Zug, Zug, Switzerland
Branko Grootes is currently a Swiss certified physiotherapist at CityPhysio in Zug, Switzerland, where he started in June 2023. His career spans Europe, the Middle East, and North America: • Physiotherapist in San Antonio, USA (11/1990 - 12/1999), working in hospitals and clinics and serving as Team Leader. • Physiotherapist in a private practice in Nunspeet, Netherlands (01/2000 - 02/2014), treating children and adults in a multidisciplinary team. • Paediatric Physiotherapist in Al Ain, UAE (04/2014 - 05/2017), establishing a therapy program for children with severe disabilities using a multidisciplinary approach. • Neuro-Physiotherapist at Cereneo in Dubai/Vitznau, UAE/Switzerland (08/2017 - 05/2020), involved in founding a clinic in Dubai and providing intensive therapy for neurological patients, including Forced Use and Robotiks. • Neuro-Physiotherapist and Therapy Lead at Amana Healthcare in Abu Dhabi, UAE (06/2020 - 05/2022), focusing on neurological and post-COVID rehabilitation, staff training, and quality assurance. • Neurophysiotherapeut at Klinik Bethesda Tschugg in Switzerland (04/2021 - 01/2023), assessing and treating neurological patients and utilising Robotik-Therapie. A core specialisation is Neurophysiotherapy. He is passionate about intensive therapy for neurological clients like Forced Use, having completed 21 days of training. He has significant experience with robotics therapy (Rysen, Indego, Locomat, etc.) and holds Rysen Trainer and Erigo Trainer Certificates. Other key skills include Dry Needling (Level 1 and 2), Manual Therapy and osteopathic manipulation, MTT, Myofascial release, Taping, NDT Bobath, PNF, Sportphysiotherapy, Ultrasound imaging, and paediatric therapy, LSVT
Orthopaedic therapy mostly post surgery. Methods used: aquatic therapy in thermal water, MTT, mobilisation, gait training with assistive devices, application of splints, dry needling, taping etc.
Senior therapist in Parkinsons unit and stroke rehabilitation. Robotic gait-trainer, Bobath work group, multi disciplinair team approach, Functional electro stimulation
Providing high standard of neurological rehabilitation for patients with stroke, traumatic braininjuries, MS, Parkinson’s and other central nervous injuries. start up outpatient clinic for main neurorehabilitation centre Cereneo in Vitznau. Cereneo is a Swiss clinic and research facility specialised in neurorehabilitation. Personal therapy and modern training and measurement processes are combined to create a customised therapy concept, in order to give you back a high level of independence, freedom to organise your daily life and a high quality of life.