Personalised care for chronic pain that moves on your terms
Physiotherapy to address chronic pain, wherever you are today. A dedicated clinical team builds your programme and adjusts your plan as your pain improves, with AI tracking your progress between sessions to keep them informed. No waiting list. No clinic visits. Covered by your private insurance or free through the SNS.
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 Portuguese clinical team 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.
- 1,000.000+
people served by Sword ¹
- 10.000.000+
care sessions delivered ¹
Why consistency drives lasting improvement for chronic pain
Chronic pain has a way of making everything harder. The condition itself can make getting to a clinic difficult. Waiting lists stretch on. And the gap between appointments, where symptoms can shift and questions go unanswered, often feels like ground lost.
For most chronic musculoskeletal conditions (persistent back pain, neck pain, hip pain, knee pain, and widespread pain syndromes), consistent, progressive exercise under clinical supervision is what drives lasting improvement. Where those sessions happen matters far less than whether they happen consistently. Your clinical team knows your history, spots what is changing, and adjusts your programme before a flare-up becomes a setback. That is what makes the difference.
Removing those obstacles is what keeps that process going: no travel on difficult days, no appointment slot to book weeks ahead, no gap where progress quietly reverses. Your clinical team tracks your movement every session and adjusts your plan as your pain changes. In clinical research, 81% of people on a digital programme completed it in full, consistently exceeding in-person benchmarks.⁴
Hands-on manual therapy is not something this replaces. For conditions where that is part of the clinical picture, a clinic visit remains appropriate. For most chronic musculoskeletal pain, it is not the primary driver of recovery.
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 your physiotherapist, working within a physiatrist-led clinical team who review your progress and adjust your plan as you go. 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 clinical team 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.
Covered more ways than you think
Every Portuguese resident can access Sword through private insurance or the SNS.
Universal access through the public health system, at no cost to you.
Don't have a prescription yet?
Ask at your family doctor or the nearest health centre.
Most plans include musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
We'll confirm your coverage and any co-payments when you sign up.
Getting started is simple
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Tell us what’s going on
Answer a few questions about your symptoms and coverage. We'll match you with a physiotherapist and confirm your access path.
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Share your prescription
Already have one? Add the details when you enrol. No prescription? Ask your family doctor at the nearest health centre.
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Meet your physiotherapist
Your physiotherapist, working with a clinical team, 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.
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
A Portuguese physiotherapist is with you for your whole programme to guide your recovery. Your clinical team sees your data as it comes in and adjusts your plan before a small issue becomes a setback.
Continuous support, whenever you need it
Traditional care waits for the next appointment. Sword doesn't. Reach out in the app any time, 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.
I'm back to one of the activities I missed the most — caring for and carrying my youngest daughter!
Yesterday I walked for about 40 minutes. Two weeks ago this was unthinkable for me — let alone on my own and without crutches!
It far exceeded all my expectations — from the warm, professional, and seamless welcome to the efficient, timely, and motivating support.
Meet the clinical team
Your physiotherapist is based in Portugal and stays with you from your first session to your last, learning your name, your history, and your goals. When something changes, your physiatrist-led clinical team adjusts your plan to match your needs. Sword is built around their expertise, made more personal by technology that keeps their care continuous.
Claims and clinical outcomes referenced in this website are relative to the digital health and wellness services provided and not to the medical devices that may support such services.