This content is machine translated Shoulder pain in practice Is it a “frozen shoulder”? A workshop at Medidays in Zurich dealt with the topic of shoulder pain. How can the most common clinical pictures be diagnosed and, above all, differentiated by means of history,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis What are the alternatives to anti-TNFs? Various presentations at the EULAR Congress in Paris focused on biological agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Among these, the focus was on those biologics that do not act…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Fracture prophylaxis remains the basis of therapy How to evaluate and treat osteoporosis depends on several prerequisites: First, one should individually assess which risk factors a patient has for the development of osteoporosis or for so-called fragility…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis The need for new therapeutic options is great Recently, a large multinational study investigated the impact of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on the lives of people with the condition. This showed that various areas of the disease…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Multimodal arthrosis therapy Not only reduce pain, but also improve function Osteoarthritis is one of the most common degenerative diseases and a major cause of disability and quality of life limitations. The treatment of osteoarthritis is therefore of great importance, all…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Tumors in the head and neck area What does HPV infection mean for treatment? The incidence of tumors in the head and neck region is increasing. This is often caused by infections with the human papilloma virus 16 (HPV16). However, the prognosis of patients…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Focus on the feet Set an example for healthy feet The most common forms of rheumatism include osteoarthritis, arthritis, soft tissue rheumatism (e.g. fibromyalgia syndrome), osteoporosis and back pain. 1.5 million Swiss suffer from rheumatic complaints. The feet are also…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pain The essence of modern pain therapy The term “essence” was used in ancient times as a philosophical concept of essence, or beingness. What is meant is the inner nature of a thing, its core. If you…
View Post 8 min 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 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…
