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About DSD

At DSD, we use one of the most technologically advanced whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners available to diagnose any section of the spinal column and joints in the musculoskeletal system. The open design of the machine is perfect for offering patients precise pain management without the use of radiation.

An open MRI also ensures stress-free medical examinations for children and patients with claustrophobia. The costs of a scan are reimbursed by private insurers and trade associations in Germany, and may also be reimbursed by public health insurers on a case-by-case basis.

Welcome to our practice – where we always put your health first.

Professor Jürgen Fischer, DSD
Das Team des Deutschen Schmerzzentrum Darmstadt, Drs. Fischer, Dehos und Saltzer
Professor Jürgen Fischer,
Dr Marc Dehos,
Dr Thomas Saltzer

Consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeons
Darmstadt Orthopaedic Centre (OZD)

www.orthopaedisches-zentrum.eu

AIRIS Vento

We offer open MRI, which has the benefit of preventing claustrophobia!

Offenes MRT im DSD

DSD medical team

Professor Jürgen Fischer

Born 26 December 1958 in Birkenau, Germany

Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Fischer - OZD
Orthopäden
in Darmstadt auf jameda

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Portrait Prof. hos. Dr. med Jürgen Fischer
Curriculum vitae

Studied medicine at Heidelberg University

11/1983

Licence to practice and completion of doctoral studies
Internships in the Dept. of Emergency Surgery at the Mannheim University Medical Centre, the Orthopaedic Dept. II at Rummelsberger Anstalten (Schwarzenbruck) and the State Orthopaedic Hospital, Wiesbaden

12/1989

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon

10/1993

Formation of Darmstadt Orthopaedic Centre with Dr Andreas Sachs

08/1996

Consultant for physical therapy and convalescent medicine

since
06/1997

Director of the Dept. of Convalescent Care, Antoniushaus, Hochheim am Main

10/2009

Consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon

04/2010

Appointment as professor

Additional qualifications in
  • Children’s orthopaedics
  • Chiropractic
  • Sports medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Physical therapy
  • Postoperative care
  • Specialised elective orthopaedic surgery
  • Specialised pain management
  • Specialist MRI diagnostics
  • Specialist X-ray diagnostics
Main areas of interest
  • Pain management
  • Intervertebral disc disorders
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Infant orthopaedics
  • KISS (“kinematic imbalances due to suboccipital strain”) children
  • Scoliosis
  • Headaches

Dr Marc Dehos

Born 28 April 1972 in Darmstadt, Germany

Portrait Dr. med. Marc Dehos
Curriculum vitae

Studied medicine at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main

05/1999

Third State Medical Examination

12/2000

Completion of doctoral studies

Internships at the Orthopaedic University Medical Centre in Frankfurt, the Trauma Unit at Darmstadt Hospital and the Orthopaedic Unit at the Brüderkrankenhaus in Paderborn

03/2006

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon

since
07/2006

Practice partner at Darmstadt Orthopaedic Centre (OZD)

Additional qualifications in
  • Children’s orthopaedics
  • Chiropractic
  • Sports medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Medical Quality Management
  • Specialist X-ray diagnostics
Main areas of interest
  • Sports orthopaedics
  • Treatment of children and adolescents
  • Osteoarthritis early diagnosis and prevention

Dr Thomas Saltzer

Born 2 Juli 1974 in Lampertheim, Germany

Portrait Dr. med. Thomas Saltzer
Curriculum vitae

Studied medicine at Heidelberg University

05/2002

Third State Medical Examination

05/2002

Completion of doctoral studies

Internships in the Dept. of General, Vascular and Abdominal Surgery at Darmstadt Hospital and in the Orthopaedics Unit and Trauma, Hand and Restorative Surgery Unit at the Saarland University Medical Centre, Homburg

08/2008

Consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon

since
10/2009

Practice partner at Darmstadt Orthopaedic Centre (OZD)

from 2016 to 2018

Team physician for the Darmstadt 1898 sports club

Additional qualifications in
  • Children’s orthopaedics
  • Chiropractic
  • Sports medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Specialist X-ray diagnostics
Main areas of interest
  • Treatment of hip and knee disorders
  • Trigger point acupuncture
  • Medical diagnostics for golfers
  • Holistic treatment model with sensorimotor inserts
  • Kinesiology taping
  • FDM Typaldas osteopathy
  • Treatment of children and adolescents

PhD Dr. med. Kai Fischer

Born 9 August 1983 in Weinheim, Germany

Portrait PhD. Dr. med. Kai Fischer
Curriculum Vitae

Studied human medicine at Ruprecht-Carls University in Heidelberg

Studies in economics at Comenius University

11/2012

Licence to practise medicine

2017

Obtained the title of PhD.

2018

Doctorate

Clinic for Orthopaedics, Trauma and Hand Surgery of Klinikum Darmstadt, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery of Schön Klinik Lorsch, Clinic for Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Spine Surgery (ZOWU) of St. Josefs Hospital Wiesbaden.

11/2020

Specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery

seit 7/2022

Employed specialist for orthopaedics and trauma surgery at Darmstadt Orthopaedic Centre (OZD)

ab 4/2023

Practice partner at Darmstadt Orthopaedic Centre (OZD)

Additional qualifications in
  • Emergency medicine
  • Sports medicine
  • Chiropractic/manual medicine
  • Specialist X-ray diagnostics
Main areas of pratice
  • Acute and degenerative spinal diseases
  • Treatment of hip and knee disorders
  • Early diagnosis and therapy of arthrosis
  • Treatment of children and adolescents
  • Treatment of accident victims

Dr. med. Jochen Bredel

Born 26 July 1969 in Heidelberg, Germany

Portrait Dr. med. Jochen Bredel
Curriculum Vitae

Studied Human Medicine at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, and Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main

11/1997

Third State Medical Examination

12/1998

Completion of doctoral studies

Internships at the Clinic for General and Trauma Surgery at St. Josef’s Hospital, Wiesbaden; at the Focus Clinic for Endoprostheses and Orthopaedic Surgery at the District Hospital Jugenheim; and at the Orthopaedics and Rheumatic Orthopaedics ward at Diakonie Hospital Bad Kreuznach

04/2006

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon

07/2008 bis 06/2021

Orthopaedic Practitioner as practice partner at the Gelenk- und Wirbelsäulenzentrum Darmstadt (GEWIDA)

Seit 07/2021

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Orthopädisches Zentrum Darmstadt

Seit 1998

Team Physician / Medical Advisor
Tennis – SKV Büttelborn – Men’s Oberliga, Men’s 30 – 1st and 2nd Bundesliga (1998–2010)
Tennis – SG Arheilgen – Men’s 40 Hessenliga, Men’s 50 - 1st Regionalliga (since 2011) Basketball – Female Trainees of HTG Bad Homburg (since 10/2021)

Additional qualifications in
  • Sports medicine
  • Chiropractic/manual medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Orthopaedic-related X-ray diagnostics
Main areas of practice
  • Sports orthopaedics
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Treatment of degenerative spine diseases
  • Cooperation partner for FPZ - spinal and back training

Alexandra Sachs

Born 12 August 1981 in Heidelberg, Germany

Portrait Alexandra Sachs
Curriculum Vitae

Studied Human Medicine at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus in Dresden and the Medical Faculty at RWTH Aachen

11/2008

State Medical Examination

02/2009

Licence to practise

Internships at the Clinic for Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics at the Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Prof. Dr. med. Brutscher, as well as at the Clinic for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery at the Agaplesion Markus Hospital in Frankfurt am Main, Prof. Dr. med. Rehart

11/2018

Admission as a Consultant for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery

seit 1/2021

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon and trauma surgeon at the Orthopädisches Zentrum Darmstadt

Additional qualifications in
  • Chiropractic therapy
  • Sports medicine
  • Orthopaedic-related X-ray diagnostics
  • Acupuncture (health insurance approved)
Main areas of practice
  • Sports traumatology
  • Treatment of accident victims
  • Holistic osteoarthritis therapy
  • Acupuncture / trigger point acupuncture
  • Treatment of ankle joint conditions
reception
waiting area

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

1. What does ‘MRI’ mean?

Answer: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses high-frequency radio waves and a magnetic field to generate three-dimensional cross-sections of tissues and organs along and across the human body. Prescribing an MRI scan is now an established part of the standard medical diagnostic toolbox. An MRI is safe, involves no painful procedures and does not expose you to X-ray radiation. During an MRI scan, high-frequency radio waves are directed at the patient’s body in the presence of a strong magnetic field. Since water makes up a large part of the human body, this water ‘reflects’ the radio waves. This generates signals that a computer then uses to create a medical scan image. Typically, an MRI scan is made up of two to six different parts, called ‘sequences’. Each sequence takes approximately five minutes to complete. A sequence creates a cross-section of your body in one particular direction (a ‘plane’ of the body).

2. Why do we need to do an MRI scan

Answer: MRI uses high-frequency radio waves and a magnetic field to generate three-dimensional cross-sections of tissues and organs along and across the human body. Prescribing an MRI scan is now an established part of the standard medical diagnostic toolbox. An MRI is safe, involves no painful procedures and does not expose you to X-ray radiation. During an MRI scan, high-frequency radio waves are directed at the patient’s body in the presence of a strong magnetic field. Since water makes up a large part of the human body, this water ‘reflects’ the radio waves. This generates signals that a computer then uses to put together a medical scan image. Typically, an MRI scan is made up of two to six different parts – called ‘sequences’ – which each take around five minutes to complete. Each sequence creates a cross-section of your body in one particular direction (a ‘plane’ of the body).

3. What is the difference between an MRI and an X-ray?

Answer: An MRI scan does not use any radiation at all. Instead, the pictures are generated by a strong magnetic field and radio waves. This means an MRI is a safe and harmless type of diagnostic tool.

4. What is the difference between open and closed MRI scanners?

Answer: There are two kinds of MRI machines: conventional MRI scanners consist of a closed tube or ‘tunnel’, into which the patient is moved during the scan. However, open MRI machines, which are more comfortable for the patient, are now available. Patients feel less ‘closed in’ and therefore more at ease, because the MRI is open at the sides. Open MRI scanners offer the best of both worlds in terms of patient comfort and image quality.

5. Are allergies relevant for an MRI?

Answer: In some cases, patients need to be given a contrast agent. For this reason, please ask your radiologist before the scan if you have allergies or sensitivities to certain drugs. However, please note that the contrast agent used for MRI scans very rarely causes any allergic reactions. If you have any concerns, please talk to your general practitioner.

6. Will my health insurer reimburse the costs of a scan?

Answer: This depends on your health insurer and also the MRI centre where you have the scan done.

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06151 - 786750  or  make an appointment online

The German Pain Centre Darmstadt (DSD) is a private practice for self-payers and private patients.
Monday to Friday 7:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00.

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