This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: dorsal heel pain – apophysitis calcanei Apophysitis calcanei is an inflammation of the bony attachment of the Achilles tendon. It is most common in growing children and adolescents and is associated with swelling, redness and pain…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: plantar pain – Ledderhose disease Typical symptoms of Ledderhose disease are irritation and pain in the area of the inner edge of the foot. It is a rarely occurring disease of the connective tissue at…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and osteoporosis Challenges and successes in the therapy of female patients Lack of awareness of gender differences may lead to suboptimal treatment [1]. Prof. Andrea Rubbert-Roth, Dr. Diana Dan and PD Dr. Brigitte Uebelhart spoke at this year’s congress of the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Clarify risk patients densitometrically and treat them in an individualized manner The risk of suffering an osteoporosis-related fracture is significantly increased with certain predisposing factors. This should be increasingly taken into account because, according to the Swiss Association against Osteoporosis (SVGO),…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: central calcaneal pain – fatigue fracture of the calcaneus Fatigue fracture often occurs in inexperienced hikers and in recruits at the beginning of their military service. Therefore, the fatigue fracture at the metatarsal bone is also called march fracture.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Osteopenia Prevent bone loss – avoid vitamin D deficiency Osteoporosis and osteomalacia are two metabolic bone diseases that reduce bone mass. In osteoporosis, there is a decrease in bone mass, but the ratio between bone mineralization and bone matrix…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Treatment of severe osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. From genetic chance finding to effective fracture risk reduction Various treatment approaches are available to effectively reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures. In this context, a therapeutic option recommended by the Swiss Association Against Osteoporosis (SVGO/ASCO) for very high…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sports injuries Tendinopathies – degeneration and regeneration of the tendon Overloading or incorrect loading, as well as wear and tear, can acutely affect the tendon or the tendon attachment. As a result, loss of function and pain occur. If tendinopathy…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: dorsal heel pain – lesions of the Achilles tendon Lesions of the Achilles tendons are among the most common tendon pathologies. In addition to excessive forefoot pronation and Haglund deformity, predisposing factors include certain sports and certain pre-existing conditions…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Infrapatellar pain M. Osgood-Schlatter – from symptom to diagnosis The knee joint has a complex structure and is one of the most mechanically stressed joints in humans. In addition to traumatic, inflammatory and degenerative joint damage, septic or aseptic…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Axial spondyloarthritis The road to diagnosis is still far too long Inflammatory chronic back pain is an indication of possible axial spondyloarthritis. It is a major challenge for primary care physicians to identify those with axSpA among the many back pain…
