Interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy (IMPT) should be delivered in a personalized, mechanism- and goal-oriented manner on the basis of an individual case conception. To the authors' knowledge, a practical instrument for planning IMPT does not exist. The model and guideline presented here for treatment should help practitioners to optimize the planning of IMPT and execute it efficiently. Based on the relevant interference mechanisms, goals for change and treatment are set and possible interventions are proposed. This involves explicitly including the patient's existing resources.
Keywords: Chronic pain; Mechanisms; Resources; Treatment goals; Treatment planning.