This content is machine translated Eating disorders in competitive athletes Symptoms, clarifications and therapy options The prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders in competitive sports is high, reported to be as high as 45% for elite female athletes and 19% for males. Risk factors…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From "Athlete's Foot" to Tennis Elbow Small lexicon of sports-related medical terms (Part 1) 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 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and sport Particularly effective for diabetes: combination of strength and endurance Anyone who, for whatever reason, looks at the list of banned substances in sports will be amazed to find insulin there. For years, this drug – still the gold standard…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Bronchial asthma Exertion asthma and sports If shortness of breath occurs during exercise, exercise-induced asthma should always be considered. Typical symptoms of exercise-induced asthma include whistling breathing, shortness of breath, and/or coughing during or after exercise.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Endurance and strength measurement Some tests used in performance diagnostics The term sport allows a whole range of interpretations, especially in terms of the form of execution: from soft and cool to exhausting, even exhausting. For every athlete, however, it…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The sportsman bar Groin pain remains a diagnostic challenge Just a glance at the anatomy of the groin is enough to explain the complexity of this part of the body – a veritable crossroads of a wide variety of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tendon overload Holistic view with Bio-Tensegrity and therapeutic options Behind therapy-resistant tendon overloads, there are often incorrect postures and muscular imbalances with dysfunctional movement patterns that have not been taken into account. Apart from the local examination, a brief…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis and physical activity Sport can be cause, prevention or therapy In the many journals that land on physicians’ desks, there are a few topics that are covered with particular frequency. Osteoporosis is one of them – understandably so, it must…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The foot in sport A very complex body part with many functions It is difficult to imagine a sport where the foot does not play a central role. No part of the body is used for such a wide variety of tasks…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Performance diagnostics An important pillar of sports medicine Even at the beginning of the 20th century, in the early days of sports medicine, one of the main tasks of the young medical specialty was to determine the fitness…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 2nd Swiss Symposium on Psychiatry Mens sana in corpore sano How can we keep our brain and body fit in old age? This was a central question of the 2nd Swiss Symposium on Psychiatry in Oerlikon. Is it enough to…
