Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt
Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt (born 12 August 1942 in Leerhafe, today part of Wittmund, East Frisia) is the club doctor at Bayern Munich and is a world leader in the treatment of sports injuries.
Many of the German doctor's treatments are controversial, including using injections of a substance called Hylart,[1] extracted from the crest of cockerels, which is claimed to help lubricate knee injuries and take away the pain. He has also injected honey or calves' blood into patients.
Müller-Wohlfahrt's use of homeopathic medicine to treat players is also controversial.[2][3]
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[edit] Players treated
He has treated many footballers including Jürgen Klinsmann,[4] Ronaldo and Jonathan Woodgate[5] and other sportsmen and women such as Paula Radcliffe [6] Kelly Holmes,[7] Maurice Greene [8] and Usain Bolt.[9]
He helped cure Michael Owen's hamstring problems in time to play at the Euro 2000 tournament[10] and has also helped Owen's Liverpool F.C. and England colleague, Steven Gerrard [11] and Harry Kewell.[12] Darren Gough [13] and Alex Tudor,[14] Essex cricketers, have benefited from the German doctor's pioneering treatments. On 6 May 2009 it was announced that he was helping Akpo Sodje recover from a longstanding hamstring problem
José María Olazábal,[15] the 1994 US Masters golf champion was suffering from the crippling effects of rheumatoid arthritis when he visited Müller-Wohlfahrt but was able to win at Augusta again in 1999.
Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood [16] is another who has benefited from the doctor's treatment after 8 months with a groin problem. Weeks later he was staking a claim to a recall to the England team.
Even international sportsmen as far away as Australia have sought treatment from Müller-Wohlfahrt - Australian rules footballers Max Rooke and Mark Coughlan were treated for chronic hamstring injuries.[17] Likewise he has also treated professional cyclists including Stephen Roche.
One of his more unusual treatments was when St Johnstone F.C. striker Peter MacDonald was prescribed goat's blood injections in a bid to cure a recurring hamstring problem.[18]
In 2010 he treated Bono (singer for U2) and Usain Bolt for severe back injury.[19]
[edit] Work
- Mensch, beweg dich!, Zabert Sandmann, ISBN 978-3423340939
- So schützen Sie Ihre Gesundheit, Zabert Sandmann, ISBN 3-932023-528
- So gewinnen Sie mehr Lebenskraft, Zabert Sandmann, ISBN 3-89883-037-3
- Verletzt, was tun?, with Hans-Jürgen Montag, ISBN 3-9806973-1-2
- Besser trainieren!, Zabert Sandmann, ISBN 978-3-89883-170-3
[edit] References
- ^ "Rooster booster could be the solution". guardian.co.uk (London). March 1, 2006. http://sport.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329423533-119884,00.html. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ Naughton, Philippe; Costello, Miles (3 June 2006). "The most feared man in football". London: The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article670679.ec. Retrieved 25 June 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "HANS-WILHELM MÜLLER-WOHLFAHRT MD". MW Orthopedic Centre. http://mw-oc.com/en/Dr-MW.htm. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Spurs Call International Rescue". 4thegame.com. http://www.4thegame.com/club/thfc/news/37593/SPURS+CALL+INTERNATIONAL+RESCUE.html. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ Wallace, Sam; Stewart, Rob (August 20, 2004). "Newcastle open the way for Woodgate's £15.7m Real deal". telegraph.co.uk (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/08/20/sfnwoo20.xml. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ "Crying shame". thesun.co.uk (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,3-2004390620,00.html. Retrieved December 19, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Moore, Charles. "Injury curse hits Holmes". telegraph.co.uk (London). Archived from the original on September 21, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050921121019/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/08/04/soholm04.html. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ "Injury ends Greene campaign". bbc.co.uk. February 20, 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/2774847.stm. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (August 11, 2010). "Bolt calls halt to his disappointing season after back injury strikes". independent.co.uk (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/bolt-calls-halt-to-his-disappointing-season-after-back-injury-strikes-2048956.html. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ "Owen shrugs off fitness fears". bbc.co.uk. May 24, 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/760562.stm. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ "Profile - Gerrard". liverpool.rivals.net. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061110224309/http://liverpool.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=890&p=2&stid=195573. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ "Kewell Can't Help Out In Striker Crisis". liverpoolfc.tv. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/mediawatch/drilldown/a_MW7840050330-1057.shtml. Retrieved December 19, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Watson, Roland; Elliott, Francis; Coates, Sam. "Interview:Darren Gough". timesonline.co.uk (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2094-1357444_2,00.html. Retrieved December 19, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "Pacemen get German help". ecb.co.uk. http://www.ecb.co.uk/england/tudor-and-gough-reach-full-fitness,4229,EN.html. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ "Hensby seeks Olazabal's help to defend title". scotsman.com. http://sport.scotsman.com/golf.cfm?id=1123672006. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
- ^ Moore, Charles. "Case for Atherton's return to the fray". telegraph.co.uk (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/07/27/sctrel27.html. Retrieved December 19, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Coughlan in Germany for radical injury treatment, The Age. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ St Johnstone star Peter MacDonald gets goat blood injections to cure hamstring problem - The Daily Record
- ^ http://www.u2.com/news/title/bono-discharged-from-hospital
[edit] External links
- Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt in the German National Library catalogue (German)
