The Certificate of Competence in Interventional Pain Therapy is a specialized qualification for the treatment of pain. Physicians holding this certification come from various medical specialties, such as rheumatology, neurology, anesthesiology, surgery, and physical medicine. They specialize in the identification and assessment of different pain conditions and have in-depth expertise in pain physiology and the mechanisms of pain development. Interventi
These include pharmacological therapy, physical therapy (physiotherapy), and in particular invasive techniques such as local anesthesia, injections at the nerve roots along the spine (periradicular injections), or nerve blocks in the area of the autonomic nervous system.
The impact that pain has on the psychological well-being of affected patients is another important aspect addressed in interventional pain therapy. If necessary, treatment is also provided on an interdisciplinary basis with the involvement of psychiatrists and psychotherapists.