This content is machine translated Pain syndrome From pathophysiology to therapy – a reminder When pain becomes a disease in its own right and no longer serves as a warning function of the body, it is referred to as chronic pain syndrome. Often, other...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Irritable Bowel Syndrome Align therapy with the predominant symptom Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) manifests as a heterogeneous clinical picture in terms of the type and severity of symptoms, affecting around 16% of the population. Diagnostically, IBS is a challenge...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – gallstones Cholelithiasis (ancient Greek chole, “bile” and líthos, “stone”) is a deposit in the gallbladder caused by an imbalance of soluble substances in the bile. Depending on their location and size,...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain Management Living at last – Focus on individual pain management Improving care in pain and palliative situations was the focus of this year’s Pain Congress. Patients with chronic pain in particular require individualized treatment in order to finally be able...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Polyneuropathy Multidisciplinary therapy of a complex disease In polyneuropathies, all those parts of the nervous system that are outside the central nervous system are affected. In most cases, these impairments can be attributed to chronic alcohol abuse,...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Pain syndrome: from pathophysiology to therapy When pain becomes a disease in its own right and is no longer a warning function of the body, it is referred to as chronic pain syndrome. In addition to...…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain From problem to solution – which procedure is indicated when Chronic pain not only has an enormous impact on the quality of life of those affected, but is also not so easy to keep at bay. Choosing the right agent...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Medical cannabis With pain the substance begins to act The use of medicinal cannabinoids that are reimbursable through health insurance has come a long way in recent years. This is also reflected in various consensus statements and current guidelines....…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Interdisciplinary pain management Keeping an eye on the dependence potential of analgesics Findings from interdisciplinary pain research are also relevant to everyday dermatological practice. As with other indications, effects and side effects should be carefully weighed in this context (e.g., risk of...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated VZI Symposium 2018 in Zurich Beware of “hooking” patients The wave of opioid prescriptions in the U.S., but also in Switzerland, has problematic consequences. Among other things, the preparations can be highly addictive. So what does responsible use of...…