Behavioural acupuncture in back pain

Treatment of chronic back pain is not merely a matter of short-term alleviation of myotendinoses. Rather, we should aim at a lasting change of the inherent withdrawal from everyday life (for instance endurance, anxiety). Psychotonik Glaser (R), a therapeutic approach to respiration and the body utilizing the system of pathways known in acupuncture, takes the somatic level for a starting point, directly diagnoses the patient's relational behavior, and targets the alteration of behavioral patterns and attitudes. With the patient adequately turning to the therapist, lasting relaxation of the musculature and thereby considerable reduction of pain may be achieved.