Musculoskeletal conditions
Pain and restricted movement can have many different causes. At Dr Aust’s practice in Freiburg, the focus is on a careful clinical examination, clear assessment of the symptoms and an individually tailored conservative approach.
Choose the area that best matches your symptoms. These pages provide general guidance and do not replace a personal medical examination.
Common conditions
Knee pain
Symptoms while walking, climbing stairs, exercising or after an injury.
Shoulder pain
Pain during movement, at night or after overuse.
Back pain
Acute or persistent symptoms involving the spine and surrounding structures.
Hip pain
Groin, lateral hip or buttock pain in everyday activity and sport.
Foot and ankle pain
Symptoms after an ankle sprain, overuse or altered foot mechanics.
Heel spur and plantar fasciitis
Typical start-up pain under the heel and load-related symptoms.
Tennis elbow
Pain on the outside of the elbow during gripping, lifting, work or sport.
Achilles tendon pain
Load-related pain in the tendon, at its insertion or around the heel.
Lower-leg pain during exercise
Targeted differential diagnosis – including functional compartment pressure measurement when clinically indicated.
Sports injuries
Diagnosis and conservative treatment, from recreational to elite sport.
From symptoms to the appropriate examination
The condition pages outline typical causes and examination steps without anticipating a diagnosis. Start with the affected body region or, for sport-related problems, with the pattern of symptoms during exercise. For your appointment, information about onset, course, triggers and previous treatments is helpful. Please bring any available medical reports and X-ray, MRI or ultrasound findings. Together we decide whether the clinical examination is sufficient or whether an ultrasound examination or other diagnostic tests may be useful.
Diagnosis before treatment
Similar symptoms may have different causes. Treatment therefore starts not with a particular procedure, but with a medical history and clinical examination. Depending on the symptoms, a musculoskeletal ultrasound examination may usefully complement the clinical assessment. Previous findings and imaging are reviewed; further tests are used selectively when they may influence the treatment decision.
Dr Andreas Aust combines orthopaedics and trauma surgery with physical and rehabilitation medicine and many years of experience in sports medicine.