Approx. 150 out of 100.000 people suffer from disc herniations per year. Disc herniations can occur in any part of the spine; however, mostly the lower part of the lumbar spine is affected. Learn everything you need to know here now!

Cranio Sacral Therapy, as a manual treatment form, uses body touch to activate the natural self-healing mechanisms of a body. Developed in the first half of the 20th century from osteopathy, is it based on working with the craniosacral rhythm, which is manifested in the fine pulsation of the cerebrospinal fluid. The cerebrospinal fluid protects and moves the nervous system. Learn more here today!

COPD, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, affects more than 65 million people worldwide, mostly male smokers. A person with COPD is experiencing breathing problems and chronic cough, symptoms that worsen over time. COPD is currently not curable, but modern methods of treatment, breathing exercises and a special diet keep the disease under control.

The risk of developing bladder cancer, for example, increases 16-fold between the ages of 40 and 80. Thus, the demand for urological services increases with age and at the same time, due to demographic change, the medical specialty of urology is increasingly in demand!

Immunotherapy is used for malignant melanoma and for metastatic malignant melanoma. Very often it is used now also for lung cancer, where it is extremely important. It can be additionally used for certain types of breast cancer, throat cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer. So, in almost any cancer, we can use immunotherapy.

Early diagnosis reduces the risk of dying from breast cancer by about 25%, making mammography and ultrasonography, as performed in Austria, an important tool in the fight against breast cancer. Do you have other important questions about breast cancer? Contact your Wiener Privatklinik, one of the largest private clinics in Austria, today!

31 percent of women worldwide consult an obstetrician or gynecologist at least once a year, according to a study by Ipsos! Up to the age of 29, women should see a gynecologist once a year, and after the age of 30, once every two years! These simple statistics illustrate the immanent importance of the medical specialty of gynecology. Every woman in the world depends on having access to high quality gynecologists.

The treatment of bone cancer is complex and requires specialized treatment depending on the type of primary bone cancer, location, size, and stage of the cancer, as well as the health of the individual. The goal of treatment is to control the cancer and preserve the use of the affected area of the body!

Wiener Privatklinik offers a wide variety of nuclear medicine diagnostics in its Radiology Center. Modern imaging diagnostics without nuclear medicine? That is simply inconceivable. The Wiener Privatklinik and its Radiology Center have a huge advantage over the competition when it comes to nuclear medicine diagnostics. Learn why here!

The heart rhythm is normally controlled by a natural pacemaker (sinus node) located in the right atrium. The sinus node produces electrical impulses that normally start each heartbeat. These impulses cause the atria muscles to contract and pump blood into the ventricles.

A new therapy and development center for Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS) has been established at the Wiener Privatklinik. Prof. Dr. Roland Beisteiner, as head of an international research consortium, has developed a completely new rehabilitation procedure for brain diseases.

Covid-19 effects the human body and causes destructive conditions in various ways on a number of organs. The most affected one are the lungs. There are several lung complications a virus infection can cause, not just acute respiratory distress syndrome, which is the most severe case.

The Wiener Privatklinik, as one of Austria’s biggest private hospitals is honored to be listed in this ranking and to be able to call and established itself as one of the World’s Best Hospitals 2021.

With its multidisciplinary approach, the WPK Academy Central European Cancer Center, a private European institution, is known for pioneering work, innovations and clinical methods in the field of cancer treatment.