabilitation clinic Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht is known for its excellent medical treatment program, professional nursing and therapies, its holistic treatment approach as well as care based on humanness and respect. Patients from Switzerland and from around the world, travel to our clinic for the best medical treatment in an idyllic surrounding.
The rehabilitation clinic Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht is a leader in the treatment of Parkinson's, has the largest robot-assisted therapy center in Switzerland and is a competence center for somatic and cognitive early rehabilitation.
Specialization:
The following are some of the rehabilitation clinic's areas of specialities:
Robot-assisted Therapies
The rehabilitation clinic Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht is a leader in the treatment of Parkinson's, has the largest robot-assisted therapy center in Switzerland and is a competence center for somatic and cognitive early rehabilitation.
Specialized Diagnostic and Therapeutic Capabilities
Diagnostics
The rehabilitation clinic carries out a general diagnostic investigation on patients with its laboratory analysis, ultrasound, encephalogram, X-ray examination, electronystagmography and many other tests. In complicated cases, patients are referred to the Hirslanden International.
Main areas of therapy:
• The Centre for Early Neurologic Rehabilitation
• Neurourology
• Dysphagia (swallowing disorders)
• Neuro-ophthalmologic rehabilitation (visual disturbances)
• The Parkinson's Centre
• Programme for treating disorders of the body's motor functions
• Multiple Sclerosis
The range of therapies offered include: Active personalized care, Neuropsychology, Clinical psychology, Physical therapy, Mechanotherapy, Movement education/Qigong, Neuroophthalmology, Physiotherapy, Neurourology, Pain therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, Music therapy, specialised therapy for Parkinson's disease, Precautionary practices, Social services and career-guidance.
Facts & Figures:
The rehabilitation clinic Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht currently has 551 employees, 114 therapists and 174 nurses. The highly trained personnel ensure that every patient is taken care of; in the clinic's designated subspecialty wards. The wards in the clinic include the International and VIP – ward, Centre for Parkinson's disease, Somatic early rehabilitation, Cognitive early rehabilitation and General rehabilitation. The clinic features gait and arm function rehabilitation with robotic devices, a neuro-ophthalmological rehabilitation (visual impairment), Center for neurological early rehabilitation, Parkinson's centre and treatment concept of spastic movement disorder.
The clinic has double or private rooms with currently 179 beds. Every room is furnished with telephone, a TV, bathroom with a toilet, shower and all necessary toiletries. There is an indoor relaxation pool with adjustable floor, a gymnasium, training center, hair dresser, pedicure, laundry, parking area, cafeteria, public restaurant, concierge service, shuttle service, and prayer room.
Other amenities are translation services, transportation services, leisure activities, in- and outdoor recreational lounge, gardens and terrace, customised catering and breakfast buffet.