Sports medicine

The Sports Medicine Department is available to advise both athletes and “non-athletes" with their health problems. Patients suffering from muscle pain (back, pelvis, joints, etc.) or heart/lung problems are consulted and treated in a prompt and professional manner.

Patients with a general practitioner insurance model are referred by their primary care physician. If your plan allows you to choose your own doctors, then feel free to make an appointment by using our contact form, or by calling +41 41 939 66 00.

Price: Costs are usually covered by your medical insurance, depending on the issue or the scope of your ailment.

All sports associations in Switzerland recommend that sports medical examinations be performed in accordance with the guidelines of Swiss Olympic. A sports physician evaluates athletes with regard to their body development and the physical demands of their disciplines, and whether the practice of their sport leads to improper or excessive strain on their bodies. As a result, injuries and abnormal physical development can be avoided.

The appointment consists of a clinical examination, a resting ECG, a blood test and a review of the patient’s medical history (obtained from the questionnaire).

Price: Costs are usually covered by your medical insurance, depending on the issue or the scope of your ailment.

Dr Phil Jungen is a level-3 traffic medicine physician and specialises in fitness to drive tests for levels 1 to 3. These tests can be performed at the driver’s request, when recommended by the GP or on the basis of a fitness to drive assessment with report arranged by the police.

Level 1: 

Medical group 1: Healthy people including those aged 75 or over, car driving license category B, shipping 

Paying members: CHF 165 

Level 2: 

Medical group 2: Periodic examinations (HGV, chauffeurs, bus/coach drivers), Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) up to 7.5 t 

Paying members: CHF 215 

Level 3:

Medical group 3: Fitness to drive test following medical incidents, after accidents, assessments for people with disabilities. 

Paying members: CHF 386 (simple test)

CHF 745 (additional expenses for report) 

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For diving, it is not just about being able to provide an official certificate, it is mainly about your medical safety. We provide you with comprehensive advice about possible health risks, such as ear, nose and throat problems, ear clearing difficulties or questions about heart health – for example in the event of arrhythmias, after a heart attack or to rule out a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Issues such as smoking, asthma, diabetes and many other health matters will also be considered individually.

If you are going diving for the first time and want to take a diving course (e.g. PADI), you will need an up-to-date medical certificate confirming that you are fit to dive. We perform this examination according to the guidelines of the Swiss Underwater and Hyperbaric Medical Society (SUHMS). The examination includes a special questionnaire for first-time divers, a sports and diving medical examination, as well as a resting ECG and a pulmonary function test. Additional examinations may be required if you are already aware that you have any conditions.

Paying members:
CHF 267 (flat rate including resting ECG and pulmonary function, excluding laboratory tests)

Most diving centres require an up-to-date medical certificate confirming that you are fit to dive. How long the certificate will be valid for depends on the particular diving centre – some accept a certificate that is up to three months old, whereas others require it to be no more than a year old. We recommend asking the diving centre directly or renewing the certificate at least every two to three years if you do not have any conditions and are not taking medication. If you have health problems relevant to diving or new medication, we advise having an annual examination.

Paying members:
CHF 185 (flat rate)

Are you unsure about whether you can currently dive? Do you have medical conditions that could cause problems during diving? We would be happy to carry out an examination and offer you advice.

Costs:
If possible, via the heath (HIA, Swiss Health Insurance Act) or accident (AIA, Swiss Accident Insurance Act) insurance company

Have you experienced problems after a dive or was the dive peculiar in any way? Are you unsure about whether you can dive again? We would be happy to carry out an examination and offer you advice.

Costs:
If possible, via the heath (HIA, Swiss Health Insurance Act) or accident (AIA, Swiss Accident Insurance Act) insurance company

As part of the occupational pension provision, SUVA requires employees in certain professions (such as water police, hydraulic engineering and special civil engineering, etc.) to have an annual occupational medicine check-up for “Compressed air and underwater work”. For the examination, please contact us with the corresponding SUVA appointment invitation.

Costs:
As per SUVA appointment invitation

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Approximately 10% of the population are predisposed to asthma. Competitive athletes who have spent years engaged in high-intensity endurance training also run the risk of developing asthma. We offer asthma tests if a patient is experiencing shortness of breath during physical activity, or to identify a predisposition to asthma at an early age.

This test is conducted in collaboration with the Pneumology Department at the Swiss Paraplegic Centre (SPC). Pulmonary functions are measured while resting, after 6 minutes of hyperventilation and after inhaling methacholine. Your doctor will be happy to discuss your results with you, and help you devise an appropriate plan of action.

Sports Medicine Nottwil is the only institution in Switzerland to offer an exercised-induced asthma test.

Price: as per health insurance rates. Costs are usually covered by your medical insurance.

ACP therapy – also called autohaemotherapy – supports the body’s own healing process with a high concentration of growth factors. It is a very effective and safe method for the treatment of minor to moderate osteoarthrosis (stages I–III). Studies have confirmed the effectiveness of ACP therapy in the following clinical pictures:

• tennis/golfer’s elbow (epicondylitis),
• jumper’s knee (patellar tendonitis) and
• heel spurs (plantar fasciitis).

Autohaemotherapy: the treatment process

You attend the practice and blood is taken from an arm vein. After processing (which takes 10 minutes), a specially developed syringe is used to inject the platelet-rich serum directly at the point to be treated, e.g. into the joint, tendon or muscle. The number of injections will be agreed with the doctor within the framework of the treatment.

Price: An ACP injection including serum preparation: CHF 192.