This content is machine translated Sports injuries, illnesses and fatalities Is top-level sport healthy at all? The fact that regular balanced physical activity – i.e. sport – has innumerable positive health effects may be regarded as well known. It was also convincingly shown that the effort…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Vulnerable body sites in sports traumatology The sportsman and his Achilles heel If one had to define a particular weak point in the athlete, a so-called locus minoris resistentiae, then the heel and the Achilles tendon attached to it would certainly be…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Asthma and sport What do asthmatics need to keep in mind when exercising? The number of top athletes using anti-asthma drugs is high, according to various surveys. This may indicate a particular relationship between physical activity and respiratory disease. Is exercise healthy for…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Common orthopedic problems Shoulder pain and spinal stenosis: How to clarify, how to treat? Many patients complain of shoulder or back pain in their family doctor’s office. Clarification and therapy are often very complex – especially in the shoulder area, there are numerous anatomical…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Running from a medical point of view Keeping the right measure, then running is healthy It can never be emphasized enough: Regular physical activity is beneficial to health and has not only a curative effect on existing pathologies, but above all a preventive effect. Running…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Coagulation tests Methods of choice for direct oral anticoagulants. DOAK affect routine coagulation tests to an extent that varies depending on the substance, the time of measurement, and the test system used. However, a statement about the strength of…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Torn ligaments, cartilage and meniscus Sports injuries of the knee – diagnostics and therapy In the evaluation of knee injuries, the next step after the clinical examination is the conventional X-ray in two planes. The aim is to detect any osseous lesions. Indications for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated "No sports?" Rare case of vertebral dissection while playing tennis Case report: The then 37-year-old physiotherapist had received a ball to the right temple while playing tennis during her vacation in Turkey. After a brief headache and throbbing in the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Sports injuries The agony of choice in imaging It may sound a bit old-fashioned, but with any medical problem, the classic order applies: history, clinical examination, additional clarifications. Imaging therefore comes in third place if there is already…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Return to sport Decision support using the example of cruciate ligament rupture After an injury, expectations regarding a return to sport should be clarified from the beginning and clear goals should be set. Phase-adapted rehabilitation takes place as a team. The decision…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of anterior cruciate ligament rupture Cruciate ligament preservation surgical techniques offer a new treatment option The treatment decision after cruciate ligament injury remains difficult. Instrumented stability measurement is an additional valuable parameter. Concomitant injuries to the meniscus and cartilage argue for (rapid) surgical treatment of…
