In Germany alone, more than 22 million people regularly engage in sports. That’s when injuries or signs of wear and tear to the joints sometimes occur. Ankle injuries are particularly common. We spoke with Stuttgart orthopedist Dr. Christian Mauch about causes, risks and consequences. Ankle injuries are particularly common among athletes. Why? Dr. Mauch: Because … What to do If you Have an Ankle Injury?
Introduction The ankle joint is one of the joints most frequently affected by injuries. These include contusions, slight stretching of the ligaments or even torn ligaments and injuries to the joint capsule. In addition to the injuries that occur in everyday life, a large proportion of injuries are due to sports accidents, e.g. while playing … Taping of the ankle joint
Symptoms and areas of application Symptoms that indicate that the ankle joint is impaired and it may make sense to tap the ankle joint are mainly pain. In most cases, the symptoms are preceded by a sports accident, e.g. while playing soccer or jogging. The pain depends on movement and is localized on the inside … Symptoms and areas of application | Taping of the ankle joint
Prognosis The effect with the ankle joint taping has not been clearly proven in medical studies, however a large experience of Physiotherapeuten and sport medical profession speaks for the fact that taping has clearly positive effect regarding prevention and therapy. Thus the risk of injury is reduced and higher volumes can be trained e.g. when … Prognosis | Taping of the ankle joint
Synonyms in a broader sense Distortion, twisting Introduction A sprain – no matter which joint – is a very common injury and happens quickly. Especially athletes are almost all affected at least once in their lives. When the time comes and the injury has occurred, there is usually nothing more that can be done about … Duration of a sprain
Duration of a sprained knee Since the knee is a rather large joint, which is also under heavy strain and is also rather difficult to spare, sprains on the knee often take longer to heal. If it has been ruled out with certainty that there are other injuries on or in the knee, strict sparing … Duration of a sprained knee | Duration of a sprain
