This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: Degenerative knee joint changes – Cartilage damage Cartilage damage in the area of the knee joint is a very common clinical picture. There are many causes and numerous symptoms up to chronic pain. For accurate cartilage diagnosis,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases Broad spectrum of differential diagnoses A timely correct diagnosis can positively influence the course and treatment options. Auto-antibodies and other serological parameters are diagnostically valuable, but do not have high significance when considered in isolation.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Obesity Knee osteoarthritis prevention for adolescents Being overweight increases the risk of developing joint arthrosis at an early stage. In the project “Children’s KNEEs” a physiotherapeutic training program was developed and evaluated from a clinical and…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Osteoarthritis and cardiovascular risk NSAIDs as mediators of cardiovascular disease? Osteoarthritis is usually treated effectively with NSAIDs. Pain and inflammatory processes can thus be contained. But does the treatment entail cardiovascular risk?
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sport as a risk and protection factor Sport and osteoarthritis, part 1 Sport can be both a risk and a protective factor with regard to the development and progression of osteoarthritis. Whether sport has a positive or negative effect depends on the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Aging processes and surgical therapy options Sport and osteoarthritis, part 2 Those who train their muscles appropriately as they age are less susceptible to degradation processes. Sometimes, however, joint damage necessitates artificial joint replacement. The good news is that exercise is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Overuse injuries in sports traumatology A multidimensional problem Overuse injuries in sports are etiologically diverse. Their treatment requires the inclusion of diverse intrinsic and extrinsic factors. An insight into the causes and manifestations of this most common type…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2018, Amsterdam Regular physical activity at the heart of osteoarthritis management “Preventing osteoarthritis is possible!” was the title of a symposium at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2018 Annual Congress in Amsterdam. Recognize languageAfrikaansAlbanianAmharicArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBengaliBurmeseBosnianBulgarianCebuanoChichewaChinese tradChinese verDanishGermanEnglishEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrisianGalicianGeorgianGreekGujaratiHaitianHausaHawaiianHebrewHindiHmongIgboIndonesianIrishIcelandicItalianJapaneseJavaneseYiddishKannadaKazakhCatalanKhmerKyrgyzKoreanCorsicanCroatianKurdishLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMalagasyMalayalamMalaysianMalteseMaoriMarathiMacedonianMongolianNepaleseDutchNorwegianPashtoPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSamoanScottish GaelicSwedishSerbianSesothoShonaSindhiSinhalaSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSwahiliSundaneseTajikTamilTeluguThaiCzechTurkishUkrainianHungarianUrduUzbekVietnameseWelshBelarusianXhosaYorubaZulu AfrikaansAlbanianAmharicArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBengaliBurmeseBosnianBulgarianCebuanoChichewaChinese tradChinese…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Articular cartilage damage Conservative and surgical treatment of articular cartilage damage of the knee joint The treatment options for cartilage damage usually allow significant relief of discomfort and restoration of professional and recreational sporting ability. Early treatment is indicated to avoid irreversible changes in joint…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain syndromes in rheumatology What are the “red flags” not to be missed? In etiological terms, rheumatism is not a uniform clinical picture, but means nothing other than pain and functional impairment of the musculoskeletal system. Before diagnosing a chronic pain syndrome of…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Heart failure update Which drugs for which patients? The new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure were presented at this year’s congress of the European Society of Cardiology at the end of May. The new…
