Press - Disc Surgery, Back Pain & Neck Pain

Four out of five adults have back pain. Patients are often advised to undergo surgery in order to be pain-free again.

neurosurgeon dr Armin Helmbrecht on techniques and methods.

His surgical method is so unique that the most renowned surgeons in the world now want to learn from him: Over the next two weeks, spinal surgeon Dr. Michael Schubert (45) from the Apex Spine Center Munich performed his endoscopic disc surgery live during a workshop in Miami, Chongquing and Chengdu (China). Orthopedists and neurosurgeons from the USA and around the world watch him.

Surgical interventions behind closed doors were yesterday: Michael Schubert demonstrates an endoscopic disc surgery (TESSYS technology) in Starnberg, which is broadcast live on the screen.

A lot of people in Germany suffer from back pain. Most of the time, the symptoms go away after a while. In some cases, however, they radiate down the leg and cause severe pain. Then it's probably a herniated disc.

A striking increase in the number of flight attendants among the back patients at the Apex Spine Center reveals a previously unknown occupational risk for flying staff: a herniated disc. The main cause could be a reduced oxygen supply in the cabin in combination with the lateral turning movements when serving and handling luggage. A healthy intervertebral disc is relieved again and again and thus well supplied with nutrients. Standing for a long time, disturbed body biology due to shift work, as well as bending and lifting turn out to be poison for the intervertebral disc.