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Rheumaliga Schweiz is a charity based in Zürich, Switzerland working on health.
Rheumaliga Schweiz is a non-profit health organisation in Switzerland that supports people with rheumatic diseases and their relatives. It works through a national office and a network of twenty cantonal or regional Rheumaligen and six national patient organisations. Its services include exercise and water-based courses, counselling on health, social, occupational and financial matters, aids and equipment, self-help groups, educational content on conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia and Sjögren's syndrome, and public awareness work. The organisation is funded mainly by donations, private contributions and service income. Its national office is in Zurich.
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Active Backademy
Health · Switzerland
Back training programme to build endurance and strengthen core muscles, offered in courses.
Aquawell
Health · Switzerland
Water-based exercise courses to improve endurance, mobility, coordination and muscle strength for people with rheumatic conditions.
GLA:D Schweiz
Health · Switzerland
Swiss programme for people with osteoarthritis, combining education and exercise.
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