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…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Depression, anxiety and aging Can depression be “trained away”? The 7th Symposium of the Swiss Society for Anxiety & Depression took place as every year in beautiful spring weather in Zurich. Two topics were focused on: the potential for…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Achillodynia The treatment is primarily conservative In an outpatient consultation of sports medicine, disorders of the posterior heel and Achilles tendon, united in the collective term “Achillodynia”, are not uncommon. While the diagnostic procedure is not…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute or slowly increasing pain Common foot problems in athletes The feet are the most mechanically stressed parts of the body: By the age of 78, a person has traveled an average of 200,000 km. Foot problems, which are common…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Sports injuries of the shoulder girdle Up-to-date expertise for the general practitioner Shoulder injuries are among the most common sports injuries and show a wide spectrum. Proper clinical and imaging assessment helps to detect structural damage and initiate appropriate therapeutic measures. It…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated More than blood count and iron paramenter Laboratory analyses in athletes – what is useful? Sports medical examinations check the state of health and the fitness for training and competition, but also serve to detect functional disorders such as overtraining or an increased susceptibility to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Training process How important is recovery? Studies of athletes with ambitions show that many do not pay the necessary attention to recovery after training. It is therefore not surprising that some performance curves do not point…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From carbohydrates, proteins and fats The importance of nutrition in sports Athletic performance is the result of the interaction of numerous factors, similar to a mosaic or a puzzle. The overall picture is only correct if all the bricks or parts…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Mechanical effects on the foot Crooked nails and calluses The feet and therefore their skin and toenails are stressed every day. There is an interaction between the foot and the shoe. Wearing closed-toe shoes alone can contribute to the…
