Physiotherapy that moves as fast as you do
A licensed physiotherapist builds your program around your sport, your training load, 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 to manage load, watch for setbacks, and guess whether you're ready to push harder. Sword works differently. A physiotherapist manages your programme from first assessment through to return to activity, 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.
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Why sports physiotherapy from home works for you
Sprains, strains, and overuse injuries respond to the same thing regardless of where treatment happens: a clear diagnosis, a progressive loading plan, and consistent follow-through. Where sessions happen matters far less than whether you can stay consistent with them while still training, working, and living your life.
Athletes and active people often delay physiotherapy because clinic hours conflict with training schedules, or because a single missed week of consistency undoes weeks of progress. In a study comparing digital and in-person physiotherapy, 81 per cent of participants completed their full programme, outpacing most in-person care. ⁴
Home-based physiotherapy removes the scheduling conflict between rehab and training. Sessions happen around your calendar, not a clinic's, so a programme that would otherwise get deprioritized during a busy training block is easier to stick with.
What at-home physiotherapy does not replace is hands-on manual therapy or in-person diagnostic imaging when an injury requires it. For most sprains, strains, and overuse injuries, research finds comparable outcomes and stronger engagement, because people complete programmes 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 referred to on this website relate to the health care services provided, and not to any medical devices that may support those services.