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How can gentle movements help us to re-discover our body, to re- connect to it and ultimately enhance healing process and wellbeing.

For some of us this also means the usual “looking for ideas” for a present. SWISSPHYSIO has the solution for you: A basket full of wellbeing and health! And this at discounted price!

I’ve been asked by many people who followed the various sporting events this summer what the idea is behind the bright coloured strapping in different part on the athlete’s body. Is this just a new trend in the world of tennis, athletics, cycling or is this a really good thing? If you have been treated at swissphysio you have most likely experienced for yourself the amazing benefits of this “magic tape”. But there is no magic in KINESIO TEX TAPE. Just more than 20 years of research.

Help yourself help your back! Even the GPs agree:” One to one lessons in Alexander technique with a registered teachers have long term benefits for patients with chronic back pain (BMJ, 2008;337;a884)

What most people don’t know is that a dysfunction of the TMJ, whatever the cause, can be the origin of many aches and pains in the neck, face and head.

Heavy and unusual physical work can cause sore muscles and a heavy feeling in the lower back, neck, arms and even legs. This feeling usually is more noticeable when we try to move after a period of rest and disappears when we start moving around and it is usually forgotten about after a couple of days.A hot bath and a massage will help to make you feel better and get ready for another hard day.

We are pleased to announce that we are running courses of six Pilates classes at swissphysio on Thursdays starting on Thursday 24th April. Pilates is a form of exercise which focuses on the “core “or postural muscles. The slow and controlled movements help to strengthen the muscles which support the spine, which in turn keep the body balanced. Carried out correctly, Pilates can help to relieve back pain and improve abdominal muscle strength.

MBT Physiological Shoe wear seems to be hitting the news on a regular basis. They claim to tone the body and help to burn fat as well as being beneficial for the posture and joint problems. But to they really work? Here Angela Petrocchi opinion, our physiotherapist.

Kinesio Tape is a treatment technique developed in Japan more than 30 years ago and widely used in that country to help treat a great variety of conditions. Swissphysio has been one of the first clinics in the UK to use Kinesio Tape and although we might not have being treating celebrities, we are very proud to have already helped hundreds of people with this special strapping method in the past two and half years. Now even David Beckham has discovered the great benefit of being treated w

Knee problems can occur at any age, and it is often thought that those which appear after the age of 40 are due to wear and tear and that there is nothing that can be done. That is not necessarily the case.