This content is machine translated Lumbar back pain Note “Yellow Flags” and “Red Flags”! Back pain is one of the most common health problems and can have serious economic and psychosocial consequences. The family doctor is often the first point of contact for those…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Lumbargia: herniated disc (extrusion) Back pain has become a common disease. Upright gait, lack of movement, overweight and inadequate load on the spine increase the physiological aging processes of the intervertebral discs and the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Early detection and progress monitoring enable sustainable measures to be taken Depending on individual risk factors, medication should already be used to treat osteopenia. FRAX and TOP are proven risk assessment tools. For a differentiated diagnosis, osteodensitometry can be combined with…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 and osteoporosis “Are osteoporosis screening and treatment vital?” Prof. Dr. med. Kurt Lippuner, Director and Chief Physician at the University Clinic for Osteoporosis at the Inselspital Bern answers this question in an interview with OsteoSwiss with, “In many…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prevention campaign It is important to detect cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis at an early stage! The Europe-wide #ProtectUrLife campaign aims to improve prevention and care for cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis – two conditions that remain frequently underdiagnosed and often inadequately treated.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis New JAK inhibitor raises hopes Treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) plays an important role in modern therapeutic concepts for rheumatoid arthritis. If left untreated, joint destruction and loss of mobility are possible consequences of…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pain psychotherapy for back pain Counteract the fear of pain Pain psychotherapy includes both a symptom-oriented and problem-oriented approach. Psychosocial and workplace factors contribute to chronification and are essential to consider in therapy. Eduction is an important component in promoting…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Joint diagnostics: disc meniscus From symptom to diagnosis Menisci are components of joints and consist of cartilage tissue. An important function of the knee meniscus is secondary stabilization of the knee joint. The disc meniscus is an anatomical…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis CT-guided periradicular therapy (PRT) – a therapeutic digression. CT-guided PRT has become a recognized minimally invasive spine pain management procedure. It is an efficient, low-risk procedure with few side effects that can be performed on an outpatient basis.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Remission in rheumatoid arthritis Every single week counts… The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and the onset of disease is mostly in early adulthood. That is, as a physician, you have many decades to work with…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Spine diagnostics Inflammatory muscular vertebral diseases Inflammatory myopathies may be idiopathic or pathogen-induced. It is also found concomitantly in collagenoses, granulomatoses, and malignant and paraneoplastic syndromes. Imaging diagnostics are primarily performed by magnetic resonance imaging, as…
