- Regelmäßiger Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus, d.h. zu ähnlichen Zeiten zu Bett gehen und zu festen Zeiten Aufstehen, auch am Wochenende.
- Nur zu Bett gehen, wenn man müde ist. Wenn man innerhalb einer halben Stunde nicht zum Schlaf findet, lieber noch einmal aufstehen und die Progressive Muskelentspannung nach Jacobsen durchführen.
- Den Tag langsam ausklingen lassen. Probleme nicht zum Lösen oder Grübeln mit in die Nacht nehmen, sondern als Notiz für den nächsten Tag aufheben.
- Fernsehen ist häufig ungünstig.
- Rituale entwickeln: - z.B. abendliches Bad, nicht zu anstrengend mit Zusätzen wie Baldrian, Melisse, Orangenblüten, ca. 2 Stunden vor dem zu Bett gehen, - z.B. das berühmte Glas warme Milch, - z.B. Weg in die Natur (eine Phantasiereise).
- Tee und Kaffee ab nachmittags vermeiden; u.U. auch Schokolade, Ingwer, Chili und andere.
- Betthupferl aus Kohlenhydraten, z.B. Bananen, Datteln (Serotonin), abends Blattsalat.
- Rauchen aufgeben, insbesondere nicht nachts rauchen.
- Alkohol und bestimmte Medikamente meiden (Tranquillizer und Barbiturate).
- Tägliche körperliche Belastung, jedoch nicht innerhalb der letzen zwei Stunden vor dem zu Bett gehen, kein abendlicher Extremsport.
- Kalte Füße vermeiden, z.B. durch ein warmes Fußbad.
- Traumtagebuch führen.
- Tagsüber kein Nickerchen, (Gute Schläfer können hingegen von einem Nickerchen am Tag oder einer Siesta profitieren.).
- Die Matratze sollte angenehm sein, d.h. den individuell unterschiedlichen Härtegrad aufweisen und sich der Körperform auch in unterschiedlichen Lagen optimal anpassen. Ggf. auch an die Möglichkeit eines Wasserbetts denken.
- Raum schlaftauglich herrichten: - dunkel, - kühl, - ruhig, - Heizung ausschalten, - lüften, - Lavendelkissen, - kein Fernseher, - die Farbe Blau.
- Kein Schäfchenzählen oder Tschechoslowakei rückwärts buchstabieren.
- Versuch mit Anweisung aus Viktor Frankls Logotherapie (4. Wiener Schule): Wachbleiben vornehmen.
- Das Ziffernblatt der Uhr wegdrehen.
- Laut tickende Uhr austauschen.
- Wenn man nachts doch aufstehen muss, helles Licht vermeiden.
Blog von Dr. med. Lothar M. Kirsch / 祁建德 // Poetry / Travels / Languages / Rheumatic Diseases / Tea
Monday, April 4, 2011
Schlafempfehlungen
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Bone scans and RA
In bone scans osteoblasts take up radioactive marked (technetium-99m) biphosponates. So you can detect areas of high bone turnover, which could be a fracture, a bone metastasis, and more including inflammation of joints, which affect the bone around the joint, or mechanical stress to the bone around a joint caused by OA. The pictures of OA and RA usually differ in bone scans, though OA joint might also be activated and show a similar picture, but then you don’t treat bone scans, so you can compare your physical examination of the patient with the bone scan, something which radiologists can’t do. The pattern of affected joints in RA, OA, PsoA, peripheral arthritis in spondyloarthritis differs.
My initial point was: the radiologist is usually not trained in joint patterns, which the rheumatologist sees every day (and works with). The radiologist looks for what he is trained for: bone metastasises, that’s what most bone scans are done for. He often misinterprets scans done in the field of rheumatology (at least that’s the case in Germany). Or you have one radiologist working closely with your center and the radiologist learns, what you want him to do.
My initial point was: the radiologist is usually not trained in joint patterns, which the rheumatologist sees every day (and works with). The radiologist looks for what he is trained for: bone metastasises, that’s what most bone scans are done for. He often misinterprets scans done in the field of rheumatology (at least that’s the case in Germany). Or you have one radiologist working closely with your center and the radiologist learns, what you want him to do.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Glosse zum Zensus von @Pyrolim
Ich werde geschätzt. Nicht von Kollegen und Freunden. Sondern vom Statistikamt Nord. Das hat allen Hausbesitzern Post geschickt, auf dass sie geschätzet würden. In modernen Zeiten wie den unsrigen muss Post – so richtige aus Papier und im Umschlag – noch lange nicht postalisch beantwortet werden. Es geht auch online. Und deshalb habe ich meine Angaben für die Vorbefragung mit ein paar Kreuzchen am Bildschirm gemacht.
Dumm nur, dass der richtige Zensus, auch Volkszählung genannt, nicht online angeboten wird. Dafür kommt jemand ins Haus und fragt und fragt und fragt. Immerhin, wir müssen nicht in unseren Heimatort, auf dass wir geschätzet würden. Ich hätt’s dennoch lieber online, und das dachten sich Josef und Maria sicherlich auch, denn dann hätten sie nicht nach Bethlehem gemusst. Maria hätte in Ruhe zu Hause entbunden, Josef am Tag darauf entspannt an ihrer Seite gesessen. Er klappt den Laptop auf, macht seine Kreuzchen – und die Geschichte des Christentums muss neu geschrieben werden. Etwa so: Als König Herodes durch eine E-Mail der Heiligen Drei Könige von der Geburt eines neuen Königs der Juden erfährt, lässt er seine Hacker die Homepage www.zimmermann-nazareth.il infiltrieren.
Dumm nur, dass der richtige Zensus, auch Volkszählung genannt, nicht online angeboten wird. Dafür kommt jemand ins Haus und fragt und fragt und fragt. Immerhin, wir müssen nicht in unseren Heimatort, auf dass wir geschätzet würden. Ich hätt’s dennoch lieber online, und das dachten sich Josef und Maria sicherlich auch, denn dann hätten sie nicht nach Bethlehem gemusst. Maria hätte in Ruhe zu Hause entbunden, Josef am Tag darauf entspannt an ihrer Seite gesessen. Er klappt den Laptop auf, macht seine Kreuzchen – und die Geschichte des Christentums muss neu geschrieben werden. Etwa so: Als König Herodes durch eine E-Mail der Heiligen Drei Könige von der Geburt eines neuen Königs der Juden erfährt, lässt er seine Hacker die Homepage www.zimmermann-nazareth.il infiltrieren.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
I failed as I thought doing good
Last Saturday I went to buy rye bread at the organic bakery stand of a weekly market in Cologne, buy groceries in the Turkish supermarket, and to go to the bank to print out the statements of my account. I rushed past a beggar on my way to the bank, who was asking for money inside a roofed passage. Coming back I had decided to give my small change to him. I did it, he thanked me, and I went on, only to hear some words of blessing, some well wishing, and some other greetings following my stride. I shouldn't have left him as in a hurry. I should have given him the time necessary for his thanks und well wishings. Yes, he needed the money, but more he needed appreciation of his dignity, which I failed to give him.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Freude
Die Traurigkeit lies nach
Als ich im Traume hörte
Kristallne HarfenKlänge
Von Engeln selbst geschlagen
Und wenn dies enden wird
Kommt auch mein Ende bald
Werd's dann erkennen doch
Dass nichts ein Ende hat
Als ich im Traume hörte
Kristallne HarfenKlänge
Von Engeln selbst geschlagen
Und wenn dies enden wird
Kommt auch mein Ende bald
Werd's dann erkennen doch
Dass nichts ein Ende hat
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Fibromyalgia: Multimodal Therapy
Fibromyalgia: Multimodal Therapy at the Rheinische Rheuma Zentrum
Multimodal doesn't simply mean to add different therapies. Our team has worked a long time together and regularly meets to discuss the needs of the patients. The team consists of a nurse, physical therapist / physical education teacher, at times an occupational therapist, a psychologist (behavioural therapist, pain specialist), and a rheumatologist. The success of the therapy depends on the cooperation of the Department of Psychology and the Department of Rheumatology, and in the orientation at behavioural therapeutic principles of the team.
The therapy is change oriented; patients should be enabled to increase their self-help capacity.
Patients must fulfil certain requirements as no pending social welfare lawsuit, command of the German language, motivation to change, no medication that affects the central nervous system (like benzodiazepines, tilidin, and others), and no other disease needing special attention at the same time, able to take part in a group therapy.
We had patients with migratory background (Turkey, Poland, Italy, Russia, Kazakhstan, Croatia ...), but were fluent in German. We had patients with concomitant inflammatory rheumatic diseases, but these were in remission at the time of the therapy. We also had one patient with both hips replaced within a year, but half a year after the last operation she was able to take part in the therapy.
Patients are in the day clinic, meaning weekends and evenings they're out of the hospital. ..., but they get homework. They apply, what they learn, in real life. They agree to stop talking about pain.
Day starts with rounds: group with rheumatologist and nurse, sometimes the psychologist joins. The nurse records non-verbal pain behaviour. Then the patients do aquatic training or aqua jogging, training therapy, gymnastics, walking (activities change). The pivotal point is: not every patient is alike, some are depressive avoiders, who need to be activated, and some are merry sustainers, who need to restrained, sometimes like in ice hockey 2 minutes on the penalty bench.
Later in the day they train progressive muscle relaxation (Jacobson). But the two sessions with the psychologist per day are the core of the therapy. They use stress coping and problem solving techniques.
We started with this therapy about 12 years ago. It isn't something mystical; you could find the ingredients elsewhere as well. Save, you must be very consequent, fill in loop holes, and look also that no other disease will get too much attention (e.g. a common cold).
Instant pain relief isn’t our goal; we look for less pain constantly in and over longer periods of time. We monitor with a battery of psychological tests and the FIQ.
We had a long waiting list, so that we had to close it. We'll be through with our list be next year and await the patients. We expect too many patients for our capacity, but there won't be a lottery like for green cards.
Written 03.11.2010, revised 19.11.2010 2.0
Multimodal doesn't simply mean to add different therapies. Our team has worked a long time together and regularly meets to discuss the needs of the patients. The team consists of a nurse, physical therapist / physical education teacher, at times an occupational therapist, a psychologist (behavioural therapist, pain specialist), and a rheumatologist. The success of the therapy depends on the cooperation of the Department of Psychology and the Department of Rheumatology, and in the orientation at behavioural therapeutic principles of the team.
The therapy is change oriented; patients should be enabled to increase their self-help capacity.
Patients must fulfil certain requirements as no pending social welfare lawsuit, command of the German language, motivation to change, no medication that affects the central nervous system (like benzodiazepines, tilidin, and others), and no other disease needing special attention at the same time, able to take part in a group therapy.
We had patients with migratory background (Turkey, Poland, Italy, Russia, Kazakhstan, Croatia ...), but were fluent in German. We had patients with concomitant inflammatory rheumatic diseases, but these were in remission at the time of the therapy. We also had one patient with both hips replaced within a year, but half a year after the last operation she was able to take part in the therapy.
Patients are in the day clinic, meaning weekends and evenings they're out of the hospital. ..., but they get homework. They apply, what they learn, in real life. They agree to stop talking about pain.
Day starts with rounds: group with rheumatologist and nurse, sometimes the psychologist joins. The nurse records non-verbal pain behaviour. Then the patients do aquatic training or aqua jogging, training therapy, gymnastics, walking (activities change). The pivotal point is: not every patient is alike, some are depressive avoiders, who need to be activated, and some are merry sustainers, who need to restrained, sometimes like in ice hockey 2 minutes on the penalty bench.
Later in the day they train progressive muscle relaxation (Jacobson). But the two sessions with the psychologist per day are the core of the therapy. They use stress coping and problem solving techniques.
We started with this therapy about 12 years ago. It isn't something mystical; you could find the ingredients elsewhere as well. Save, you must be very consequent, fill in loop holes, and look also that no other disease will get too much attention (e.g. a common cold).
Instant pain relief isn’t our goal; we look for less pain constantly in and over longer periods of time. We monitor with a battery of psychological tests and the FIQ.
We had a long waiting list, so that we had to close it. We'll be through with our list be next year and await the patients. We expect too many patients for our capacity, but there won't be a lottery like for green cards.
Written 03.11.2010, revised 19.11.2010 2.0
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