Sports orthopaedics

In our practice, you can feel like you are in qualified hands as a competitive athlete or professional athlete, as well as as a person who practices fitness and sport in their free time as a pure hobby. Depending on the intensity and frequency with which you train, we are happy to assist you at any time with attentive and, if desired, very comprehensive medical support.

The strain on joints, muscles, tendons and, in principle, the entire organism is extremely high during sporting activity, especially among ambitious athletes or competitive sports. Therefore, it is in the nature of things that both recreational athletes and top athletes need the increased attention of the attending physician. As a specialist in orthopedics with a lot of experience both in my own sport and in the care of athletes of all levels, I can guarantee you long and well-founded experience in the special focus of sports orthopedics and osteopathy. I believe it is essential, in addition to treating any existing sports injuries or overuse, to place a clear focus on sports orthopedic advice and support that focuses on prevention.

The perspective of holistic medicine, which our orthopedic and osteopathic practice in Freiburg stands for, makes it possible to give you preventive advice on the sports you prefer. Whether you're interested in running, swimming, triathlon, golf, tennis or dancing, i.e. sports that place a lot of strain on individual joints, or whether your focus is on a competitive team sport such as football, handball or ice hockey: it's all about these and all the others Based on careful examinations, I can tell you what types of sporting activity you need to pay particular attention to from an orthopedic point of view.

I am there to help you in advance to avoid sports injuries, incorrect strain, overuse and other unpleasant consequences of sports. If necessary, I include numerous additional recommendations and concepts on nutrition, targeted nutritional supplements (or orthomolecular medicine), acid-base balance, fascia fitness and training control from the perspective of the orthopedist, osteopath and alternative medicine doctor, so that you stay fit and productive and can concentrate optimally on your goals in sport.

In particular, I can advise and support competitive athletes and professional athletes as a specialist and therapist with numerous gentle alternative procedures in parallel to training and for optimal training processes.

In addition to topics such as injury prevention, training adjustments and possible early detection of overload, I am your specialist medical contact for all sports-related disorders, changes and injuries that can occur to the musculoskeletal system. The spectrum can range from more serious findings such as tendon or ligament tears (cruciate ligament tear or rotator cuff tear) to the treatment of muscle strains, muscle fiber tears and sprains, to rather unspecific pain and discomfort due to muscular imbalances or the consequences of overloading or incorrect loading.

My expertise, which focuses on identifying causes, triggers, trouble spots and trigger points, combined with experience from my own sport and the care of competitive athletes from swimming, triathlon and football, qualifies me as your holistically thinking and treating sports orthopedist. In this role, I want to help you get into a good sporting condition with all the necessary services so that you can practice your favorite sport pain-free and without injury for a long time.