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 5 min This content is machine translated Non-tumor related chronic pain Opioid use: new data from mixed-methods analysis Opioid analgesics are an important drug therapy option for chronic pain, and care must be taken to use them as directed. To gain insight into “real world” care practices of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain therapy with non-opioid analgesics Benefit-risk assessment and patient education In Switzerland, paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and metamizole are available as non-opioid analgesics. NSAIDs or metamizole should be considered if acetaminophen does not provide adequate pain relief. A differentiated…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain Management Living at last – on the track of the individually best therapy 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 5 min This content is machine translated Pain therapy for rheumatic inflammatory diseases It doesn’t always have to be an opioid For patients with rheumatic diseases, pain is the central problem. However, recent studies show that influencing pain experience with biologics is possible and that JAK inhibitors can provide rapid, direct…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy for back pain Breaking the pain cycle An effective method that can reliably and quickly relieve back pain is infiltration. Without surgical intervention, the patient’s mobility and freedom from pain can thus be restored, and further multimodal…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pharmacological pain therapy Place of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain Opioids form a pharmacologically heterogeneous group of synthetic, semisynthetic, and natural agents whose common feature is binding to opioid receptors. With regard to the development of analgesic effects, the opioid… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Migraine prophylaxis So that the head does not explode Migraine sufferers are not among the easiest patients for doctors to care for. It is important for the physician to “educate” his patient to a prophylaxis that is appropriate for…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Nephrology Kidney and analgesics – recommendations for practice Pain management in patients with severe chronic kidney disease is no trivial matter due to limiting factors. Not only potential side effects can make the use of the painkillers also…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Examination and biofeedback for headache and facial pain Biofeedback has become an indispensable part of therapy Headaches and facial pain are among the most common complaints, which is why patients seek medical consultation. An observational study in 2000 showed that headache was reported as the chief…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated CIPN Effectively treating nerve damage induced by cancer therapy A much feared side effect of many oncological treatments is chemotherapy-induced polyneuropathies. Early diagnosis and effective therapy can minimize the extent of damaged nerves.
