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Mobility is key

Sport and exercise in prevention, therapy and rehabilitation

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A rolling stone gathers no moss – to ensure that this does not happen, MEDICA 2022 provided the opportunity to find out about all the technical innovations and innovative treatment methods that physiotherapy and sports medicine currently have to offer!

Research companies and products!

Products and exhibitors around physiotherapy, orthopedic technology and wearables can be found in the MEDICA 2022 catalog!
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Topic of the Month: Fighting monotony with apps:
Exergames in physiotherapy

Gamification has long since made its way into modern physical therapy. Games make it easy for people of all ages to enjoy their exercises. And that in turn contributes to the success of therapy – whether after a sports injury or in exercise therapy for children. Find out more in our Topic of the Month.

MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE

November 16/17 in Düsseldorf, Congress Center Süd, Conference Room 2

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The 10th MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE was the international hotspot for innovations in sports medicine and related disciplines. Renowned sports physicians, sports scientists, visionaries, physiotherapists, sports techies and experts met here for an interdisciplinary dialogue on innovative approaches in prevention, regeneration and rehabilitation.

6 exciting sessions and 29 speakers over 2 conference days provided insight into the following topics:

  1. Sports and exercise in pandemic times
  2. Sports for health
  3. Guided Innovation Tour
  4. Evidence based diagnostics and wearable technologies
  5. Shark tank of digital innovation
  6. Individualization in professional sports and exercise programs

Cooperation partners of the conference are DGSP (German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention), DVS (German Society for Sports Science), EFSMA (European Federation of Sport Medicine Associations), FIMS (Federation Internationale de Medicine du Sport), Exercise is Medicine (American College of Sports Medicine), Exercise is Medicine Europe, FESI (Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry), EPSI (European Platform on Sports Innovation), WISS (Federal Institute for Sports Science), Sport Speaker and WT | Wearable Technologies. Industry partners include Kinexon, SmarTracks, Supersapiens, Myocene and bioniq.

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Highlights of MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE

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Manuel Widmann

University of Tübingen
MMSC: Sports and exercise in pandemic times
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Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Hagendorff

Leipzig University Hospital, Head of the Echocardiography Laboratories
MMSC: Sports and exercise in pandemic times
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Prof. Dr. med Petra Platen

Ruhr University Bochum, Head of the Research Department of Sports Medicine and Sports Nutrition
MMSC: Individualization in professional sports and exercise programs
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Dr. Sarah Jakowski

Ruhr University Bochum, Postdoctoral research assistant, Department of Sports Psychology
MMSC: Individualization in professional sports and exercise programs

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The future of sports medicine

What does the future of medicine look like in terms of metabolic health? Sports physicians Dr Lutz Graumann and Dr Anne Latz answer this question. In addition, pneumologist Prof. Andreas Koczulla told us something about the topic of his lecture "Rehabilitation post-covid".

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Video: Digitalization in orthopedic technology – A craft is changing

Orthopedic auxiliary means are mostly still produced in manual labor today. But orthopedic technology is also trying out new ways by using tools like 3D scanners, digital models and 3D printing. Nadja Singer from Ottobock explains in our video interview how this changes the production of auxiliary means.

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Interview: Sport and technology – between unlimited power and powerlessness

Wearables, smart textiles, or the oft-cited video assistant referee- technology has become an integral part of the professional sports world. But what happens when technology gains the upper hand? An interdisciplinary symposium discussed this question as part of this year’s conference theme of the TechnologieAllianzOberfranken. Professor Stefan Voll was a speaker at the event, which took place at the end of April.
Click here for the interview with Prof. Dr. Stefan Voll
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Interview: Chronic pain: Virtual Reality helps alter pain perception

The cause of chronic back pain can be hard to find. Pain sufferers are typically advised to embark on regular exercise, combined with physical therapy and pain management training to overcome potential psychological and emotional factors. Virtual reality applications could become an innovative treatment tool in this setting – targeting pain perception right in the brain.
Read the interview with Prof. Heike Rittner here

WT | WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES SHOW

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Hall 12, stand 12, D21

The WT | WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES SHOW was once again the innovation hotspot and visitor magnet at MEDICA and offered more than 40 co-exhibitors a unique platform to present the latest developments and innovations in wearable sensor technology for the healthcare market. If you are interested in which technologies will become part of our everyday life in the future and solve our health problems, then the WT | Wearable Technologies Show is the right place for you.

Highlight video tour

Devices to wear today

Small and large, visible and invisible, for pain relief, for monitoring chronic diseases or as a support in everyday life – wearables come in many forms today.

MEDICA SPORTS HUB

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Olympic champion Lars Riedel shows how it's done!

The former discus thrower challenges our visitors and shows what a big difference even small changes their training can make to the last muscle.

Learning from and with Olympic champions at the MEDICA SPORTS HUB

November 14-17, Hall 4, Booth C15

At the MEDICA SPORTS HUB action area in Hall 4, you could train, learn and network with prominent Olympic and World Champions. They brought their Olympic know-how and shaped the Hub's active program. The exchange platform put the focus on health sports and fitness to participate and conneced relevant players and programs in the halls.

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Get moving with Olympic champion Heike Henkel

At the MEDICA SPORTS HUB in hall 4, the former high jump professional motivates visitors to the trade show to get moving to stay fit in body and mind.
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From the editorial team of MEDICA-tradefair.com

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Interview: How prepared are we to treat patients with Long COVID?

Most people who have been treated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recover completely within a few weeks. But for some people, symptoms can persist, requiring treatment for what is known as long COVID. The goal is to find better treatment options and implement them in rehabilitation centers.
Click here for the interview with Dr. Jördis Frommhold

Video: Physiotherapy in Virtual Reality

Immerse yourself into strange worlds, solve tasks, experience adventures – computer games look especially realistic in Virtual Reality. Medicine is also making good use of virtual worlds: With CUREO, the CUREosity GmbH from Düsseldorf has developed a VR system for physiotherapy and ergotherapy. Thomas Saur and Stefan Arand, the founders of CUREosity, tell us in our video interview, how the system differs from other therapeutic measures, how it relieves therapists, and how it can be personalized for different patients.

Video: Improving rehab devices with experience

Successful rehabilitation requires not only a good therapist, but also good equipment. Enraf Nonius has been a manufacturer of electrotherapy and rehabilitation equipment for 90 years. At MEDICA 2021, they will report on the experience they have gained in the industry over the years.

Video: Hybrid rehabilitation

Many people have delayed necessary therapies during the Corona pandemic, also in rehabilitation. But a regular treatment is especially important here to recover lost abilities and maintain existing ones. Hybrid, digital products that connect therapists and patients online can help. We learn more about this at MEDICA 2021 at the stand of Titanis Sp. z o.o.

MEDICA START-UP PARK

Hall 12, stand E53

Young companies showed what sports medicine and physiotherapy can look like in 2022!

Bio-Sensing Solution S.L. (Spain)

DyCare - Digital, therapeutic care or home-based rehabilitation for patients with musculoskeletal problems.
Bio-Sensing Solutions S.L. in the MEDICA database

fix it (Brasil)

Splints in biodegradable plastic, 3D printed.
fix it in the MEDICA database
You can find all exhibitors in the MEDICA START-UP PARK here!