HELP - Schmerztherapie

Chronic pain – and nothing really helps?
HELP shows you new ways to deal with your symptoms.
Developed based on modern pain research – understandable, suitable for everyday use, and effective.

HELP is your digital companion for persistent pain – e.g., back pain, fibromyalgia, or persistent symptoms for which no clear cause has yet been identified.

Instead of "learning to live with it," HELP is about seeing the pain from a new perspective – and then specifically changing it. The app helps you understand what's happening in your nervous system and shows you concrete ways to actively influence it.

What is HELP?
HELP is a registered medical device (CE, Class I) for people with chronic pain. This often arises from changes in pain processing in the brain – meaning: The pain is real and can be influenced through targeted strategies.

HELP is based on the latest findings in pain medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. You will be guided step by step through a scientifically based process – understandable, empathetic, and practical.

Your path with HELP:

Understanding pain
Learn how EVERY pain originates in the brain, why it sometimes persists, and why it is always real.

Classifying pain
Recognize typical patterns of nociplastic pain and discover your personal pain mechanisms and influencing factors.

Unlearning pain
Change your reactions to pain with somatic tracking, reattribution, exposure, and emotional work – step by step.

Back to life
Find new security in everyday life: with information and exercises on sleep, exercise, nutrition, and self-compassion.

What you can expect:
- 24 modules with videos, audios, illustrations, and interactive exercises
- You have 90 days – and you can progress at your own pace
- Emergency area for difficult moments
- Evidence collection & diary – recognize what changes
- Lovingly designed content – developed by doctors, therapists, and those affected
- Understandable and effective – without overwhelming you

Why HELP is different:
HELP combines modern pain research with proven psychological methods in a clear, structured process:
- Pain Science Education (PSE) – understandable knowledge about pain
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) – for a new perspective and changed reactions to pain signals
- Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) – targeted emotional work
- Elements from CBT, ACT, MBSR, and Graded Exposure

HELP uses your brain's ability to change (neuroplasticity) to enable new ways of dealing with pain.

Who is HELP suitable for?
For people with chronic pain. HELP is especially helpful for people who are ready to explore new paths:
- who aren't satisfied with "it's just something you have to live with,"
- who want to understand what's really happening in the body and brain,
- who want to take action to change their pain.