These treatments can swiftly help patients be on their way to a more active life.
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These treatments can help patients swiftly be on their way to a more active life.
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The normal position for an adverb modifying the verb phrase is after the first auxiliary verb, as in the first example. If there is no auxiliary verb, right before the main verb. Other positions are possible, but this is the automatic one– John LawlerJan 29, 2019 at 23:33
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english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/adverb-position– KrisJan 30, 2019 at 10:59
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I would use the first: "These treatments can swiftly help patients be on their way to a more active life."
Swiftly is an adverb, and the difference between the two is what is being modified. In the first sentence, the treatments help swiftly. In the second sentence the patient is swiftly on their way (swiftly modifies "be on their way").
I'm assuming you are speaking to promote the treatment, so the first sentence more directly incorporates the idea of speedy action by the treatment. The effect of the treatment is speedy, rather than a treatment that results in a speedy patient.
That's a picky analysis. Realistically, the two sentences are very close in the image they create.
