Many, especially older patients, suffer from back pain due to spinal canal stenosis. Classically, these patients all too often receive pain therapy in the form of epidural infiltration therapy ( PRIT = peripheral radial infiltration therapy, Rasz catheter , etc.).
A group of researchers from Philadelphia, USA has now discovered that the group of patients who had received such an injection therapy prior to a stenosis operation had a significantly poorer surgical result than the group of patients who were never infiltrated or received injection therapy.
Click here for the detailed report Spine Journal February 2013
One stupid movement and the competitive athlete Janusz M. from Munich could no longer move. The competitive and extreme athlete and physiotherapist, who happened to have treated thousands of patients with back pain conservatively himself for years, could no longer help himself! All conservative therapeutic measures failed!
His biggest concern was that he would no longer be able to carry out his passion for "kite surfing"!
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Increasing leg weakness and back pain led the ambitious recreational athlete and enthusiastic triathlete from America, who currently lives in Hong Kong, to the apex spine center in Munich.
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More and more athletes trust the apex spine center in Munich. So does the ambitious competitive swimmer Poul from Denmark. In December 2012, after weeks of unsuccessful conservative therapy, Poul finally underwent an endoscopic disc operation at the apex spine center in Munich with Dr. Schubert.
Less than 3 months later, Poul won the 200m backstroke and 3rd place in the 200m butterfly at the "Danish Senior Swimming Championships".
We are happy for him and wish the apex spine team all the best for the future
Vertebrae can now be flexibly stiffened.
New therapy for back pain.
A drama! Alexandra Coletti, the hope of the Monegasque Sports Confederation and flag bearer at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, suffered a herniated disc with dramatic consequences while training in Austria. Already during a training descent she felt a stitch and the beginning of numbness in her leg. Then suddenly additional weakness in the leg. She was able to get to the finish line without falling.
dr Michael Schubert from the apex spine center in Munich regularly performs difficult endoscopic disc operations (herniated disc) in the partner clinics in Starnberg and Erding.
dr Michael Schubert as a guest on Peter Brinkmann's show "Standort Berlin".
“As a neurosurgeon, I recommend all winter sports enthusiasts to wear a helmet. And back protectors are helpful in avoiding serious injuries to the thoracic and lumbar spine," says Dr. Armin Helm
break. The neurosurgeon and spine specialist works in the Apex Spine Center in Munich.
Modern surgical procedures and improved implants for the back.
In the treatment of patients with back pain and/or a herniated disc, mini surgeries, which do with the smallest skin incisions, are becoming increasingly popular.
A herniated disc seemed to change an entire life. Pilot Nicole Ehrenschneider was threatened with retirement. The pain was severe and movement restricted. But thanks to endoscopic technology, she was able to return to her job - and she feels in top form.
Women's week: terrible pain in the hips and legs makes Nicole Ehrenscheider (54) every step hell.
First novel implant for the spine by Dr. Helmbrecht used.
dr Michael Schubert on a lecture tour about the endoscopic surgical technique with the TESSYS technique at the University of Seoul/South Korea.
dr Michael Schubert performs the first endoscopic disc surgery on the cervical spine at the University of Chongqing/China using the CESSYS technique he helped develop.
Not only the back pain from the area of the lumbar spine, which is particularly often the focus, but also the cervical spine is susceptible to painful functional disorders with sometimes very stressful neck pain. However, statistics show that sufferers generally seek medical attention much later than people with lower back problems. However, fears are unfounded: modern procedures now allow successful treatment that eliminates pain and maintains mobility. However, the prerequisite is that the (surgical) treatment is carried out by an experienced specialist.
Munich, October 2012 - Dr. Michael Schubert from the Apex Spine Center in Munich was the first in South Africa to perform an endoscopic disc operation in October 2012 at the University of Johannesburg. So far, the South African colleagues have not operated on a herniated disc endoscopically like Schubert, but conventionally open. The enthusiasm was great and so the next visit by Dr. Schubert in planning.
Munich, October 2012 - Dr. Schubert from the Apex Spine Center in Munich was the first doctor in France to endoscopically treat a patient with a herniated disc in October. The patient left the clinic just one day after the minimally invasive procedure pain-free, walking and with a smiling face.
Stiffening was yesterday: when spine and back pain become a problem today, modern surgical methods can help. "Many patients are still offered a stiffening operation as a so-called last resort," says Christian Schultz. "In many cases, spinal surgery that preserves mobility is also possible, which then represents a sensible alternative to fusion."
Three sentences - one drama: rowing world champion suffers a severe herniated disc on the way to the next world championship. Conventional methods fail. Rehab doesn't help either. Out of? Luckily only almost. Rowing world champion Matthias Schömann-Finck from Saarbrücken lay down on Dr. Michael Schubert, who performs the most gentle disc surgery in the world at the Munich Apex Spine Center.
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