Eddy Steel broke his ankle, and had been suffering from vertigo since his stroke.
Johann Brülisauer from Teufen in Switzerland has been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for years. He wears a special sole to help minimise the various symptoms, which include stiffness, immobility and instability of posture.
Glenda Scargins had to undergo ankle joint arthrodesis. Ever since that operation, she has suffered from pain in her ankle joint.
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.
Even after walking just a few metres, Arthur Rusch was in so much pain that he didn’t want to walk another step.
Lussia Zäch suffered from pain due to damage in her lumbar vertebrae and the bunion in her foot for many years. Even walking short distances would quickly become unbearably painful. However, she also wanted to avoid having an operation.
Daniela Bäder, who works as a dance teacher in Graubünden, Switzerland, suffers from Morton’s neuroma, a nerve inflammation in her foot.
Remo Pedron used to suffer from severe pain in his toes due to arthritis. He tried out various treatments to overcome this pain, but he never managed to find a solution that worked until he came across the kybun shoe by chance.
Kandid Hofstetter travelled 90 kilometres on foot across ice and snow at the Lake Baikal Crossing in Russia. Temperatures reached depths of minus 30 degrees.
Irene Millard-Faude and Ruth Bloch live in Australia. On a trip home to Switzerland, they visited the World of walk-on-air in Sennwald and watched how the kybun Swiss air-cushion shoes are made in real time.
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.
