Orthopedics
Orthopedics deals with everything that makes movement possible—and with everything that restricts it.
It focuses on diseases, injuries, and functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia, as well as their complex functional interactions.
Early intervention can prevent disease or alleviate the course of illness. Many injuries can also be treated without surgery. Conservative therapy primarily addresses overuse-related conditions of the supporting and locomotor system as well as degenerative changes. In many cases, the cause does not lie in a single structure but in the interaction of multiple factors.
Complaints resulting from overuse or improper loading often play a significant role. Typical conditions include:
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Patellar tendinopathy (jumper’s knee)
- Epicondylitis (tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow)
- Shoulder impingement syndrome
- Iliotibial band syndrome (runner’s knee)
- Medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints)
For me, holistic orthopedics does not merely mean the use of modern diagnostic procedures and the treatment of singular structures or symptoms, but the restoration, maintenance, and promotion of function, stability, and resilience of the entire body—for greater freedom of movement and quality of life in everyday activities, at work, and in sports.
