Sports Check-Up in Germany
The sports examination programme is tailored to the sport the patient practises or intends to take up.
- initial appointment with a general practitioner, medical history taking;
- physical examination;
- body mass index (BMI) measurement;
- blood pressure measurement and pulse oximetry (measuring blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate and pulse wave amplitude);
- clinical blood and urine tests with microscopy;
- ultrasound of the abdominal and pelvic organs (liver, stomach, gallbladder and bile ducts, spleen, pancreas);
- ultrasound of the kidneys, adrenal glands and retroperitoneal space;
- transthoracic echocardiography;
- ultrasound of the brachiocephalic vessels (Doppler ultrasound of the neck vessels and carotid artery with measurement of vessel wall thickness, blood flow velocity and direction);
- 12-lead ECG;
- exercise ECG (on a treadmill or cycle ergometer);
- colour Doppler echocardiography (echo);
- body plethysmography — measurement of total lung capacity;
- initial appointment with a sports medicine specialist;
- review of your training programme and recommendations on how to optimise it;
- ergospirometry exercise test;
- OBLA test (onset of blood lactate accumulation);
- PWC test (assessment of the physical exercise threshold);
- isokinetic maximum strength test;
- CPI test (cardiac performance indicator);
- Wingate test (anaerobic fitness test);
- pedobarographic assessment of foot biomechanics;
- vestibular stability testing;
- functional biomechanical muscle testing;
- muscle strength and elasticity screening;
- jump force measurement;
- bioimpedance analysis (bioelectrical assessment of body composition);
- functional movement analysis;
- Doppler ultrasound of the arteries and veins of the lower limbs;
- a written report in German from the sports medicine specialist on the diagnostic findings, with recommendations for optimising your training.
A sports check-up in Germany is carried out by leading specialists in sports medicine.