Fall prevention: What studies actually show to be effective
Fall prevention for people over 65: Which exercises really prevent falls according to studies, how to assess your risk of falling, and what you can do after a fall.
Baker's cyst: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
Tension and swelling in the groin? What lies behind a Baker cyst and what can help you?
Morton Neuroma: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Burning between the toes? Symptoms, causes, and treatment in a Morton neuroma.
Trapped nerve: Symptoms, duration, and what really helps
Stinging, burning or tingling? What lies behind a pinched nerve, how long it takes and what really helps you.
Rib fracture: healing, exercises and physiotherapy
How to recognize a broken collarbone, how long it takes for it to heal, and how physical therapy can restore shoulder and arm function.
Knee joint broken: healing, rehabilitation and physiotherapy
How to recognize a knee dislocation, how long the healing process takes, and how physical therapy makes your knee more resilient again.
Fractured midfoot bone: symptoms, healing and physiotherapy
How to recognize a midfoot fracture, how long the healing process takes, and how physical therapy restores walking ability and endurance.
Wrist broken: healing, rehabilitation and physiotherapy
How long does a broken wrist take to heal, what you can do yourself, and how physiotherapy restores mobility and strength.
Ankle fracture: healing, load bearing and physiotherapy
How to heal a broken ankle, when you can resume activities and how physiotherapy restores movement, strength and stability.
Whiplash trauma: symptoms, self-help and physiotherapy
A whiplash injury usually occurs in a rear-end collision: The head is abruptly thrown backward and forward, and the muscles, ligaments, and joints of the cervical spine are overstretched. Specialists refer to this as a whiplash injury. The good news: With…
Symphysis pain during pregnancy: What really helps?
Symphysis pain during pregnancy affects many women unexpectedly: a stabbing pain in the front of the thigh when getting up, when climbing stairs or turning in bed, sometimes accompanied by a feeling that the pelvis is «breaking apart». The good news:…
Tooth Grinding: Causes, Symptoms and How Physiotherapy Helps
Most people only notice teeth grinding when the dentist spots jagged edges or their partner hears grinding noises at night. In the meantime, the body is already sending out signals: a tired jaw in the morning, pressure on the temples,…
Dry Needling Side Effects: What is normal and when should you be careful
Dry Needling side effects: Muscle soreness, minor bruising or fatigue are normal. Which risks are rare, when not to use needles and what you can do afterwards.
Spinal canal stenosis: When walking suddenly becomes a torture
Spinal canal stenosis What is a spinal canal stenosis? It is a gradual process that severely restricts daily activities: you can take a walk, but after a few hundred meters your legs become heavy, tingly, or painful. Only when you…
Neck pain and headaches: The way out of the home office trap
Neck pain and headaches: The way out of the home office trap Neck pain and headaches The gaze is fixed on the screen; the shoulders involuntarily move upward, and eventually it happens: A stiff neck becomes noticeable.…
Back pain during pregnancy in Zurich | Physio Waidfuss
Back pain during pregnancy Back pain during pregnancy: This is how physiotherapy in Wipkingen can help you. Pain in the lower back that radiates, tingling in the pelvis when getting up or a feeling of pressure that intensifies in the evening – back pain that can be caused by:…
Storage dizziness (BPLS): Vestibular physiotherapy in cases of dizziness attacks
The room spins even though you lie completely still. You spin around in bed, and for a few seconds everything goes haywire. Vertigo is one of the most common complaints of all – and one of the most…
Meniscus injury: When the shock absorber in the knee fails
Meniscus injury: When the shock absorber in the knee fails A sudden pulling when turning, a cracking in the knee, and then a diffuse pain when climbing stairs or squatting – meniscus injury is one of the most common knee complaints…
Shoulder dislocation: When the shoulder jumps out of the joint
Shoulder dislocation: When the shoulder jumps out of the joint A fall on the outstretched arm or on the shoulder, a sudden, stabbing pain and the feeling that something is no longer in its place – these are the symptoms of a…
Neck and shoulder pain
Pain in the neck-shoulder junction: causes and targeted therapy of the „handy neck“ Author: Philipp Schröder, Physiotherapist | Updated: 12.11.2026 Zurich Wipkingen Many people who work long hours at a computer experience neck-shoulder pain. Neck-shoulder junction pain is primarily caused by…