4 Years of BodyLab

Just over 4 years ago, we opened the doors to our clinic BodyLab | Osteopathy and Physiotherapy | Rehabilitation and Training at Albulastrasse 50 in Zurich Altstetten for the very first time. We had a dream, a vision – we had a goal... And so we embarked on our journey. We had no idea back then just how exciting and challenging it would be... But before we could even start our actual therapeutic work, we first had to "build" a clinic from the ground up, with everything that goes with it. That was quite a challenge and not at all easy; but once we found what we felt was the ideal location and the perfect space, we were able to design the clinic entirely according to our wishes and vision.

The journey has been turbulent and intense, but we count ourselves incredibly lucky with how everything fell into place, knowing full well that things could have turned out very differently...

As our clinic grew and evolved, amazing new people joined our team – complementing, challenging, and elevating us and our skills.

Alongside the instructive, exciting, yet sometimes hectic and demanding day-to-day business, we also shared many wonderful and fun moments with our team outside of work hours over these 4 years: our team trip to Mallorca is unforgettable (we are already looking forward to our 5-year anniversary, which will be an epic event if Corona doesn't completely ruin our plans...), tackling the via ferrata and suspension bridge on the Jegihorn, rafting in the Ötztaler Ache, burgers at Korner, tacos at the Taqueria...

Beyond work: Team events and excursions

We have truly shared so many incredible adventures; but we also worked incredibly hard. Naturally, after just a few years, we reached the limit of our spatial capacity. The idea and hope of expanding and renting additional space at some point had been part of our vision from the very beginning. But the fact that this opportunity came at an almost perfect time for BodyLab, backed by immense goodwill from our direct neighbors BATIMO AG Architekten as well as our landlord, the Migros Pensionskasse MPK, is just pure luck or whatever you want to call it... We are incredibly grateful for this willingness and support – we definitely don't take it for granted as it allowed us to bring our project to life!

Unfortunately, Corona and the lockdown then hit, which threw our project into quite a spin once again. On one hand, this situation presented us with unexpected, unplanned risks and challenges. On the other hand, our construction schedule was completely disrupted.

But together, we mastered these challenges as well. Delayed but no less spectacular, our expansion is now slowly but surely nearing completion! Good things take time... We expect the new spaces to be fully operational starting August 31, 2020.

In addition to expanding our space, we also reinvested in our ventilation system for the existing rooms to improve air quality and comfort for our clients, patients, and staff alike. This meant we had no choice but to close BodyLab for a few days and adhere strictly to a highly organized, tight schedule: any delay causing a longer closure of the clinic would have had major consequences for us and our patients and had to be avoided at all costs. We would like to sincerely thank all our neighbors, clients, patients, and our fantastic staff for their understanding, flexibility, and support during this hectic time. Thank you so much!

The Clinic Expansion

And so, after 4 exciting years, BodyLab is taking its next step – continuing to evolve, grow, and slowly (just slowly) growing up...

Alongside the expansion of our physical space, we have already strengthened our team: since mid-July, Tim Knott, Physiotherapist BSc, has joined the BodyLab crew, and since August 17, Benjamin Frei, also Physiotherapist BSc, and Melissa Schärer, supporting our administration, have come on board. We are thrilled about this and want to give Tim, Benjamin, and Melissa a very warm welcome – it's fantastic to have you with us. You've made an amazing start, and we count ourselves lucky to have you on the team.

We are excited to see what the coming years will bring. Things will surely get a bit calmer (which is a good thing). Progress will likely not happen quite so rapidly (which is also good and necessary). But we are convinced that we will keep moving forward. We still have plenty of ideas, dreams, and visions that we intend to realize... And there is still so much where we can continue to improve. This is our standard. This is our motivation and our goal. For our patients. And for us.

We look forward to it.

Whenever you need us, we are here for you!

Your BodyLab Team, your go-to partner for physical complaints and pain relief

Osteopathy and Physiotherapy | Rehabilitation and Training

Zurich Altstetten

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