Dry needling: what is it and how can it help you?
What is Dry Needling? Dry Needling treats myofascial pains. The causes of these pains can vary from trauma, posture and chronic overuse, all the way to stress and fatigue. The …
Anxiety. The messanger.
Anxiety. So, what does it FEEL like in your system? Physically it could feel like: tightness in the chest, a rounded, closed (to life) posture; difficulty breathing deeply; difficulty sleeping …
BE-ing in Alignment
In the holistic approach we often hear people talking about body (physical), mind (mental) and soul (spiritual) alignment but what does it mean? As physiotherapists we are taught to observe …
Core Stability
Stephanie Holmes explains the importance of core stability for mountain sports, an article for Verbierlife. What is core stability? Many of us have come across the term core stability- whether …
What is the difference between yoga and Pilates?
There are many points of similarity between yoga and Pilates. There are many different forms of Yoga, whereas Pilates…
How long will it take to heal?
A blog by Stephanie from PhysioVerbier on tissue healing The question we most commonly get asked as physios is- how long until I can get back to normal? How long …
Risk factors for ACL injury
Anyone who has been involved in the ski industry will have heard of, or know someone who has ‘done their ACL’. We see a huge spike in the incidence of …
How to manage muscle soreness
You may be familiar with the intense muscle aching and soreness that comes from performing an unfamiliar sporting movement or activity. Officially known as ‘DOMS’ or delayed onset muscle soreness, …
Mind-body-mind-body
Yoga is a combination of physical, mental and spiritual practices that originated in India…