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…
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 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 7 min This content is machine translated Depression, alcohol, eating disorders Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care of competitive athletes. Mental disorders and illnesses such as depression, increased alcohol consumption, and eating disorders are more common in competitive sports than is generally believed. Particularly vulnerable periods are the transition to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Physician prescription of physical activities Careful planning is indicated “Three times a capsule of pill XY in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, each time at mealtime,” is a relatively classic prescription for any practicing physician. Or,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sport as medicine What about the evidence? Actually, it is widely known that sport has a positive effect on our health and can also help with diseases. Nevertheless, this is still too little lectured at the decisive…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Faster, stronger, higher... What is sports medicine anyway? Year in, year out, when the most important sporting events are chasing each other, there is always (and often too often) talk of sports medicine and sports doctors. Who are…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sport and fatigue in cancer Sports therapy as a component of inpatient oncological rehabilitation More than 10 years ago, studies were already able to demonstrate the positive effect of endurance and strength training on fatigue symptoms in cancer patients. Since then, there have been…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Age and physical performance Those who move stay fit – even in old age In sports terms, aging can be described as the sum of all biological, psychological, and social changes that lead to a gradual decline in the individual’s psychophysical ability to adapt…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sport in old age Positive correlation between physical and mental fitness Training stimuli trigger adaptations in the organism, regardless of age. The human organism is characterized by high plasticity and adaptability throughout the life span. As we age, declining hormone levels…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Study meeting Sport and statins In the Lancet, American authors published the results of a study in which more than 10,000 male patients, former veterans, with a diagnosis of dyslipidemia were examined. These subjects, with…
