This content is machine translated Back pain Lumbago “Lumbago” is usually harmless and resolves itself within a few hours/days. Acute pain should be terminated as soon as possible to avoid chronicity. Further diagnostics are only necessary in case…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated The first time patella luxation Diagnostic procedure is clear, therapy is controversial Young people with first-time knee swelling often seek advice from their primary care physician. Among the possible causes, one should think of patellar luxation. This is preceded by a sports…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Diving medical considerations Safe diving means having reserves Older divers are at increased risk for incidents. Fitness, technique and calculated risk reduce potential hazards and problems during diving. Diving and sports medicine consultation is important.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sport and health Sport instead of pill No other medical measure has such positive effects on health as sport. Medical professionals should therefore prescribe it in the correct amount, duration and frequency.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Ankle injuries Frequent, but not routine Foot sprain or OSG distortion is the most common injury in medicine as well as in sports medicine. Perhaps for this very reason, it is not always taken seriously enough,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Blood pressure and sport Certain antihypertensives are prohibited in competitive sports Blood pressure is subject to great fluctuations and depends on physical activity and psyche. What do healthy people and people with arterial hypertension have to keep in mind when exercising?…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated The power of blood Can we improve our performance with our own blood? Regardless of faith and ideology, man has always attributed a special meaning to blood: it stands simultaneously for life and death, for good and evil, for purity and profanation, for…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sport in the growing age A child is not a miniature adult Whether structured, organized and performance-oriented sport is a positive thing already in childhood is today judged very controversially (keyword: early specialization vs. general training). The fact is that in many…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Overuse-related nerve damage Peripheral nerve lesions due to sports Damage to peripheral nerves caused by sports often remains undetected for a long time, because the neurologist is usually not routinely consulted for sports injuries. As training volumes increase, overuse-related…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated From "Athlete's Foot" to Tennis Elbow Small lexicon of sports-related medical terms (part 2) The fact that sport, as the most important secondary matter in the world, is closely linked to the world of medicine is something that pharmaceutical advertising in particular likes to…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Basic sports medicine diagnostics for amateur athletes Imaging in athletes at cardiovascular risk. In contrast to competitive athletes, there are no generally applicable recommendations for amateur athletes regarding risk stratification for cardiovascular events. An algorithm proposed by the European Society for Cardiac Rehabilitation…
