Sports medicine

Sports medicine is a field based on the knowledge and application of classical medical specialties and other fields such as exercise science, biomechanics or psychology. It specialises in various aspects of sports health and cares for amateur and professional athletes as well as people who participate in sports for health reasons.

Contact a clinic near you
Book a consultation

Responsibilities of sports medicine

  • Treatment of health problems associated with sporting activity (accidents, overuse injuries, illnesses)
  • Assessment of the health status and sporting performance of a person who wishes to take part in sport regularly and intensively
  • Performance improvement for athletes of all ages (training, nutrition, recovery, doping risks, sports equipment, etc.)
  • Elaboration of more advanced advice (sporting activity during pregnancy, underwater sports, etc.)

Core competences

  • Musculoskeletal problems: Patients mainly turn to sports medicine when they have musculoskeletal problems (accidents, overuse injuries). Surgical intervention is required in only 5-10% of cases. Diagnostic radiology is of great importance.
  • Assessment of sports health status: The sports physician can take stock of the patient's health status as part of sports medicine checks (medical history, clinical check, ECG, blood sampling) and in some cases make an objective assessment of the patient's physical condition through laboratory tests and other types of tests (ergometry, spiroergometry, isokinetic test to assess strength, lactate dynamics, etc.).
  • Nutritional and pharmacological controls: The sports physician can be consulted to obtain further information or to carry out controls related to nutrition and pharmacological treatment.

Contact a clinic near you

Choose a specialty Abdominal cancer Achilles tendon rupture Acupuncture Adapted physical activity Aesthetic medicine Age-related far-sightedness (presbyopia) Allergology and immunology Alter G Andrology Anesthesiology Angiography Angiology Biliary surgery Breast cancer Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder Cancer rehabilitation Canine-assisted therapy Cardiology Cartilage damage Cataracts Cervical spondylotic myelopathy Check-up Child and adolescent psychiatry Chiropractic Colon surgery Computed tomography Corneal diseases Corneal irregularity (astigmatism) Corneal transplantation Cruciate ligament tear CyberKnife® System Densitometry Dentistry Dermatology and venereology Desire to have children Diabetology Disorders of the parathyroid gland Dry eye Elbow surgery Endocrinology Endometriosis Enlargement of the thyroid gland (goitre) Eye consultations Eye inflammation Eye surgery Far-sightedness (hyperopia) FEMTO-LASIK procedure Fibroids Foot/ankle surgery Frozen shoulder Gastric surgery Gastroenterology and Hepatology General medicine General surgery Geriatric psychiatry Geriatrics Glaucoma Global reconditioning Graves’ disease Gynaecological examinations Gynaecological oncology Gynaecology Hair transplant surgery Hallux valgus Hand surgery Heel pain Hematology Hepatobiliary surgery (liver surgery) Hernias Herniated disc Herniated disc in the lumbar spine Herniated disc in the thoracic spine Hip impingement Hip osteoarthritis Hip prosthesis Hip surgery Homeopathy ICL technique Infectiology Inflammation of the thyroid gland (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) Internal medicine Interventional cardiology Interventional radiology Intervertebral disc prosthesis | Artificial intervertebral disc IVS-3 Kidney and urinary tract diseases Knee arthroscopy Knee prosthesis Knee surgery Laser eye treatment methods LBV procedure Lyra Gait Mammography Medical oncology Medical training therapy (MTT) Meniscus tear MindMotion™ GO Morton’s neuroma MRI Multiple sclerosis Near-sightedness (myopia) Neonatology Nephrology Neurological rehabilitation Neurology Neuropaediatrics Neuropsychology Neurosurgery Nuclear medicine Nutritional counseling Obesity and overweight Obstetrics Occupational therapy Oncology Operations on the eyelids Ophthalmology Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) Oral surgery Orthopaedic rehabilitation Orthopaedic surgery Osteoarthritis of the ankle Osteoarthritis of the knee Osteoarthritis of the shoulder joint Osteopathy Osteoporosis – fractures in the spine Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) Overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) Paediatric eye diseases Paediatrics Pain therapy Pancreatic surgery Parkinson Pathology Pediatric surgery Physical and rehabilitation medicine Physiotherapy Pilates Plastic surgery Pneumology Podiatry PRK technique Proctology Prostate cancer Psychiatry and psychotherapy Psycho-oncology Psychology Psychotherapy Pulmonary rehabilitation Radio-oncology Radiology Radixact® imaging system REAplan® - robot-assisted rehabilitation of the upper limbs Rehabilitation Rehabilitation after a knee prosthesis Rehabilitation back pain Rehabilitation Hip Prosthesis Retinal and macular diseases Retinal surgery Rheumatology Rotator cuff rupture Scoliosis and kyphosis (curvature of the spine) Senology (breast care) Shoulder dislocation Shoulder impingement Shoulder prosthesis Shoulder surgery Slipped disc in the cervical spine – cervical disc herniation Small intestinal surgery SMILE procedure Speech therapy Spinal stenosis – narrowing of the spinal canal Spinal surgery Spinal tumours and metastases on the spinal column Sports medicine Standard radiology Strabismus (squint) Stroke Surgical oncology Swiss Stem Cells Solutions Switzerland GLA:D® programm Thoracic surgery Thyroid cancer (thyroid carcinoma) Thyroid nodules Thyroid surgery (endocrine surgery) Torn ligaments/ligament injuries Traditional Chinese medicine Travel Medicine Ultrasound Underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) Urogynaecology Urology Vascular surgery Vasectomy (sterilisation/reversal) Vein surgery Visceral surgery Visual disturbances VitalStim Vitreous changes
Choose a hospital Ars Medica Centro Medico Centre Médical Eaux-Vives Clinica Ars Medica Clinique Générale-Beaulieu Clinique Montbrillant Clinique de Genolier Hôpital de La Providence Hôpital de Moutier Hôpital de Saint-Imier Privatklinik Belair Privatklinik Lindberg Privatklinik Villa im Park Rosenklinik Rapperswil Schmerzklinik Basel Xundheitszentrum Stein am Rhein

Find a doctor

Our specialists have many years of experience. We guarantee a quick, professionally competent clarification and consultation as well as treatment according to the most modern possibilities.
To the overview of all doctors