Athlete Support in Potsdam
When injuries recur after only short periods of full training load, a comprehensive look at possible contributing factors is worthwhile.
With so-called injury proneness, injuries often return after just a few months of full training load, either in the same place or elsewhere. In some cases this repeats over many years and can slow down or even end the career of professional athletes. There can be underlying reasons for this that are treatable.
Through a diagnostic assessment of the entire musculoskeletal system and the medical history, such hidden disturbances can be searched for and therapy set in motion. Possible causes include impacted (misaligned) wisdom teeth, severe or purulent inflammation – for example in the mouth or resulting from complications after surgery – as well as after-effects of previous injuries. Suspected findings may need to be clarified by a medical specialist or dentist.
Treatment is guided by the factors actually identified; surgical procedures or medication are not automatically required. The aim is to reduce modifiable limitations and to support load tolerance in interplay with training, recovery and, where appropriate, further medical care.
There is no guarantee against new injuries. Rather, prevention means reducing known risks, planning increases in training load sensibly and taking warning signs seriously. After an acute injury, targeted aftercare can accompany the return to sport.
It describes a situation in which injuries occur repeatedly, either in the same place or in changing parts of the body.
This is often not simply bad luck but a load-tolerance problem of the affected region. The underlying factors should be diagnosed and treated so that the body can once again cope better with the demands of sport.
Particular attention should be paid to injuries that took unusually long to heal – for example three months instead of the expected two weeks.
Injuries with healing complications such as wound infections, as well as particularly severe injuries such as comminuted fractures, can also leave behind pronounced fascial changes in the long term.
Yes. Dental problems or acute and chronic inflammation can limit the body's load tolerance and thereby contribute to so-called injury proneness.
If such factors are suspected, they should be clarified by a physician or dentist and included in the overall therapeutic picture.
