Is the treatment painful?
Generally not. Axomera works with very fine probes and undulating direct current below the pain threshold (in the microampere range); many patients find the session relaxing.
01 · The treatment
Four steps. No cuts.
A session lasts about half an hour. Precision is crucial.
Session duration
approx. 30 mins.
Number of sessions
usually 4–6
Interval
3–7 days
Tolerability
generally low-pain
- 01
Localise pain
The pain-relevant structure is sought out specifically — including with a pressure probe and ultrasound-guided imaging.
- 02
Place probes
Fine, acupuncture-like probes are placed with millimetre precision at the diseased tissue.
- 03
Stimulate
Around 30 minutes of gentle, individually adjusted stimulation — usually only perceptible as a fine tingling.
- 04
Afterwards
After the session, you can generally get up immediately and continue your everyday life.
Side effects?
The therapy is generally well-tolerated. A slight feeling of warmth or a temporary skin reddening at the treatment site may occur.
Can I drive or work afterwards?
Generally yes — usually no downtime is to be expected, you are immediately fit for transport and everyday life. Please discuss sports or heavy physical activity on the day of treatment with the practice. After headache therapy, temporary tiredness may occur.
Combinable?
Yes — with acupuncture, physiotherapy, manual therapy, and physical therapy; injections are possible, provided they do not involve cortisone.
Costs?
Purely self-paid service (IGeL). Private health insurance and supplementary insurance often reimburse the therapy in whole or in part; before starting, you will receive transparent information about the anticipated effort. Details can be found on the page Costs and reimbursement.
02 · How it worksPinpoint Inflammation Regeneration
What the axolotl can do, Axomera translates into medicine.
If an axolotl loses a leg, it grows back — bone, nerve, muscle, each in its place. This order follows not only genes but also electrical signals that tell the tissue where to grow. Bioelectric control is a fundamental principle of living organisms. Axomera translates this precisely into treatment.
The name Axomera is reminiscent of the Axolotl — the animal whose self-healing showed us the way.
Specific, very weak electrical fields at the diseased tissue.
Is specifically modulated — not blocked, not heated.
Cellular repair processes are initiated.
Simply explained
One level deeper than the pain signal.
Exactly where the control is disrupted.
Our cells regulate inflammation and healing via electrical potentials. In chronic conditions, this signal flow becomes disrupted. Axomera generates weak electrical fields at exactly this location to support the body's own processes — inflammation is modulated, and regeneration is initiated.
No block. No heat.
Axomera does not interrupt the pain signal like a TENS device and does not cauterise anything with heat. It works one level deeper — on the biological information itself.
Active medical device, administered by a physician.
Axomera is an active medical device (CE, Class IIa, MDR 2017/745) and is used exclusively by trained physicians — non-invasive, generally with little pain, and without surgical intervention.
This is the reason why we speak of a separate level. Axomera does not treat the symptom or the pain signal, but the electrical control of inflammation and regeneration. For conservative medicine, this opens up a new dimension which, though long known, can finally now be utilised.
Scientific basis
Two principles of action, scientifically substantiated.
Source including: Zhao M, Song B, Pu J, et al. Nature 2006.
03 · Your contribution
No one knows your pain as precisely as you do.
Many patients ask about exercises, diet or food supplements. That may benefit your general health — however, the most valuable contribution to Axomera therapy is different: the precise observation of your pain.
Axomera works by placing fine probes precisely at the pain-triggering structure. The more precisely this point is known, the more targeted the treatment can be — and no one knows your pain as well as you do yourself.
Normally, we suppress pain, distract ourselves, and forget it as quickly as possible. To prepare for your treatment, the opposite applies: Consciously seek out the pain.
Imagine a stone in your shoe or a splinter in your skin — a small, precisely localisable point from which the pain originates. This is the exact local pain generator we want to find together.
- Locationthe exact spot
- Qualitystabbing, burning, dull, throbbing
- Depthsuperficial or deep
- Radiationwhere the pain travels
- Triggerwhich movement or load
Target the pain before your appointment by performing the movement that triggers it, and mark it on a body sketch. Bring the sketch with you.
If possible, take no painkillers — this is the only way the area remains precisely localisable. However, never discontinue long-term medication on your own — discuss this with the practice beforehand. Cortisone should be avoided shortly before and after treatment (please discuss in advance).
This preparatory work makes the treatment more precise. You are the expert on your own pain.
Your treatment team
Who treats you.
Prof. Dr. med. Albrecht Molsberger
Developer of Axomera therapy · Medical Director
As the developer of Axomera therapy, he oversees the indication and is involved in your treatment personally upon request. His experience in conservative pain medicine informs the planning of your treatment series.
Career history
- Specialist in Orthopaedics; additional qualifications in Sports Medicine, Acupuncture, Naturopathy
- Habilitation 2005, adjunct professorship for Orthopaedics at Ruhr University Bochum
- Conception and management committee of the GERAC studies (German Acupuncture Trials)
- Development of Axomera therapy since 2008
Dr. med. Philipp Schröder
Doctor, orthopaedics & trauma surgery (in specialist training)
Performs your Axomera treatment and accompanies you throughout the entire treatment series. He reviews your findings and assesses whether the procedure is suitable for you. He also participates in the technical development.
Career history
- Doctor, orthopaedics & trauma surgery (in specialist training); medical degree, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 2020
- Doctorate magna cum laude, Ruhr University Bochum (2021): Pain localisation in cluster headache
- Expert courses in Ultrasound in Pain Medicine (DEGUM curriculum, level I); Expert course in Sports Medicine
- Technical co-development of Axomera therapy; co-founder of Columbus Health-Products GmbH
Further practitioner
Jonas Becker
Doctor, Specialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Organises your previous findings, performs Axomera diagnostics, and accompanies you throughout the entire treatment series. He reviews your findings and, based on his experience, assesses whether the procedure is suitable for you.
Contact · Online reception01 · Telephone 02 · Video 03 · Practice
Clarify first. Then travel.
Three ways to reach us, around the clock, directly here on the site. For each, you can upload doctor's letters, findings, and MRI images at the same time — encrypted into your file, reviewed by a doctor before we speak.
Briefly check if it's a fit.
Ten minutes with a doctor. Free of charge.
- ·For those who are unsure
- ·Upload findings beforehand
- ·No obligation
Consultation on findings without the travel.
Medical assessment via video.
- ·For patients traveling from further away
- ·Second opinion before making a decision
- ·According to GOÄ, amount visible upon booking
Everything in one appointment.
Examination, Axomera diagnostics, plan, costs.
- ·For all who wish to visit
- ·The direct route for distances up to about 100 km
- ·Bring or upload findings
Are you traveling from further away? Start with 01 or 02. Only when it is clear that Axomera is suitable for you do we plan the journey — condensed into a few days. Available internationally as a concierge service upon request.
Prefer personal contact? Call: +49 211 866880
Our practice treats exclusively by prior appointment.
The telephone initial assessment is not a treatment and does not replace an examination. Whether Axomera is suitable for you will be decided after a medical examination.