Chronic back pain: Why treatment must be multimodal

Biopsychosocial pain model Chronic back pain: Why treatment must be multimodal

When doctors immediately resort to injections for chronic back pain, many patients think that something is just damaged in their back. This hinders the success of the treatment, says Professor Frank Petzke, President of the German Pain Society. In an interview with Ärzte Zeitung, he offers tips for the correct approach.