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    • Pain Management
    • Health Economics
    • Public Health

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    • Chronic pain affects a significant portion of the German population, leading to substantial economic burdens.
    • Current pain management practices in Germany are characterized by both inadequate care and overuse of interventions, particularly in orthopaedic surgery.
    • The existing healthcare system structure and reimbursement models contribute to suboptimal pain management, even for privately insured patients.

    Purpose:

    • To analyze the current state of chronic pain management in Germany.
    • To identify barriers to effective pain treatment, including physician knowledge gaps and systemic issues.
    • To highlight the underutilization of evidence-based multimodal pain therapy.

    Summary:

    • Multimodal pain therapy, the "gold standard," is underutilized despite proven efficacy over monomodal or interventional approaches.
    • Medical guidelines for pain management are not widely known or implemented by general practitioners (GPs) or specialists.
    • There is a need to differentiate institutions offering multimodal therapies based on quality and to improve networking among healthcare professionals.

    Impact:

    • Enhancing physician and public knowledge of modern pain management principles is essential.
    • Improved communication and collaboration between doctors, physiotherapists, and psychologists can optimize patient care.
    • The "k edoq" project represents a first step towards improving the quality and accessibility of chronic pain management.