Forside > Gold implants for chronic pain > Gold bead implants versus total hip replacement
Treatment of chronic hip pain usually consists of physiotherapy, exercise therapy and over-the-counter painkillers.
If these metohds do not provide sufficient pain-relief, surgery will usually be offered to replace the arthritic hip with a prosthesis, also called an artificial hip or“new” hip.
Surgery is therefore by most patients considered as a “last resort” to get rid of the pain. What many patients aren’t aware of, though, is that there are other effective treatments for hip pain relief, including gold bead implantation.
Three months ago, my husband had a gold bead implantation in your clinic. Immediately after the treatment, his hip pain was gone and has been ever since. He is completely pain free today. We are incredibly grateful.
Few people know about the risks of hip surgery. A few of these risks are listed below:
After the surgery, it’s impossible to redo. You have to live with the result for the rest of your life.
It’s amazing. I just got back from vacation. Last year, I could barely walk a mile. This year I have walked far distances every single day. It’s almost too good to be true that I no longer have any pain.
Unlike surgery, gold bead implantation has no risks of complications and there is no need for rehabilitation afterwards. The majority of our patients experience long-lasting or permanent pain relief after a single gold bead implantation.
In this article you can read more about the treatment of chronic hip pain with gold bead implants versus total hip replacement, pros and cons.
Osteoarthritis mainly affects weight-bearing joints, including the hip joints, and is a common cause of persistent hip pain in middle-aged and older people. The risk of chronic hip pain increases with age. The older you are, the greater the risk of osteoarthritis.
The pain develops gradually. It causes reduced mobility, stiffness in the hip and affects normal walking (read more about osteoarthritis of the hip).
The diagnosis is made on the basis of symptoms and an X-ray image of the painful joint.
Tonight is the 2nd night I have slept without waking up because of pain. I can sit and stand up from a chair without any problems. I can walk as fast as most. Today my goal is to go riding.
I’m just so happy and relieved. Thank you so much.
The biggest advantage of a gold bead implantation is that you are likely to be pain-free or significantly pain relieved.
This means that most of our patients:
4 weeks after my gold bead treatment 90% of my pain is gone. I am the happiest person in the world. I am so grateful to you. Before the treatment I could nearly walk 30 minutes through the city and every step with pain. Now I walk 3 hours and more without pain. Thank you very much.
One in 4 patients continue to have chronic hip pain more than one year after a total hip replacement. Therefore, total hip replacement should always be considered the last resort when treating chronic hip pain.
It’s amazing – mum has no pain in her knee since yesterday after she had gold in her knee. She’s been out for a walk on the road with a walker without any pain, which she hasn’t been able to do for a long time […] It’s a miracle.
Thank you so much – we are so happy.
There are several reasons why gold bead implantation should be considered before you decide to have a total hip replacement. Some of the reasons are listed below:
Our recommendation is that you should always consider gold bead implantation if you:
Now, almost three months have passed since I got gold in my left knee on the 3nd of November.
I’m happy to tell you that the pain was pretty much gone immediately after my gold bead implantation. The pain briefly returned at the end of November but then the pain disappeared again.
I still get some swelling of my knee (less than before) when I walk far. But my knee doesn’t hurt anymore and the swelling goes away fairly quickly. I can fully stretch my knee, which I couldn’t do before.
I am SO happy that the pain is gone and to have my full mobility back and it seems like it is still getting a little better day by day.
A gold bead implantation is performed under local anaesthetic. 24-carat gold beads are inserted around the sore hip via cannulas. The gold beads are very tiny, about the size of a pinhead or tip of a fine ball point pen. The treatment provide permanent pain relief in the majority of our patients, many of whom become completely pain-free or experience significant pain relief.
The treatment is extremely gentle and requires neither hospitalisation nor rehabilitation. That’s why we recommend gold bead implantation if you suffer from hip pain.
I am very happy and grateful because the pain in my neck and back is gone. I can sleep at night without feeling knives and stitches in my back. It’s great getting a good night’s sleep again after years of pain. It makes my zest for life return. Have been on horseback in the beautiful autumn. From the forest hilltop overlooking the lake, both Gilvi and I sent many grateful thoughts to you at the clinic.
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Our specialists have used gold implants for pain relief of chronic pain since 1996. Hence, we’re the clinic with most experience treating long-term and chronic pain in humans with gold beads. Please, let’s get in touch if you want to know more about the treatment.
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Everything you need to know about chronic paint treatment with gold implants (gold bead implantation). We have used this method since 1996 for treating chronic pain and sore joints in humans. Hence, our doctors are the most experienced in Europe.
With time, we have received a lot of positive feedback from our patients. Some of our patients have no pain after their treatment with gold beads. Hence, the treatment might reduce pain and improve quality of life.
Doctor, MD, Risskov (Aarhus), Denmark
Doctor, MD, Risskov (Aarhus), Denmark
Doctor, MD, Risskov (Århus), Denmark
It’s amazing – mum has no pain in her knee since yesterday after she had gold in her knee. She’s been out for a walk on the road with a walker without any pain, which she hasn’t been able to do for a long time […] It’s a miracle.
Thank you so much – we are so happy.
Just a nice feedback…
The first few days after my gold treatment, I was a little tired – BUT on the 11th of December I just felt fantastic.
I haven’t had any back pain since the 11th of December and we just had a visit from our son and daughter-in-law and our lovely grandchildren for 10 days during Christmas. I’ve danced, jumped and played with my grandchildren – well, it’s just been great.
Now, almost three months have passed since I got gold in my left knee on the 3nd of November.
I’m happy to tell you that the pain was pretty much gone immediately after my gold bead implantation. The pain briefly returned at the end of November but then the pain disappeared again.
I still get some swelling of my knee (less than before) when I walk far. But my knee doesn’t hurt anymore and the swelling goes away fairly quickly. I can fully stretch my knee, which I couldn’t do before.
I am SO happy that the pain is gone and to have my full mobility back and it seems like it is still getting a little better day by day.
Hi, My Miracle Doctor.
I had gold implants in my left knee on the 30th of November 2016. I was in terrible pain before my gold treatment. After just two weeks I experienced an improvement. My pain is now gone.
I tell it to anyone who cares to hear about it
“I had severe pain in my back – very severe pain. I had home care eight times a day. My pain was terrible and I had no quality of life,” says Lillian, who had surgery for a slipped disc in 2003.
The pain got worse a year and a half ago, when she was admitted to a local hospital in Denmark. “My aunt had a gold bead implantation a few years ago and recommended that I tried this treatment for my back pain. […]
Gold bead implantation has completely changed my life,” Lillian says today.
Listen to Lillian’s story in the video here.
After I had gold beads put in my knee, the pain is gone.
Listen to Irene’s story in the video here.
It’s amazing. I just got back from vacation. Last year, I could barely walk a mile. This year I have walked far distances every single day. It’s almost too good to be true that I no longer have any pain.
I had a lot of pain in my lower back and my pain had a negative effect on my quality of life. I had two treatments where gold beads were implanted in my back.
I have the best retirement job in the world, so I walk every day between 10 and 15 km. After my gold treatments, I never experience any back pain (only sore feet!). I sleep pretty well at night and feel just amazing thanks to the gold implants in my lower back.
I am deeply grateful for your efforts many years ago.
I am very happy and grateful because the pain in my neck and back is gone. I can sleep at night without feeling knives and stitches in my back. It’s great getting a good night’s sleep again after years of pain. It makes my zest for life return. Have been on horseback in the beautiful autumn. From the forest hilltop overlooking the lake, both Gilvi and I sent many grateful thoughts to you at the clinic.
I got gold in my neck and lower back in 1998 and have been fine ever since. You gave me my old life back. That was truly a miracle for me. Now suddenly I could do everything again, where for years I had just had pain.
Thank you very much for a wonderful and pleasant experience I had with you last Thursday, when I had gold implanted in my back. Yesterday, for the first time in about 3 years, I was able to vacuum our entire 325m2 house without breaks, and without having to lie down for the rest of the day. My back got a little tired, but I didn’t have severe aggravated pain like I used to. For the first time in over a year and a half, I slept from 11pm to 7am without having to get up 3-4 times to take pills. Getting a good night’s sleep was just amazing.
Three months ago, my husband had a gold bead implantation in your clinic. Immediately after the treatment, his hip pain was gone and has been ever since. He is completely pain free today. We are incredibly grateful.
I have been with you about 14 years ago for gold treatment in the neck. This treatment has been of great benefit to me and I am still pain free.
I just wanted to tell you that my back is so much better and that I am almost pain free
When I’m very active I can sometimes have pain in my hips and a bit down my leg, but otherwise it’s perfectly fine
I want to tell you how my “gold adventure” went.
It’s incredible! I have no pain anymore. When the local anaesthetic disappeared, I couldn’t sit, only lie on my side. The next morning the pain in my back was gone, the slipped disc still hurt, but it only lasted a few days, then it was ok too.
Many many thanks
I am the happiest patient. You saved my two knees, and gave me new quality of life and mobility after my gold implantation in both my knees.
I’m just incredibly lucky. Again, I can live normally with great activity and hunting trips with heavy backpack.
THANKS FOR THE HELP
Tonight is the 2nd night I have slept without waking up because of pain. I can sit and stand up from a chair without any problems. I can walk as fast as most. Today my goal is to go riding.
I’m just so happy and relieved. Thank you so much.
My shoulder pain is getting better and better every month. If I say that I started with 100% pain, it is now only 5%! Yipiiiehh. This is a big step to a healthier life without pain! Thank you so much.
4 weeks after my gold bead treatment 90% of my pain is gone. I am the happiest person in the world. I am so grateful to you. Before the treatment I could nearly walk 30 minutes through the city and every step with pain. Now I walk 3 hours and more without pain. Thank you very much.
Jeg vil lige skrive til jer angående min behandling hos jer i oktober 2022. Jeg fik lagt guld i mit venstre knæ, og aldrig har jeg givet penge ud til noget så super. Dagen efter jeg var nede hos jer, var jeg smertefri og kunne igen gå lange turer på 6-7 km. om dagen.
I skal vide, at jeg er så ovenud lykkelig for jeres super behandling og fortæller alle om jeres behandlinger og hvor godt det er.
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