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Blog post about the trigger pointing massage technique

SEO-optimised blog post about treating neck pain for the world’s biggest manufacturer of foam rollers (February 2020)

Through a copywriting agency, I received the fascinating commission to write a blog post that included training exercise tips and background information. The topic was using trigger pointing to treat neck pain with the aid of the universally popular foam roller.

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Sports bandaging

Ankle, knee, elbow and shoulder bandaging for sport (January 2003 to December 2008)

For this series of projects at the start of my translation career, I tapped into my sound medical knowledge acquired during the supplementary medicine seminars and courses on specialised medical translation completed at university. The lectures and exercises prepared me well and I was able to develop my knowledge of sports bandaging within just a short time in order to then translate the client’s product descriptions into German.

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Fitness and rehab app for physiotherapists and patients

Problems with the rotator cuff, embedded cartilage fragments associated with parrot beak meniscal tear, torn muscle fibres, return to sport after injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, arthritis in the knee joint... this specialised fitness and rehab app focused on the treatment of the commonest sports and everyday injuries. The target group was informed users and in particular sports physiotherapists.

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Diana Díaz Montón, Project Manager...
By the way, we recorded the German videos this morning and the voice-over actor was quite impressed with the quality of the German text. So impressed, in fact, that he could not be...
Review on Computer Bild for Fallout...
Particularly the avatar dubbing is right up there with the best that the world of computer and video games currently has to offer. The developers have injected so much emotion into...
Review in PC Action magazine (12/20...
Other arguments in favour of the game: the first-rate dubbing and admirable German translations.
Brigitte Berner, Localisation Vendo...
We did another quality check. The result is EXCELLENT! Well done, keep up the great work. :-)
Matthias Hues, Actor and Martial Ar...
Page for page, the wonderful fitness book that Thorsten translated is just as good as the English original, if not better! Greetings from Hollywood!
Mackenzie Martin, Project Manager a...
Today we had a couple of representatives from Apple visiting. They said that we're really good on the English and German localization front! I just wish we could clone you to have ...
Cesira C., Language Project Lead
We have received the results of the QA performed on batch 2. I am happy to say that the result is excellent :)
Frank Haut, Managing Director
Hi everyone! Because we all worked together so successfully last year on the translations for Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed 3, I would like to use the same team again this year.
Silvia Ferrero, Project Manager
First of all, I would like to say thank you very much for your work. The client has imported the files into the game already and they are very pleased with the results. :) They per...
Lizzy Untermann, Project Manager
Thanks a lot for a great job (as usual ;-) )!
Diana Díaz Montón, Project Manager...
I've known Thorsten for many years now, as in more than ten years, and it's always been a pleasure working with him. He is an excellent professional, highly reliable, on time and w...
Brendan Tinnelly, Project Manager
Hi Thorsten, I hope all is well. I’ve attached some review feedback for your work on Batch 01. Overall, feedback was very good.
Matthew Devine, Social Marketing Ma...
Many thanks for completing the translation. Our German site manager was impressed with your efforts.
Silvia Ferrero, Project Manager
I have been working with Thorsten for over 5 years, and I'm very happy with his performance. He is very professional, reliable and always produces high-quality work.
Chris Wells, Service Unit Manager, ...
The feedback was very positive. Client very happy with what we sent over. You smashed it!
Hagen Hellwig, Editor-in-Chief
Hello Thorsten, It’s good to see you find new creative solutions. In such an environment, it’s really entertaining and inspiring to play and work with words.
Heiko Hegewisch (Kundenbetreuung), ...
Thank you! Our client in Luxemburg was really happy!
Jan Fitschen, book author and Europ...
Hello Thorsten, I got my hands on the first copy of Wunderläuferland Kenia two days ago and must say that I am extremely pleased with it. Thank you ever so much for your fantastic ...
Niamh Cunningham, Senior Service Ma...
Thanks for all that you do to make us look great.

Incendiary Ideas

HAZARDOUS TO DRY CONTENT

From apps to brochures to websites: incendiary copy and translations spread like wildfire. Ideas this catching are a hazard to tinder-dry content of all kinds. As soon as they set eyes on it sparks will fly, spreading uncontrollably to your readers and users.
JUST WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR! LIGHT MY FIRE
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