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Sedentary lifestyle levels are on the rise; global estimates show that one in four adults and 81% of adolescents do not engage in enough physical activity (PA). The changes in transportation patterns, increased use of technology, cultural values and urbanization have influenced this behavior [1]. Furthermore, sedentary behavior represents the lower level of the spectrum of PA; the construct is defined as those activities that represent a low energy expenditure.
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In this issue, we present the results of a survey named “Doping and the Sports Physician’s Role – The Swiss Experience”, in which the primary aim was to get an impression of the current situation among the community of Swiss sports medicine practitioners in terms of experiences and attitudes towards “doping” in sport. The purpose of this study was solely descriptive and explicitly not designed for declaring neither the opinion of the society of “Sports & Exercise Medicine Switzerland» (SEMS), nor the view of “Swiss Sport Integrity”.
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Children and young people should be physically active as much and as often as possible. This applies always and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to massive restrictions in the everyday lives of children and young people. Following hygiene and distance rules, vaccination and staying away from sports with typical SARS-CoV-2 symptoms can minimize the occurrence of infection foci and the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. However, if an infection does occur, there is only a low risk of serious secondary/accompanying diseases, in particular the occurrence of myocarditis with a possible fatal course.
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Most of us will agree that sports medicine is a very interesting, broad and multidisciplinary specialty. Those are certainly main reasons why many of us hold this latest issue of the SEMS Journal in their hands. The latter two adjectives, broad and multidisciplinary, lead to a plentitude of challenges.
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Als weltweit zweitgrösste Gesellschaft für Orthopädisch- Traumatologische Sportmedizin legt die GOTS einen gros­sen Schwerpunkt sowohl auf die Ausbildung wie auch die interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit. Die GOTS Young Academy wurde im Sommer 2014 gegründet und bildet den «Nachwuchs­kader» der GOTS, um im Sportlerjargon zu bleiben.
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Es ist der Schrecken eines jedes Spitzensportlers: einmal eine Distorsionsbewegung erlitten, ein peitschenartiges Schnappen gehört und plötzlich immobilisierende Schmerzen. Verletzungen sind unliebsamer, aber häufiger Begleiter beim Sport. In so einer Situation ist der Gang zum Orthopäden in der Regel unvermeidbar.
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After obtaining my bachelor’s degree (BSc) in physiotherapy in September 2017 from the Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud ­(HESAV), I started my professional career working in a private practice in Fribourg. During the first years of working with patients I was able to discover the full scope of my profession: the importance of good care and especially the importance of physical health as an essential element of human well-being.
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Viele von uns kennen die Situation: Man müht sich zwei Stunden Im Fitnesscenter ab, nur um daheim das übrig gebliebene Dessert vom Vortag zu finden. Schnell ist die negative Kalorienbilanz zunichte… Man weiss, dass Sport und Ernährung Hand in Hand gehen, jedoch vernachlässigt man gerne mal den Teil mit der Ernährung. Ähnlich verhält es sich häufig im Leistungssport, wo die Ernährung für einige immer noch eine untergeordnete Rolle spielt und viele Ernährungsmythen, die wenig wissenschaftlich fundiert sind, im Umlauf sind. D
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