Pain therapy according to the WHO staging scheme. Specific therapy is based on the cause of the symptoms.
General measures
- Resumption of normal physical activities as soon as possible should be a primary goal of the affected person
- Sports, muscle strengthening should be practiced
Conventional non-surgical therapy methods
- Nerve infiltration/nerve blocks.
Physical therapy (including physiotherapy)
- Craniosacral therapy
- Electrotherapy
- Functional integration
- Cryotherapy (cold therapy)
- Manual therapy
- Massages
- Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy (PMT) – physical procedure that usually uses pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) to improve microcirculation and stimulate and regulate cellular and energy balance.
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) – electromedical stimulation current therapy for pain treatment.
- Ultrasound treatment
- Heat applications
Psychotherapy
- Biofeedback
- Relaxation exercises such as progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training, Feldenkrais method, etc.
- Medical hypnosis (synonym: hypnotherapy)/self-hypnosis.
- Pain management groups
- Detailed information on psychosomatic medicine (including stress management) is available from us.
Complementary treatment methods
- Acupuncture
- Manual therapy treatments
- Naturopathic therapies
