This content is machine translated Ankle injuries Frequent, but not routine Foot sprain or OSG distortion is the most common injury in medicine as well as in sports medicine. Perhaps for this very reason, it is not always taken seriously enough,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hopeful research results Primates regain control over paralyzed limbs Having funded the IRP Spinal Cord Repair Chair at EPFL, held by Prof. Grégoire Courtine, since 2012, the IRP is participating in the funding of the clinical trial that has…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tendon overload Holistic view with Bio-Tensegrity and therapeutic options Behind therapy-resistant tendon overloads, there are often incorrect postures and muscular imbalances with dysfunctional movement patterns that have not been taken into account. Apart from the local examination, a brief…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Eight-year-old with unknown bone disease Information on diagnosis or therapy requested An eight-year-old boy in Ecuador suffers from a previously unknown bone disease of the spine and lower extremities. This not only makes it difficult for him to walk, but also…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis and physical activity Sport can be cause, prevention or therapy In the many journals that land on physicians’ desks, there are a few topics that are covered with particular frequency. Osteoporosis is one of them – understandably so, it must…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The foot in sport A very complex body part with many functions It is difficult to imagine a sport where the foot does not play a central role. No part of the body is used for such a wide variety of tasks…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Treatment of musculoskeletal pain Breaking the vicious circle of pain, social withdrawal and immobility Before reaching into the painkiller drawer, differential diagnostic considerations and causal therapy must be considered: First and foremost, the targeted clinical examination and ultrasound are helpful. The goal of adequate…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Update Refresher General Internal Medicine Orthopedics in the family practice From top to bottom, PD Dr. med. Sandro F. Fucentese, Balgrist University Hospital, worked his way through the most common orthopedic diseases in family practice at the Update Refresher General…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Achillodynia The treatment is primarily conservative In an outpatient consultation of sports medicine, disorders of the posterior heel and Achilles tendon, united in the collective term “Achillodynia”, are not uncommon. While the diagnostic procedure is not…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute or slowly increasing pain Common foot problems in athletes The feet are the most mechanically stressed parts of the body: By the age of 78, a person has traveled an average of 200,000 km. Foot problems, which are common…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Sports injuries of the shoulder girdle Up-to-date expertise for the general practitioner Shoulder injuries are among the most common sports injuries and show a wide spectrum. Proper clinical and imaging assessment helps to detect structural damage and initiate appropriate therapeutic measures. It…
