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.
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.…
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…
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 transition: Causes and targeted therapy of the „text neck“ Author: Philipp Schröder, physiotherapist | Updated on: 09/16/2026 Zurich Wipkingen Pain in the neck-shoulder transition is primarily caused by static overload of the levator scapulae muscle during...
Sharp pain while jogging? How to get the runner's knee (iliotibial band syndrome) under control
Sharp pain while jogging? How to get the runner's knee (IT band syndrome) under control The temperatures are rising, the running shoes are laced, and the first few kilometers along the Limmat are going effortlessly. But suddenly it is…
Back pain when lifting: Correct biomechanics and strengthen the core
Back pain when lifting Back pain when lifting: correcting biomechanics and strengthening the core Author: Philipp Schröder, Dipl. Physiotherapist | Updated on: September 2, 2026 Back pain when lifting occurs when the lumbar spine lacks strength and stability from the legs...
Back pain due to sports Zurich | Physio Waidfuss
Back pain from sports: When training instead of balance brings back pain Zurich: You regularly go for a run, do strength training or play football – and yet, or precisely because of that, your back starts to hurt? Back pain from sports…
Physical therapy for osteoarthritis: Why exercise is the best medicine for joint wear and tear
Physical therapy for osteoarthritis Physical therapy for osteoarthritis „There is only bone on bone left, at some point only a new joint will help.“ When patients hear this sentence after an X-ray, the shock is often great. The...