Physiotherapist / Masseur-Kinésithérapeute

Perhaps you are one of the lucky ones coming this week to Les Gets/Morzine area for a ski holiday. It is currently snowing again, however, we have had one or two days of mild weather as a result the snow is transforming and heavy in places, take care of your knees and get some good [...]

Well the begining of February is the start of some school holidays, especially the North of France. Conditions are great with a fresh 40cm having fallen over the past days and more due this week. A word of warning if you are out there there are lots of different snow types just now, having been [...]

Just a note when you are here and perhaps have an injury, remember there is research to prove that soft tissue injuries (eg ligaments, muscles, tendons etc), are healed much quicker, the quicker you have physio…. research to prove!…http://www.iscp.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=577&Itemid=483 so if no one suggests physio for you give me a call on 00 33 673 [...]

If you are about to ski in and around Les Gets, for those of you maybe not so experienced and the experienced, remember that the Eskimos have I think 26 words for “snow”! In otherwords there are so many different textures/types of snow, with varying temperatures you can have a change in snow from powder [...]

I have recently had a lot of sports massages to do and two questions come into mind; firstly, why to people think a sports massage which does not cause a huge amount of pain is not effective? Secondly, why do people ask for deep as possible massages (with pain it seems)? I am trained in [...]

Just a wee note of warming up and taking care. The powder is here in Les Gets, however, the beginning of the season. A word of warning, even those of you young things, take a moment to warm up those ligaments, knees, hips, backs in order to avoid simple sprains which can put a damper [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 Britain). [...]

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 savoie in [...]