Tobias Sturzenegger is passionate about floorball. Aside from school, the sport is the most important thing in his life. In spite of his love for sports and his camaraderie with his teammates, he stopped being able to enjoy floorball a couple of months ago.
As a porter at a five-star hotel in Bern, Switzerland, Bayram Aktas is on his feet all day. He began feeling pain at some point and bought a pair of air-cushion shoes from kybun.
Dora Huguenin works as a museum guide at the Horological Museum in Le Locle. Her heel spur used to cause her severe pain when walking and standing.
Santo Palamara was plagued by serious pain in his veins for years. As the operator of the Friulana Osteria & Pizzeria in Munich, he spends hours on his feet every day.
Gian Kaufmann has turned his passion into his job. The photographer from Rheintal, Switzerland, works for companies and at weddings and VIP events.
Pensioner Heidi Sommer has a partial knee replacement. She experiences such severe pain when walking that she can only manage to take a few steps at a time.
It sounds like a miracle. Hansruedi Poschung survived an eight-metre fall from the roof of a house and can now stroll along the streets of Thun, Switzerland, without a care in the world after years of being tormented by pain.
Toni Geser suffers from chronic back pain. It comes on at night and gradually intensifies. Doctors diagnosed him with Bechterew’s disease and prescribed him painkillers.
Professional musicians practise with their instrument for several hours every day. They often do this in an unnatural posture, resulting in tension and pain.
A special shoe helped 56-year old Doris Blum from Berne, Switzerland, build up her muscles within a very short period of time after a serious skiing accident. No one expected that she would make such a speedy recovery.
Roland Diewald has suffered from diabetes and circulatory disturbances for 40 years. As a result, his toes, forefoot and lower legs have had to be amputated, bit by bit.
Jürg Sieber has suffered from fallen arches since his youth. The innovative air cushion in this shoe has given him immense relief from his symptoms.