Interdisciplinary pain therapy in the elderly

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Chronic pain in the elderly is becoming increasingly important and is associated with serious health impacts. Therefore, international guidelines demand that pain therapy for the elderly preferably be a multimodal therapy based on a bio-psycho-social pain model. Specific psychometric tests and interview guidelines are available for the interdisciplinary pain assessment. Evidence for the effectiveness of multimodal pain therapy in the elderly remains limited. However, controlled clinical trials have shown that these patients benefit-especially if the intervention is adapted to their specific needs. The focus of movement therapy is not only muscle strengthening but also coordination exercises. In individual physical therapy and occupational therapy, everyday solutions can be developed for individual physical limitations that are more frequent in old age. In psychological training, pain acceptance, balancing rest and activity, social integration and dealing with aging are particularly important topics. Relaxation and mindfulness techniques can also favorably affect pain and function. Thus, these are popular with patients and are often adopted in everyday pain management. Pain education is considered useful as an adjunctive measure and can also be increasingly supported by digital media in the elderly. Complementary therapy components include confrontational treatment of fear-avoidance beliefs (the German AMIKA scale, Ältere Menschen in körperlicher Aktion, "older people in physical action") and naturopathic applications as an active self-help strategy. Since it is unclear how long the achieved therapeutic effects last, follow-up care is of particular importance in therapy for older patients.

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CommentIn: Anaesthesiologie. 2024 Mar;73(3):145-146. - PMID 38451348

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

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Die Anaesthesiologie - 73(2024), 3 vom: 21. März, Seite 147-155

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Interdisziplinäre multimodale Schmerztherapie im Alter

Beteiligte Personen:

Mattenklodt, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Ingenhorst, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Flatau, Brigitta [VerfasserIn]
Becker, Kristina [VerfasserIn]
Grießinger, Norbert [VerfasserIn]

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Biopsychosocial model/pain
Chronic pain
Cognitive behavioral therapy
English Abstract
Journal Article
Review
Self-management/pain

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Print

CommentIn: Anaesthesiologie. 2024 Mar;73(3):145-146. - PMID 38451348

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1007/s00101-024-01392-7

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NLM368668088