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Dr Daniel Berthold is a specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery and medical director of OrthoCenter Munich. He speaks with journalists about sports injuries, running and joint health. Explore his media contributions, interview topics, press photographs and contact details below.
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Guest articles and interviews with links to the original publications. Dates reflect the publisher’s displayed publication or update date.
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Five exercises for strength and movement control. Daniel Berthold explains how to prepare the knees for demands in everyday life and sport.
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Lower winter mileage can make room for strength training. The article explores how running and strength work can complement each other.
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What daily step counts tell us about activity, and how walking fits into everyday health goals.
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What matters after a race: muscle soreness, sleep and a gradual return to training.
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Planning strength, mobility and alternative endurance sessions between running seasons while keeping total training load in view.
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Daniel Berthold explains why easing joint symptoms is different from rebuilding cartilage, and what to look for when assessing collagen supplements.
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An interview about the potential role of collagen in osteoarthritis and its limitations in treatment.
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Why training should include endurance as well as muscle strength, with a focus on fitness and healthy aging.
Six areas of expertise
Sports injuries, treatment decisions and training: possible questions for your interview.
ACL injuries, rehabilitation and returning to recreational or elite sport: the medical questions behind a player's comeback.
Previous contribution: Münchner Merkur / tz · Jamal Musiala: understanding the path to a comeback
Return-to-play assessmentRequest this topicAn orthopedic perspective on running injuries, strength training, marathon preparation and medical 3D running analysis. For sports, health and science reporting.
Previous contribution: FIT FOR FUN · Why runners need strength training
Medical 3D running analysisRequest this topicShoulder pain, meniscal injuries and decisions between nonsurgical care and surgery: discussing benefits, risks and the patient's specific situation.
Previous contribution: Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin · Frozen shoulder: symptoms, causes and treatment
Orthopedic second opinionsRequest this topicMuscle injuries, tendon pain and overload: topics for coverage of recreational exercise, competitive sport and recovery.
Previous contribution: FIT FOR FUN · Training volume and load tolerance
Sports injuries and treatmentRequest this topicExercise across adulthood, physical capacity and joint health. Examining training trends and longevity claims from an orthopedic perspective.
Previous contribution: FIT FOR FUN · Strength, endurance and healthy aging
Musculoskeletal health and agingRequest this topicWhat orthopedic treatment studies measure, how comparison groups are chosen and where uncertainty remains. Background for reporting on new therapies.
Previous contribution: Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin · PRP in sports medicine
Research and scientific workRequest this topicCoverage featuring Daniel Berthold on orthopedics, sports medicine and prevention. Links open the original publications in German and English; some require a subscription. Dates reflect the publisher’s displayed publication or update date.
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Coverage drawing on Daniel Berthold’s comments about what people with osteoarthritis can expect from collagen.
Citing comments given to Frankfurter Rundschau
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When intensive training can become excessive, and why being fit does not make every training load manageable.
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E-bike or conventional bicycle: a look at the demands cycling places on the back and joints.
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More training does not automatically mean greater resilience. The focus is on training volume and the body’s adaptation.
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Extreme running distances can threaten muscle and kidney health. The article discusses the medical risks of these demands.
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Exercise is intended to support health. Daniel Berthold discusses how the drive to do more can lead to overload.
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Strength, endurance and load tolerance later in life: the role of choosing and adjusting exercise.
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What robotic assistance contributes to knee replacement, and realistic expectations for mobility and recovery.
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Strength work and running under demanding conditions: physical warning signs during HYROX training.
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How training data relates to the way the body feels, and why symptoms deserve attention even when watch readings look reassuring.
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The role of strength training alongside running and in preparing for the demands of sport.
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How regular strength training fits into daily life and why it matters for prevention and physical capacity.
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Why running plans should consider muscle and tendon capacity alongside endurance.
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Medical commentary on competitive demands and recovery in coverage about Manuel Neuer.
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An interview about common causes of foot pain, including bunions and heel spurs, and their implications for treatment.
Pain and increasing shoulder stiffness: a specialist article on the symptoms, causes and treatment of frozen shoulder.
Expert commentary on tennis and health.
A profile of Daniel Berthold’s path into sports medicine and his interest in research and medical innovation.
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Daniel Berthold comments on the medical demands of a comeback after serious injury, based on the publicly reported case.
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An interview with Julien Wolff about hamstring injuries, training load and recovery in recreational and professional sport.
English-language coverage of muscle injuries in professional football, recovery and prolonged stoppages. The suggested link with VAR delays remains a hypothesis.
A Daily Cannon report citing comments given to WELT am Sonntag.
A specialist article on platelet-rich plasma in sports medicine, potential applications and the scientific evidence.
ZDFheute · TV interview on ACL injury risk in women’s football ·
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FOCUS online EXPERTS Circle
PD Dr. Daniel Berthold contributes articles on sport, exercise and health as an author in the FOCUS online EXPERTS Circle.
For editors and producers
PD Dr. Daniel Berthold is an orthopedic and trauma surgeon, medical director of OrthoCenter Munich and a Privatdozent at the Technical University of Munich. His experience includes caring for professional athletes, including players from the Bundesliga and the Premier League. He combines clinical care with research and medical communication as a FOCUS online Experte.
His media work includes interviews, expert commentary and guest contributions for DIE ZEIT, FIT FOR FUN and FOCUS online. The press archive links to the original contributions and interviews.
He brings a clinical perspective to stories about sports injuries, running, strength training and joint health — from a concise expert comment to an in-depth interview, podcast or talk.
His clinical training includes the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and LMU Munich, alongside a research fellowship at the University of Connecticut in the United States. More than 100 scientific publications and over 25 medical book contributions reflect his research activity.
His areas of expertise include shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle conditions, muscle and tendon injuries, nonsurgical sports orthopedics and minimally invasive joint surgery. Other interview topics include second opinions before surgery, rehabilitation, running analysis and return to sport.
Interviews, podcasts & speaking inquiries: info@ortho-center.eu
For editors, producers & hosts
Print and online interviews, background conversations, podcasts, TV and video interviews, guest contributions, panels and talks: Daniel Berthold connects experience in sports orthopedics with medical explanations for a broad audience.
Based in Munich; inquiries from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and international media are welcome. Interview languages: German, English, French and Luxembourgish.
An orthopedic expert for stories about sports injuries, running and joint health. For interviews, editorial collaborations and speaking engagements with Dr. Daniel Berthold.
Request an interviewOrthopedic sports injuries, shoulder and knee conditions, running medicine, muscle and tendon loading, rehabilitation, second opinions and prevention. Discussions of medical studies and new treatments can address the population studied, potential benefits and limitations.
Daniel Berthold is available for interviews in English, German, French and Luxembourgish. His clinical work in Munich and research experience in the United States inform his conversations with German-speaking and international media.
He can explain medical context and typical treatment pathways in general terms. Without examining the athlete and having access to authorized medical information, an individual diagnosis or reliable comeback forecast is not possible. Appearing in a media report does not mean he treats the athlete concerned.
Press, podcast and speaking inquiries for Daniel Berthold can be sent to the practice team at info@ortho-center.eu. Interviews are available in Munich or, by arrangement, by video call.
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