Partners

The Luxembourg Association of Physiotherapists (ALK) was founded in 1990. It currently has more than 1,300 members, representing approximately 75% of the physiotherapists authorized by the Ministry of Public Health to practice the profession in the country. It is represented by its Board of Directors, a committee of 9 active members (independent or salaried physiotherapists) elected for a 3-year term at the annual general assembly. Its members commit to complying with the quality and practice standards in physiotherapy and the code of ethics published by the ALK. The main mission of the ALK is to defend the interests of the profession and to promote the quality of care by negotiating agreements with national institutions (Ministry of Health…) and the competent authorities (CNS, CSCPS…).

Since 1992, the ministry of Health has supported health sport in particular through its agreement with the Association Luxembourgeoise des Groupes Sportifs pour Cardiaques. In 2018, the ministry of Health decided to invest more in the secondary prevention of chronic diseases through sport. It granted the necessary credits to the reimbursement of the benefits of the persons supervising the therapeutic physical activity classes proposed by the members of the Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Associations de Sport de Santé. The ministry of Health has also decided to subsidize a position of Senior Manager for coordination, promotion, training and research in health sport.

The ministry of Sports intends to create training for sports health monitors through the Ecole Nationale de l’Education Physique et des Sports.

The CMCM defends the same values and the same causes as Sport-Santé, namely social commitment, equity, and especially health prevention. The support of the CMCM mainly allows the FLASS to reinforce the promotion of the Health Sport with the aim that the physical therapeutic activities will be practiced by more people with a chronic disease. To a lesser extent, the support of the CMCM also concerns training and research, two other areas developed by the FLASS.