Special pain medicine

Pain therapy as the last hope for chronic pain

Millions of people in Germany suffer from chronic pain, which can be triggered by various causes such as rheumatic diseases, orthopaedic conditions or tumor pain. According to the German Pain Society, half of all pain patients receive inadequate…

Controlling chronic pain: New spinal cord stimulator automatically adapts therapy

The Center for Special Pain Medicine at the Sportklinik Hellersen is one of the first clinics to implant an innovation for the treatment of chronic pain. The advantage for patients: the new Inceptiv neurostimulator,…

Interdisciplinary collaboration enriches Hellersen Sports Clinic
Dr. Wolfgang Welke has a lot of experience in the field of pain treatment. Now the head physician of the Center for Special Pain Medicine at the Hellersen Sports Clinic trained the first pain therapist.

Center for Special Pain Medicine: Extended life of pain pacemakers and operation with tablet
Up to 16 million people suffer from chronic pain in Germany, according to the German Pain Society.

Successful first year for special pain medicine at the sports clinic
Dr. Wolfang Welke can still remember the fight to keep the Marienhospital in Letmathe open. And also of the call from Sports Clinic CEO Dirk Burghaus, who offered to take over the entire pain clinic team from Letmathe in order to…