Caliesch Rahel

Rahel Caliesch is a Researcher at HES-SO Valais-Wallis - Haute Ecole de Santé, affiliated with the Santé school and Physiothérapie department. She specializes in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, hip impingement, and hip microinstability. She supervises Bachelor Theses in the BSc HES-SO Physiotherapy program.

Current research involvement includes the 'IS - Socle + Frais Généraux Ra&D 2025' project (2025-2025), focusing on resource allocation for healthcare and physiotherapy education. She collaborates with teams like Vuignier Sonia and Giacomino Katia. Previously, she contributed to the COSSAT case series study (2020-2023) exploring clinical tests in athletes with FAI syndrome.

Her research emphasizes diagnostic accuracy of hip-related clinical tests, associations between hip pathologies, and educational methodologies. Key publications include studies on hip microinstability-FAI interactions, Peyton’s teaching approach efficacy, and FADIR test applications.