Integrated rehabilitation in chronic pain

Abstract

A rehabilitation protocol has been developed at the Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Physio-therapy Center, University of Chieti-Pescara, which provides for the combined use of Frems, Manual Therapy and Cyclotronic Bioresonance on patients with chronic pain. Chronic pain management represents one of the most important health challenges of the 21st century. According to surveys, it is estimated that one in five Europeans suffers from it and that 26% of the Italian population is affected by this pathological status, to the point of believing its treatment has become a priority for our national health system. Pain - which is nothing but one of the symptomatic manifestations of the disease, therefore a consequence of a pre-existing / previous pathological state - represents one of the main discom-forts as regards the life of patients, being, in this perspective, the due to a significant deteriora-tion in the quality of the same. Improper or absent pain management creates significant physi-cal, psychological and social effects; moreover, considering the lost working days, it can also have an important economic impact. The identification of a therapeutic model capable of guaranteeing effective analgesic treatment for the population is certainly a crucial objective, which can only be achieved through a better preparation of the medical profession, as well as promoting the creation of appropriate service networks, aimed at involve all health professionals.