Centre for Orthopaedics and Osteology in Wolgast

Your treatment needs will differ depending on whether pain mainly wakes you at night, limits your work or makes you feel unsteady when walking. You may already have a diagnosis. Or you may first be looking for an explanation for something that has changed. Both are useful starting points. During our conversation, we want to understand what is troubling you and your experience of previous treatments. Examination and existing findings help us form a medical assessment. We then discuss the options and what you can expect from them. Your own observations are part of that assessment.

When back pain keeps limiting you, similar questions often arise: Can I continue being physically active? Does the disc finding explain my pain? Do I need a different treatment? Our approach to back pain combines non-surgical care for spinal symptoms with pain management procedures. Depending on the cause, options may include advice on activity and exercise, manual medicine or medication. For selected symptoms, image-guided injections or periradicular therapy, known as PRT, may be considered. Which options make sense for you depends on an individual medical assessment of your symptoms and findings. Our specialist page explains how these decisions are reached.

Osteoporosis often only becomes a concern after a fracture or an abnormal test result. Our aim is to identify an increased risk before the first fracture, wherever possible. An assessment may therefore be useful even without pain. We judge whether this applies to you based on your personal history and risk factors. At the Centre for Osteoporosis and Osteology, we bring together information on bone density, medical history and individual risk factors. Depending on the clinical question, a DXA scan, bone-related laboratory tests and a falls risk assessment may add to the picture. On our specialist page, you can meet our osteology team and learn how this leads to a well-founded recommendation.

A painful knee, a shoulder with limited movement or tendon symptoms can make small everyday tasks just as difficult as sport or longer walks. In non-surgical orthopaedics, we assess how to support mobility and the ability to cope with physical demands. Each treatment has a specific purpose. Exercise may improve control of a joint, for example, while an aid may make certain activities easier. Injections and other procedures must address a clear clinical question. If you have heard of ACP or PRP, hyaluronic acid or shockwave therapy, our pages explain their possibilities, limitations and the questions to consider before deciding.

If you only know where it hurts, start with ‘Symptoms’. You can choose a body region there. ‘Bone health and osteoporosis’ is a separate, equally prominent starting point, because this subject concerns the whole person and may be important even without pain. If you already know a diagnosis or the name of a test, you can find the relevant information under ‘Conditions’ or ‘Diagnosis & treatment’. Our doctor profiles show who provides the different services and describe their qualifications. The service pages explain the examinations and treatments available at our practice. We want to help you understand a recommendation and judge whether we are the right place for your concern. You do not need to know the medical terminology beforehand.

You are welcome to ask questions, weigh up a recommendation and say when a measure does not fit your daily life. To make an informed decision, you need to understand the benefits, the effort involved and the possible limitations. This also applies to services you may need to pay for yourself. An additional service should have a medical rationale; its price alone tells you nothing about its benefit for you. It also helps if you tell us what has already been investigated, which medicines you take and what you have tried yourself. That allows us to build on your care so far.

Our practice is in Wolgast and welcomes people from the surrounding region and Usedom. If you would like an assessment, ‘Appointments & enquiries’ explains how to contact the practice. You do not need a medical explanation ready. Describing what is troubling you is a good place to start. If you are already receiving care from us, please use the contact route agreed during your consultation for planned follow-up steps. If you have a question or that route does not work, patient services can help direct your enquiry.