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PowerSpine Freiburg - Dr. med. Paul-H. Ridder Ärzte GmbH

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Ensisheimerstrasse 2a79110 Freiburg

Welcome to the Centre for Orthopaedics and Chirotherapy – Your point of contact for a holistic and individual treatment of musculoskeletal complaints. We focus on close interdisciplinary cooperation in order to develop the right therapy for each patient.
We combine many years of medical experience and comprehensive know-how with innovative treatment concepts. A special focus is our therapy concept Powerspine, which is aimed at specifically strengthening the back muscles, sustainably stabilizing the spine and treating back pain effectively and as far as possible without surgical interventions on the intervertebral discs.

Last updated on 05.10.2026

Qualifications

  • Therapy concept: Medical training therapy according to the POWERSPINE concept

  • Indication: Chronic and recurring back and neck pain

  • Therapy approach: Targeted strengthening of deep, autochthonous back muscles

  • Principle of action: Improvement of stability and upright posture of the spine

  • Special feature: training a muscle that can be achieved only with difficulty with conventional training methods

  • Goal: Sustainable reduction of pain and improvement of back function

  • Scientific basis: Success of the POWERSPINE concept is scientifically proven

  • Results: 80-90% success rate in around 18,000 treated patients

  • Potential: Can in many cases help to avoid disc operations

Key activities

  • Personal initial consultation and check-up

    • Recording of complaints and personal data

    • Determination of individual physical status

  • Individual therapy and training plan

    • Personal 1:1 care by qualified professionals

    • Combination of manual treatment and individual POWERSPINE training

  • Targeted POWERSPINE training

    • 2x weekly effective training on the POWERSPINE devices

    • Overall about 30 minutes per unit

  • Regular force checks

    • Strength test at the beginning, middle and end of the training series

    • Documentation and control of individual performance development

  • Personal support

    • Support for all training units

    • Ensuring correct and effective implementation

  • Maintenance training

    • After completing the training series recommended: 1× monthly

    • For the long-term stabilization of the achieved force level

  • Individual scope

    • Depending on the initial situation and muscle status approx. 18–25 training sessions