Pain therapy
Determined to defy pain - that is the motto of the pain management practised at the Schüchtermann-Klinik . The fear of pain following surgery which bothers many patients is no longer justified today. Nowadays, medical science knows improved medication that can be more precisely dosed and controlled by modern monitoring facilities.
The pain management of the Schüchtermann-Klinik starts as early as with the admission of our patients. When meeting the physician during the admission procedure the patient will be asked about his particular pain history, and the measures of our pain therapy will be explained to the patient before surgery.
On the days following surgery the patient will receive an individual medicamentous pain therapy, which effectively alleviates the postoperative pain. If required, the medicamentous pain therapy is supplemented by non-medicamentous treatments such as physiotherapy or physical measures.
To prevent the emergence of pain in the first place, several times a day our patients are asked by the nursing staff about the level of pain they feel. The findings of these pain measurements are documented and the pain therapy is adjusted to the individual pain intensity.
Specifically skilled anaesthetists are organised in an acute pain service and render active assistance to the physicians that work on the wards . The pain management of the Schüchtermann-Klinik is certified by the TÜV Initiative Schmerzfreie Klinik ("painless-hospital" initiative).
Please read our patient information flyer "Beherzt gegen Schmerz" ("Determined to defy pain") for further details on our pain management approach.
Broschüre: Beherzt gegen Schmerz (292KB)
