Surgery prep and recovery that starts at home
A licensed physiotherapist builds your programme around your procedure and your recovery timeline, 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. Surgical recovery works differently when the follow-through matters most in the days between visits. 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 your recovery develops, not just when you next get an appointment.
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Why physiotherapy from home works for surgical recovery
Recovery after orthopedic surgery depends heavily on consistent, progressive movement in the weeks that follow, guided by a clinician who can track how healing is actually going. Where those sessions happen matters far less than whether they happen consistently and adjust as recovery progresses.
In randomised trials comparing digital rehabilitation to in-person care after total hip and total knee replacement, digital rehabilitation produced comparable functional outcomes to conventional in-person physiotherapy. ² ³ Consistency is often easier to sustain at home, particularly in the early weeks after surgery when travel and mobility are limited.
Home-based physiotherapy removes the friction that surgical patients face most acutely: getting to a clinic while still recovering, arranging transportation, and managing pain during travel. Those barriers cause people to delay or skip sessions precisely when consistency matters most.
What at-home physiotherapy does not replace is in-person surgical follow-up or hands-on manual therapy when your surgeon or physiotherapist determines it's needed. For most post-surgical rehabilitation, research finds comparable outcomes and stronger engagement when the barriers to showing up disappear. 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 most private benefits plans.
The clinical claims and results referenced on this website relate to the health care services provided, and not to the medical devices that may support those services.