Physiotherapy for seniors, designed for how you move now
A licensed physiotherapist builds your programme around your mobility, your balance, and your goals, all from home. No waiting list. No clinic visits. Check your benefits plan for coverage.
Your recovery doesn't take a day off
Most physiotherapy happens in short appointments, weeks apart. Between them, you're on your own. Sword works differently. A physiotherapist manages your programme from first assessment through to discharge, with clinical oversight that continues between sessions rather than pausing until the next one. Your progress is tracked every session, and your plan adjusts as you improve, not just when you next get an appointment.
- 900,000+
people served ¹
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Why physiotherapy for seniors works from home
Balance, mobility, and joint pain are common concerns as people age, and many people assume a clinic visit is the only way to address them. The evidence points somewhere more practical: consistent, guided movement is what supports mobility and reduces fall risk, and consistency is often easier to achieve at home than at a clinic.
Getting to a clinic can itself be the barrier. Travel, waiting rooms, and rigid appointment times add friction that discourages people from starting or continuing physiotherapy, particularly for those managing mobility limitations already. Among members with a history of two or more falls in the past year who identified fall prevention as a goal, over 80 per cent reported meaningful improvement after completing their programme. ²
Home-based physiotherapy removes that friction. Sessions happen in familiar surroundings, at a pace that respects your comfort level, with a physiotherapist tracking your progress the whole way through.
What at-home physiotherapy does not replace is hands-on manual therapy or in-person evaluation when a fall or acute change in condition requires it. For most mobility, balance, and joint concerns, research finds comparable outcomes and stronger engagement because people complete programmes they don't have to travel to. ² ³ ⁴
Why people choose Sword
People choose Sword because it makes consistent recovery realistic. Here's what that looks like.
Real physiotherapy, not just exercises
Your programme is built and managed by a dedicated physiotherapist. They review your progress, adjust your plan, and are available when you need them. This is clinical care, not an exercise library.
Consistency becomes possible
Sessions fit your schedule. No travel, no waiting room, no rearranging your week around a clinic slot. For most people, removing the friction is what makes consistent recovery realistic.
Your plan changes as you do
Your physiotherapist tracks your movement data between sessions. When something shifts (a flare-up, a plateau, a new goal), your plan shifts with it. You don't wait until your next appointment for that to happen.
Private benefits plans
Find out what your plan covers
Most employer and private health plans include physiotherapy. We’ll confirm your coverage and any co-payments when you sign up.Not sure what’s covered? We’ll check your plan details before you commit to anything.
Getting started is simple
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Tell us what's going on
Answer a few questions about your symptoms and situation. We'll match you with a physiotherapist and take care of the rest.
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Confirm your coverage
We’ll check your benefits plan and any co-payments, so there are no surprises before you start.
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Meet your physiotherapist
Your physiotherapist reviews your answers and builds a plan around your condition, your goals, and your pace.
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Start improving
Your Sword kit arrives at your door. Guided sessions, real-time feedback, and a physiotherapist supporting your progress throughout, informed by what’s tracked between sessions.
What it's like to use Sword
Your space, your schedule
No treatment room needed, just space to stand and move. Each personalised session is guided by your tablet, on your own time, wherever you are.
Your tablet provides instant feedback
A motion-tracking tablet arrives at your door. It gives you real-time audio and visual feedback as you move, tracks your form, and sends your progress to your physiotherapist.
Your physiotherapist with a personalised plan
Qualified and based in Portugal, with you for your whole programme to guide your recovery. Your physiotherapist sees your data as it comes in and adjusts your plan before a small issue becomes a setback.
Continuous support, whenever you need it
In a clinic, questions wait for your next appointment. At home, they don't. Reach out in the app when something comes up, and your care team responds.
What people say about Sword
Being able to do my treatment from home and on my own schedule is fantastic!
I can't see myself doing physiotherapy any other way. On a scale of zero to ten, I'd give Sword an 11.
I can do my sessions whenever I want and at whatever time I want. I love having this flexibility.
The constant support and full availability of my physiotherapist were the key to my recovery.
I gained a therapist available just for me. Someone who listened to me, pushed me, and genuinely cared about me.
Meet the care team
Sword's physiotherapists are licensed and dedicated professionals based across Canada. They build your programme, monitor your progress, and are available throughout your care, not just at the start.
Ready when you are.
Unlimited physiotherapy. On your terms.
Covered by SNS or private insurance.
The clinical claims and results referred to on this website relate to the health care services provided, and not to any medical devices that may support those services.