Medication-based pain therapy as needed

Medication-based pain therapy provides time-limited relief of pain, especially in acute phases or with severe symptoms. Medicines can help to reduce pain, inhibit inflammation and improve mobility in the short term. In our practice they are not used as a permanent solution, but exclusively as a supportive, short-term measure.

Important groups of medicines:

NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

e.g. ibuprofen, diclofenac

Have a pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effect, above all in acute inflammatory complaints of the musculoskeletal system.

Antiepileptics

e.g. gabapentin, pregabalin

Are used for neuropathic pain, as they reduce the overexcitability of nerves.

Antidepressants

e.g. amitriptyline, duloxetine

Are used in low doses for chronic pain syndromes and influence how pain is processed in the nervous system.

Muscle relaxants

Serve the short-term release of pronounced muscle tension and the relief of painful muscle groups.

Opioids (opiates)

Are used only in selected cases of severe pain and are subject to strict indication criteria and close monitoring.

Principle of our therapy

Medicines can relieve pain, but they do not remove its cause. The aim of our pain therapy is therefore to limit medication to a minimum and to combine it sensibly with cause-oriented procedures such as manual therapies, injection techniques, movement therapy and active exercises.