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Patients and their families can keep up-to-date with helpful information including announcements of new surgery techniques and innovative technologies. Here you will find articles from when our Surgeons, Doctors, Hospitals and Patients have been in the news.

We also include Patient Education articles, where we tackle topics of discussion including important questions always asked by our patients. You are welcome to contact us if there is an important topic or question you would like to see our specialists explain in this section.

Life-changing Spine Surgery with Dr. Bierstedt in Germany (Actual Surgery Footage)

Jason is a 46-year-old manual labourer from New South Wales, Australia. After a workplace fall he suffered in pain for 5 years.

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My 3-Level Spine Surgery in Germany (Ronn’s Story)

Ronn is a 46 year old extreme endurance athlete from Alice Springs in Central Australia. At 192cm he is taller than most, and enjoys competitive mountain biking and road cycling.

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Why this Florida Fitness Instructor Travelled to Germany for Lumbar ADR (Linda’s Story)

Linda wanted to avoid spinal fusion and would only accept Spinal Disc Replacement from the most experienced surgeons using the most advanced disc implants.

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My 2-Level Disc Replacement to stand straight again (Fabian’s Story)

Fabian is 45 and lives in Sydney, Australia. His lower back pain began in mid-2015 and quickly progressed. Later that year, his local neurosurgeons told him he wasn’t a candidate for surgery, and to continue with physiotherapy.

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Young Fitness Instructor’s M6 Disc Replacement in Germany (Taran’s Story)

Taran is a 36-year-old Fitness Instructor from New Zealand. He first contacted us in early June, 2017. His very first enquiry was all too familiar for us:

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Craig’s Journey with M6 Artificial Disc Replacement in Germany

Craig is a 32-year-old Mercedes Benz mechanic based in Melbourne, Australia. He had been suffering with pain from Lumbar (L4/L5 and L5/S1) Degenerative Disc Disease for 10 years.

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Why this New Zealand Family Man chose Artificial Disc Replacement in Germany (Dr. Thomas Bierstedt Review)

Joel is a 50-year-old Company Director from Auckland, New Zealand. He first injured his back 28 years ago, and after a serious prolapse in early 2017, was told he needed a spinal fusion.

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