Special pain medicine

  • Triple FOCUS award for cutting-edge medicine

    Three doctors at Sportklinik Hellersen are among the leading experts in their field at
    Germany in 2026. FOCUS Gesundheit magazine has awarded Dr. Petra Scheffer, Dr. Wolfgang Welke and Dr.
    Ulrich Schneider the "TOP Mediziner 2026" seal in recognition of the
    outstanding quality of medical care at the…

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  • Focus on headaches and migraines

    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…

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  • "Raising awareness" on the 13th day of action against pain

    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…

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  • Sportklinik Hellersen is one of the first clinics to use new technology for pain treatment

    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,…

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  • First pain therapist at the Center for Special Pain Medicine

    Interdisciplinary collaboration enriches Sportklinik Hellersen
    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 Sportklinik Hellersen trained the first pain therapist.

     

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  • Sportklinik Hellersen implants first next-generation pain stimulator in Germany

    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.

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  • Center for pain medicine from Letmathe well integrated

    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 Sportklinik CEO Dirk Burghaus, who offered to take over the entire pain clinic team from Letmathe in order to…

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