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Many runners only run. Yet strength training is one of the most effective ways to prevent injuries and run more economically. These exercises are worth it.

Your knee stabs on the way downstairs? Why stairs demand so much from your knee, which causes are often behind it and which exercises help you become pain-free again step by step.

Jump training makes you faster and more explosive, but too much too soon irritates the tendons. How to learn to land, count ground contacts and progress safely.

Most running injuries during marathon preparation come from too much, too soon. With a smart build-up, you'll arrive at the start line healthy.

Sprained ankles, cruciate ligament, groin: in floorball, many injuries happen without contact with an opponent. With a targeted warm-up and strength training, you can lower your risk.

If your hip pinches deep in the squat, a femoroacetabular impingement is often behind it. With adjusted technique and targeted training, you can usually squat deeper.

From tarmac to trail: what is different about trail running, how to protect your knees and muscles downhill, and which training helps you start safely.

Burning between the toes, a feeling of a stone in your shoe: how to recognise a Morton's neuroma, what else it could be and which shoes and exercises help.

Burning thighs and shaky turns in the afternoon? With six weeks of targeted training, you start the ski season stronger and more stable.

Nordic curls protect the hamstrings when you dose them correctly. Technique, a beginner plan, regressions and progressions at a glance.

Knees over toes, deep squats, clicking knees: we separate myths from facts and show you how to use the squat in a targeted way even with knee pain.

The best running shoe is not the most expensive one, but the one that suits your foot, your running style and your training. What to look for when you buy.

Heel or forefoot? Which foot strike shifts the load where, why overly long strides are the bigger problem and how to adjust your running style safely.

Does the first step in the morning hurt under the heel? That is typical of plantar fasciitis, a common overuse problem in runners and people who stand a lot.

Does your big toe hurt when pushing off and hardly bend any more? Here is how to recognise hallux rigidus and which shoes and exercises help you when running.

A stabbing pain on the outside of the knee, usually after a few kilometres: runner's knee is one of the most common running injuries and almost always has an explainable cause.

Foot strike, knee alignment, pelvis and cadence: what a running analysis makes visible, what it cannot do and when it helps you with pain or choosing shoes.

Cycling is easy on the joints, yet many people get knee or back pain. The cause is often riding position, training build-up or a lack of strength. Here is how to find the cause.

Partial removal or repair: how rehab after meniscus surgery works, what you can do yourself and which tests matter before returning to sport.

Pain below the kneecap in sporty teenagers is often Osgood-Schlatter. Here is how to recognise it, dose sport correctly and build strength in a targeted way.

In burpee broad jumps, the knee has to brake every landing. With good landing technique and targeted strength training, you spread the load better and can jump without pain again.

Why a slightly higher cadence can ease the load on your knee and hip, how to measure your cadence and how to raise it step by step with a 6-week plan.

Carbon shoes can make running more economical, but they shift load onto the calf, Achilles tendon and midfoot. Here is how to use them sensibly and get used to them safely.

On the side, in the groin or in the buttock: hip pain when running has different causes. Here is how you can tell what is behind it, and which exercises let you keep running.

Pain on the inner edge of your shin when running? Shin splints are one of the most common overuse problems in runners and respond well to treatment.

Football requires a unique combination of strength, endurance, speed, mobility and technique. Targeted sport-specific training that includes exercises both with and without the ball not only helps prevent injuries but also increases performance. The focus is on functional movements, stabilisation and technique.

Runner's knee, medically known as patellofemoral pain syndrome, is one of the most common overuse complaints in runners and athletes. It typically shows up as pain at the front of the knee, especially around the kneecap (patella).

Patellar tendinopathy, also known as «jumper's knee», is a painful overuse reaction of the patellar tendon, which connects the kneecap (patella) to the shinbone. This injury mainly affects athletes who regularly perform intense jumping or explosive movements.

A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament is one of the most serious knee injuries in elite sport and affects thousands of athletes every year. It is especially common in sports with sudden changes of direction, jumps and abrupt stops. Football players, basketball players, skiers and handball players are at higher risk of tearing their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

Hip osteoarthritis, also called coxarthrosis, is the most common form of hip disease. In this degenerative joint condition, the cartilage in the hip joint wears away progressively.

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder characterised by a strong urge to move the legs.

In most cases, an unusual movement or overstretching is the reason for a muscle strain. The muscle fibres are overloaded and micro-tears occur.

Radiculopathy results from irritation or damage to a nerve root close to the spine. Complaints occur most frequently in the lumbar spine and the sacral region.

A meniscus tear (also called a meniscus lesion or meniscus damage) occurs when the knee is severely overloaded and is a well-known, common sports injury.

A femoral neck fracture, or neck of femur fracture for short, is accordingly a break of the thigh bone close to the hip joint. This type of fracture is also often called a hip fracture.

Pain in the sole of the foot is usually due to inflammation of the band of tissue (plantar fascia) on the foot. Persistent inflammation can develop there into what is known as a heel spur (plantar fasciitis).

Do you have pain in your bottom and aren't sure exactly where it comes from? Pulling pain in the buttock muscles that radiates down into the thighs is usually a typical sign of piriformis syndrome.

So-called knock knees (genu valgum) are a leg axis malalignment in which the knees are angled inwards (“knee-ing in”).

The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscle (triceps surae) to the heel bone (calcaneus) and enables powerful movements of the foot, such as running and jumping.

A prosthesis is an artificially made product that functionally replaces part of the body. A prosthesis that replaces limbs such as arms, legs or hands is called an exoprosthesis. An endoprosthesis is a prosthesis that sits inside the body and is implanted permanently.

Alongside cycling, jogging is one of the most popular endurance sports. It will probably be nothing new to you that jogging, or endurance sports in general, contribute to your health.

In knee osteoarthritis (also called gonarthrosis), the protective joint cartilage progressively breaks down and the bone underneath changes.

An ankle injury can pull you out of everyday life in seconds. The ankle is one of the most frequently injured joints in the human body and affects not only athletes, but people of all ages and activity levels.