Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique
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International headache classification systems presently differentiate between more than 150 types of headaches and facial pain. This paper subdivides the most frequent types of pain according to the duration of typical manifestations. ⋯ In most of these clinical pictures, the diagnosis has to be established on the basis of a carefully evaluated case history. Indications for additional technical examinations are critically assessed.
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Back pain is a common disease causing tremendous costs for treatment, work loss and pension payments. The reasons of back pain vary considerably and often remain doubtful. ⋯ Active treatment procedures should be preferred. In chronic pain patients only multimodal concepts of treatment seem to be successful as far as they take care of somatic, psychosocial, ergonomic and sport physiological aspects.