Heavy legs, burning feet and back problems – familiar problems for employees in standing professions.
Christian Alder of the ‘Sängerfreunde’ singing troupe repairs and sells household appliances as his day job.
Esther Näf from Widnau, Switzerland, was chosen as the first Samaritan of the Year at an awards ceremony held at kybun World in Sennwald.
The Staubern restaurant in the Alpstein massif is a popular destination. Staff there are on their feet for over 12 hours serving hikers and sightseers on nice days.
Bettina Forrer works as a waitress. For years, she suffered from foot and back pain after long days at work.
Pregnancy can be very hard work for a woman’s body, since the joints and muscles are put under a great deal of strain.
Marco Sessa had been suffering from pain for quite some time. He first had operations performed on his left, and, later on, on his right hip. A short time later, he was forced to undergo surgery to repair a herniated disc.
Samuel Schilt works as technical building manager at the Centre for Medical Training in Bern. He was experiencing severe pain, making it necessary to have a surgical implant placed between his sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae.
Hermann Baur spent ten days on his feet at his trade fair booth at the BEA in Bern, Switzerland.
The Alpine descent in Seewis, a municipality in the Swiss region of Prättigau, attracts hundreds of spectators each year.
Nurses are always on their feet, helping their fellow human beings. They ensure the well-being of their patients, day in and day out, while often forgetting about themselves.
Stefan Burkhalter lives in the Swiss canton of Thurgau and even though he is 43 years old, he is still one of Switzerland’s best Alpine wrestlers.
