Exercise is the key to our physical and mental well-being. Yet children move too little, and adults sit down too much. Science calls this phenomenon the »sitting disease«. But exercise plays a crucial part in our lives: it promotes coordination, strength, resilience, bone formation, prevents muscle atrophy and stimulates the immune system. The brain benefits from every kind of movement as there is always a direct connection to the muscles.

Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, MD, himself an enthusiastic athlete since his youth, describes the relationship between exercise and health – muscles, fascia, connective tissue – in a scientific manner while using the knowledge he gained over the course of more than 40 years of practical experience to make a passionate case for more exercise. He introduces the most important muscle injuries of the foot, knee, hip, back, cervical spine and shoulder, explains his treatment methods and how we can treat these injuries quickly and effectively ourselves. A pioneer and distinguished expert in the field of diagnosing muscle injuries, Müller-Wohlfahrt also presents his latest project, which he is working on in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich: developing a computer programme that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose muscle injuries as precisely as he is able to do by using his experienced hands.

Seeing with Your Hands