Das Schmerz-Buch

Pain research has made great progress in recent years. Doctors know this, but many sufferers do not realise what good pain therapy can do for them. The physician and scientist Professor Matthias Karst has been dealing with all forms of pain for decades. In this guide, he makes the most modern research approaches accessible to the layman. Today, chronic pain is seen as a disease in its own right. It is accompanied by far-reaching changes in the nervous system and has effects on - physical, - mental and - interpersonal areas. It is therefore important to examine all three levels in order to find the causes of pain and ways out of pain. This interdisciplinary treatment by specialized doctors and therapists - called Multimodal Pain Therapy - helps patients with chronic pain, i.e.