Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek: specialists for shoulder disorders

The shoulder is the body’s most flexible joint, which is why constant or recurrent shoulder pain can prove a considerable impediment in everyday routines, thereby lowering one’s quality of life. If the joint has become so worn that conservative therapies do not result in any significant improvement to the symptoms, surgery tends to be unavoidable. An interdisciplinary team of specialists at Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek provides the entire spectrum of shoulder disorder treatments – from diagnostics and conservative measures such as infiltrations and physiotherapy to arthroscopic surgery and operations designed to reconstruct or replace the joint. Shoulder replacement surgery in particular has developed enormously in recent years. “By using prostheses selected to suit the specific patient, we can tailor the joint replacement to the patient’s individual needs”, explains Dr Niels Hellmers, senior physician and head of the shoulder department at the Centre of Orthopaedics and Endoprosthetics. Minimally-invasive surgical techniques help patients recover quickly when an operation is necessary. “Every year, we treat a total of 200-300 patients with shoulder problems, and the numbers are rising. Our declared goal is to provide long-term pain relief and to improve the shoulder’s mobility. A comprehensive range of quality measurements helps us to constantly improve treatment outcomes for our patients”, explains Professor Frank Lampe, chief physician at the Centre of Orthopaedics and Endoprosthetics.