Sara Pirola

Sara Pirola brings a rare combination to her work at The Verbier Touch: the clinical precision of a physiotherapist who has spent seven years refining her craft, and the lived understanding of an athlete who knows exactly what it takes to return to sport after injury. Patients describe her as calm and thorough — the kind of practitioner who explains every step of a recovery plan clearly enough that they leave each session more confident, not just less sore.

Her particular gift is with complex knee injuries and ACL rehabilitation, an area she pursued deliberately, alongside a growing specialism in running-related conditions — from acute injury through to biomechanics and prevention. She is currently completing a postgraduate degree in Osteopathy in Rome, on top of training in acupuncture, Pilates and manual therapy: a reflection of someone who treats her own professional development with the same discipline she asks of her patients.

Off the clinic table, Sara is quietly one of the most accomplished endurance athletes on the team. She has raced the Patrouille des Glaciers, is currently preparing for Ironman 70.3 Cervia, and has provided pre- and post-race physiotherapy support to an athlete competing in the UTMB 175km, one of the most demanding ultra-endurance events in the world. It means that when she tells a runner or a ski instructor how to pace their return to activity, she is speaking from experience as much as expertise.