The Help-in-Hand/Inter-Neuro ‘Painless 2025’ course was featured in detail and recognised in the latest newsletter of the Philippine Society of Neurosurgery, published to mark this year’s annual congress.

The aim of this special aid project is to provide doctors from developing countries with free, practical further training in the field of minimally invasive spinal pain therapy. These modern procedures help to relieve pain gently and effectively for many patients.

Following the great success of “Painless 2025”, we are delighted that another Help-in-Hand “Painless” course will take place this June at Inter Neuro in Berlin.

As part of the Help-in-Hand project, Dr Horaczek continued his initiative and travelled from Manila to the north of the main Philippine island. There, he led another course on minimally invasive pain management.

On site, Dr Sixto Ordoño, who until recently was the only fully qualified neurosurgeon in the region, organised a representative selection of pain patients. This gave them access for the first time to targeted and effective treatment for their spinal conditions.

At the same time, the course offered participating doctors the opportunity to benefit directly from Dr Horaczek’s many years of experience and expertise. New treatment methods were not only taught but also put into practice.
The first Help-in-Hand course was thus a great success. The second will take place in three weeks’ time at Inter Neuro in Berlin.

Photos: Robert Chevara