This content is machine translated Medicinal pain therapy Consider the pain mechanism, not just the pain intensity 115 years ago, the first synthetically produced analgesic came onto the market in a shelf-stable form. This was acetylsalicylic acid, which is still in use today. In the meantime, many…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain patients It needs leadership, eminence and effective medicines About ten percent of the Swiss population suffers from chronic pain. Monika Jaquenod-Linder, MD, has been a pain therapist in Zurich for about twenty years. At the Spine and Pain…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hematomas What helps against the painful bruises? Subcutaneous hematomas occur due to external impacts such as blows, falls or bumps. Post-traumatic hematomas usually heal on their own after a few days to weeks, changing color several times…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Arthroscopic knee surgery A process under the microscope Orthopaedic surgeons practicing arthroscopy are currently facing significant challenges. From the highest echelon of the journal Olympus, a series of randomized trials have suggested that no specific treatment effect can…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated The swollen knee The exact differential diagnosis decides on further action The workup of nontraumatic knee swelling is an exciting diagnostic challenge. The following article emphasizes the importance of careful history taking and goes into more detail about possible clinical findings…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Effects of physical activity Biological adaptations and training theory The manifold positive effects of physical activity on health but also on pathological processes are the result of subtle adaptation processes in the various organs and organ systems. How does…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Dynamic compression system for keel chest A novel conservative treatment method for children and adolescents The keel breast (chicken breast, lat. Pectus carinatum [PC]) is the second most common congenital deformity of the anterior thoracic wall in children and adolescents after funnel chest. It is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sport as medicine What about the evidence? Actually, it is widely known that sport has a positive effect on our health and can also help with diseases. Nevertheless, this is still too little lectured at the decisive…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Faster, stronger, higher... What is sports medicine anyway? Year in, year out, when the most important sporting events are chasing each other, there is always (and often too often) talk of sports medicine and sports doctors. Who are…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New series Sports medicine, quo vadis? Sports medicine is becoming increasingly important in family practice, but there is usually a lack of appropriate basic training. In order to close this knowledge gap, Dr. med. Peter Jenoure,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rehabilitation and long-term management in MS Are rehabilitative measures still necessary in MS today? Despite the introduction of disease-modulating pharmacological therapies, rehabilitative interventions continue to play an important role in the long-term management of MS. People with MS should be encouraged to engage in…
