Sports Hospital

With Dr. Markus Leyh, the Sportklinik Hellersen has gained a new Chief for the Shoulder, Elbow, Knee Surgery and Traumatology Department. This new appointment means that a key position within the clinic has been filled from within its own ranks.

To mark European Headache and Migraine Day on September 12, the Center for Special Pain Medicine at Sportklinik Hellersen is focusing on the challenges of migraines and headaches. After all, migraine is the most common neurological disorder in Germany. According to the German Migraine and Headache…

Five years after the Sportklinik Hellersen's registration campaign for the DKMS (German Bone Marrow Donor Center), there is now some good news: one person who registered at the time has now donated stem cells, giving a person suffering from blood cancer a life-saving chance.

Sportklinik Hellersen is now part of the German and European Patient Blood Management Network and has been certified with the silver award for its outstanding performance in implementing the measures. The advanced medical concept aims to strengthen the body's own blood reserves and improve patient…

Dr. Stefan Nolte, the German Shooting Association's doctor and head physician for conservative orthopaedics at the German Spine and Scoliosis Centre at the Sportklinik Hellersen, will once again be accompanying the German team to the Olympic Games this year. With over 25 years of experience, he is a…

Scoliosis specialist at the Hellersen Sports Clinic emphasizes the importance of early
diagnosis

Around three to five percent of the population suffer from scoliosis. To raise awareness of scoliosis and
related spinal disorders, the
International Scoliosis Awareness Day is held worldwide every year…

Successful recertification of the Sportklinik Hellersen 

The Hellersen Sports Clinic is once again setting high standards in terms of quality and patient safety. After the specialist clinic had already been awarded the renowned ISO 9001 certificate in 2021, the recertification now confirms the…

Particularly good results for implantation and replacement of joint replacements /
Very high patient satisfaction
The Sportklinik Hellersen is one of the best clinics in the Westphalia-Lippe region. This is shown by the latest comparison of clinics by the health insurance provider AOK Nordwest.

1st place in the KU Health Management Award in theonline marketingcategory
An ideal fusion of online and offline media with a holistic and cross-channel understanding of the brand, close to life and the needs of users or patients - with these criteria, the Sportklinik Hellersen won the KU Award…

Patient from Qatar seeks help from Dr. Oliver Meier at the Hellersen Sports Clinic
At 18, Mohamed still has his whole life ahead of him. He is bursting with joie de vivre and a zest for action. However, his life could have been very different. He had a fractured cervical vertebra and without the…

Senior physician Dr. Tobias Schmenn cares for the national team as team physician /
Dr. Ulrich Schneider, head physician Sportmedizin Hellersen, also present
From July 20 to August 20, the German women's national team will play for the World Cup title in Australia and New Zealand.

FOCUS Gesundheit honors Dr. Ulrich Schneider
For 30 years, the magazine FOCUS Gesundheit has been recommending Germany's top physicians in its large list of doctors. Among them again for the year 2023 is Dr. Ulrich Schneider, Head Physician of Sportmedizin at the Sportklinik Hellersen, as announced…

Dr. Stefan Nolte looks after the team of German sports shooters as team doctor
The European Games will take place for the third time from June 21 to July 2. In 2015, the European Games were initiated for the first time by the European Olympic Committee and since then, Dr. Stefan Nolte, head…

Andreas Kramer, sports scientist in the sports medicine department of the Sportklinik Hellersen in Lüdenscheid, explains the basics at
As temperatures rise, so does the desire to do outdoor sports, and thus to ride a bike. However, health should always be in the foreground. At the start of the…

Enjoyinglife again thanks to surgery at the Sportklinik Hellersen
For Wolfram Fischer, sport is his elixir of life. Every day he feels an enormous urge to move and covers up to 50 kilometers a day - either on his bike or in his running shoes, the main thing being through the local forests in the…

This winter season saw more ski injuries than in previous years. Why is that?
Dr. Volker Stoll, head physician for knee surgery and sports traumatology at the Sportklinik Hellersen, sees several reasons for this. He also explains how ski injuries are treated.

Members look back on successful years
For 30 years, the company sports group of the Sportklinik Hellersen (then known as the company sports group of the Sports Hospital) was active. After the group disbanded in 2008, the former members met again to play soccer in the gym of the…

Particularly good results for implantation of joint replacements
Of 601 patient evaluations, 89 percent recommend the Sportklinik Hellersen. This was the result of the clinic comparison of the AOK Northwest, which was recently published. Using the health navigator on the AOK website, patients can…

Stern magazine honors specialty clinic in spine surgery
When it comes to health, it's also about trust. The large list of the Stern magazine "Germany's excellent hospitals" shows how many people trust in the expertise of the Sportklinik Hellersen, in which the Lüdenscheid special clinic is also…

Clean Hands Campaign: Clinic receives certificate for hand hygiene
After the special clinic for orthopedics, trauma surgery and sports medicine received the silver certificate last year as part of the Clean Hands Campaign, the Sportklinik Hellersen can look forward to the gold certificate this year.

Investment in the future of the orthopedic specialty clinic
Top-level medicine and all-round care for patients are the aspirations of the Sportklinik Hellersen . The ISO 9001 certificate that the orthopedic specialty clinic recently received shows that this is being met.

Cooperation with Lüdenscheid-based company
The clock is ticking. Climate change continues to advance. This makes the issue of sustainability all the more important. However, sustainability is usually difficult to implement, especially for a hospital and in the operating room, where the top priority…

Thefirst athletes were treated in 1946 / Main focus is on specialization
A lot has changed in healthcare in 75 years. This also applies to the Sportklinik Hellersen. The orthopedic specialty clinic is celebrating its anniversary this year.

What to watch out for when returning to sports after a corona illness
Normal life is returning bit by bit and corona is moving into the background due to the current easing. However, anyone who has had a corona illness should not take it lightly, advises Dr. Ulrich Schneider, internist and head…