Doc Esser - Der Gesundheits-Check - Hip swing instead of hip surgery - pain-free for life!
Around 240,000 patients receive an artificial hip in this country every year - making Germany the world leader. But there are alternatives to surgery - not everyone has to go under the knife for hip osteoarthritis.
Hip replacement surgery is one of the operations with the highest error rate and is rarely performed without further complaints.
Dr Heinz-Wilhelm Esser is "Doc Esser" and senior physician at a clinic in Remscheid. He knows: the causes of hip problems are often incorrect stresses, lack of exercise + being overweight - and something can be done about it!
Dr. Wolfgang Zinser, chief physician at the St. Vinzenz Hospital in Dinslaken says: "I personally believe in joint preservation." He shows how he can save the hip joint with targeted exercise and innovative procedures such as cartilage transplantation + hyaluron therapy. A pain-free life is possible.
Doc Esser also explains how to walk in a way that is as gentle on the hip as possible. Doc Esser tries it out for himself and has his running style examined by orthopaedic surgeon and movement expert Prof. Marcus Jäger at the Elisabeth Hospital in Essen.
Broadcasting on 20th of April 2022 at 09.00pm + on 21st of April 2022 at 01:30am on RBB/ARD
Music: POPVIRUS Library