For most sports, there are typical, sport-specific injuries. Of these injuries, 70% affect the lower extremities (legs), just over 20% affect the upper extremities (shoulders and arms), and 5% each affect the head and the spine. The specific injury pattern depends heavily on the sport being played.
We frequently treat injured athletes from the following sports:
- Team sports (soccer, handball, basketball)
- Racket sports (tennis, badminton, squash)
- Competitive Dance
- Running
- Swimming
- Equestrian Sports
- Motorsports
Injuries to the knee, shoulder, and ankle joints are the most common. Here, we provide information on the most common sports injuries, as well as their diagnosis and treatment. Of course, there are many other acute and chronic sports injuries that we cannot list here.
Sports / hip / knee clinic
Our clinic offers comprehensive diagnostics and all the latest therapies for treating all kinds of sports injuries.
Sports traumatology
We diagnose and treat all sports-related diseases and injuries.
If you have sustained an acute injury or if the matter is urgent, we also provide treatment outside clinic hours in our A&E department, which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Minimally invasive joint surgery
In many cases, sports injuries can be treated using minimally invasive procedures. Operations such as cruciate ligament reconstructions can be carried out arthroscopically (using keyhole surgery), thus minimising damage to the soft tissue. We perform arthroscopic procedures on the shoulder, elbow, hand, knee and ankle.
Shock wave therapy
Shock wave therapy is a good non-surgical treatment for many sports injuries, particularly chronic injuries and those caused by excessive strain. In recent years, the range of applications has been extended to encompass several diseases of the musculoskeletal system, thus making countless surgeries unnecessary.