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Understanding your pain, moving again, adapting your environment: content and partners carefully selected by our teams, to help you starting today.

Knowledge and understanding

Update my knowledge about back pain

Discover what you should know about your back. Understanding how it works will help you use it without fear and fully commit to your treatment.

  • Health news

    Back pain: misleading images

    A programme produced by 36.9° (RTS)

  • Medical information

    EUROSPINE – Patientline

    Information on back conditions compiled by the leading international association in Europe

  • Health news

    Fascinating fascias

    Our body’s secret allies. A programme produced by Arte

  • Medical information

    Infomaldedos.ch

    A summary of the latest evidence and common misconceptions about back pain. Produced by the Haute École de Santé Vaud. A website produced by the Haute École de Santé Vaud.

  • Health news

    Planète santé

    I’ve got a backache: What are some tips that might help relieve it?

Pain management

Understand my pain to manage it

Understanding where pain comes from, how it works and how to manage it is key to living better. We now know it’s just as important to retrain the brain as the body.

  • Understanding

    Back pain: is it all in the mind?

    A programme produced by 36.9° (RTS)

  • Understanding

    Chronic pain

    An explanation of chronic pain

  • Management tools

    Chronic pain and me

    Pr. Tamar Pincus

  • Management tools

    Healing through neuroplasticity

    The Amazing Power of Healing – Norman Doidge

  • Understanding

    Pain rehabilitation

    Understanding pain to manage it more effectively

  • Management tools

    Putting an end to chronic pain

    A programme produced by 36.9° (RTS)

  • Understanding

    Tame the beast

    It is time to rethink chronic pain

  • Understanding

    Understanding pain

    The French audio version of the famous video on chronic pain

  • Understanding

    Understanding pain

    The French audio version of the famous video on chronic pain

Healthy lifestyle

Adopt a new healthy lifestyle

Regain confidence in your back and your abilities. Find a new life balance that lets you take back control of your activities.

  • Physical activity

    Benefits of physical activity

    The 10 benefits of physical activity for chronic pain

  • Food

    Fasting: is it good for your health?

    A programme produced by 36.9° (RTS)

  • Stress management

    HeartMath

  • Sleep

    I dream of sleeping

    Dr Raphaël Heinzer and Dr José Haba-Rubio, sleep specialists, reveal the mysteries and benefits of sleep in language that everyone can understand

  • Physical activity

    I’m getting active for my health

    Physical activity near you

  • Physical activity

    PAPRICA

  • Physical activity

    Rachis Clinic Warm-up

    Warm-up routine suggested by Rachis Clinic

  • Food

    SSM-SGM

  • Physical activity

    Staying muscular as you age and combating sarcopenia | RTS

    Exercising at any age: the secret to ageing well.

  • Stress management

    Stress at work

    Stressnostress

  • Stress management

    Stress at work

    La Box CFST sur le stress

  • Food

    Swiss Society for Nutrition

    National information on diet

  • Stress management

    The benefits of reducing stress

    The 10 benefits of reducing stress, depression and anxiety for chronic pain

  • Sleep

    The benefits of sleep

    The 10 benefits of good-quality sleep for chronic pain

  • Physical activity

    The consequences of a sedentary lifestyle

    A programme produced by 36.9° (RTS)

  • Physical activity

    UNISANTÉ

    Support for resuming physical activity

  • Physical activity

    UNISANTÉ – User Guide

    Get moving

  • Sleep

    What is the purpose of sleep?

    Centre for Sleep Research and Investigation – CHUV

  • Physical activity

    World Health Organisation

    International guidelines on physical activity

  • Food

    World Health Organisation

    International information on food

Adapting your environment

Adapt my environment

Create a supportive environment that adapts to you and your needs, not the other way around. Every detail matters so you can carry out all your activities sustainably over time.

  • Ergonomics at home

    BICO

  • Ergonomics in the workplace

    Box CFST

    The Swiss Confederation’s ergonomic recommendations

  • Ergonomics in the workplace

    Design 4 Office

  • Ergonomics at home

    Elsa matelas

    3 diagrams to help you understand

  • Ergonomics in the workplace

    Ergostyle

    Our partner is committed to letting you try out an ergonomic chair tailored to your needs, free of charge

  • Ergonomics at home

    Mattresses: choosing the right one

    A programme produced by ABE (RTS)

  • Ergonomics in the workplace

    Office chairs – comparison

    Seats to suit your needs and budget

  • Sleep

    SomniTEQ – Fully customised mattress

    Designed to relieve back pain and neck tension, and to provide personalised comfort:
    – Up to 24 customisable zones
    – Up to 7 levels of firmness per zone
    – PhysioPad module for the shoulders

  • Ergonomics in the workplace

    Uniq Solution – Dauphin Industry

    A selection of high-end, designer products for specific sectors, including office chairs and specialised stools

  • Ergonomics in the workplace

    WSA – Seating and desks

    Discover a selection of high-end chairs and desks at partner prices