Orthopaedic Biomechanics

The working division Sports Orthopedics focuses on research questions with respect to chronical diseases (i.e. Osteoarthritis), biomechanics of the human body and physical activity of patients. Special focus is concentrated on application-oriented research of preventive strategies against the widespread disease arthritis. A major concern of us is the participation of people with degenerative joint disease in sports to delay the course of the disease. One focus of our work is to give diseased persons an individually designed guide of joint-preserving and muscle-building methods of training and to help the diseased persons, despite joint wear, to realize a higher quality of life.