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Snow Arriving

To all those excited to be coming to Les Gets/Morzine for Christmas or New Year, the snow is here….. and I here with you too!
You can book your passes directly online now if you have a handsfree card with photto I think at;
http://www.skipass-lesgets.com/catalog/
Remember take it easy in the powder, don’t want to be seeing me [...]

Massage in France

Hello, to all those following my blog last season, sorry for not replying in Summer, too busy with work.
With this season soon to be upon us, I feel the need to once again to make clear the legislation for physios to work in France.  In fact you cannot work in France as a physio or [...]

Note to Clients looking for Physio when on holiday in France

Any people reading this who may find yourself in need of a physio or masseur/eus this winter. Please for the French Registration No. of the person, if they do not have this number, they are not legally working in France and therefore, not insured to treat you (even if a fully quallified physio in [...]

Companies employing physios in France

To follow on from my last post. All those British companies who are employing British physios or masseurs/eus. Remember the regulations in France are that those people should be fully registered with the Minister de Santé, with an Authorisation de Exercise, then they must be registered within their Department of choice e.g. haute [...]

Physios wanting to work this winter in France

With the snow slowly arriving in Les Gets, just a not to all those physios, either who have jobs with British companies, working in France or who are intending to work on their own this winter. Remember, you will be working illegally, you are not covered by your CSP insurance to work in Europe(unless [...]

Wee Tip – End of Season

Finally, the pistes are closed in Les Gets and Morzine, if you are still keen, Avoriaz is open another week.
Thanks to all the clients this year, hope I have been of help and to those reading my blogs, sorry if I moan sometimes, its easier on the blog.
Hope to see some of you back in [...]

Wee Tip – Mobile Phones

Just remember, when you are skiing, don’t put your mobile phone in your pockets located over your ribs, I can’t tell you how many cracked rib people I have seen over the years as they fell forwards onto their phones!  Or any bulky wallets, camera’s etc I guess as all can injure you on impact, [...]

Wee Tip – Broken or Cracked Bones

Following on from my wee tip on making sure you have holiday insurance, I recently heard it is over 1000€ for a helicopter, so think about that when you are economising.
Having been woring for nearly 5 years here in a “station de ski” and after having spent nearly 13 years specialising in sports injuries, one [...]

Wee Tip – Know your rights

Recently, I have heard as happens every year, there are a number of people claiming to be physios, working in the area providing massages and more scarily physio treatments. 
Some facts for your to know, firstly, you should always, as I have previously explained in my pages on the legal bits, ask if your physio is [...]

Wee Tip – Holiday Insurance

Again more snow in Les Gets, more than some of the higher resorts now, (guess that will be global warming too).
It never fails to amaze me how, every year I visit clients who have not taken out any holiday insurance when coming on a ski holiday!  Its not always young skint students who don’t want [...]

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