Dr. Tobias Pintar

General Practitioner, LNB Pain Therapy, Acupuncture

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Winter is coming – and with it the cold and flu season

Winter is coming – and with it the cold and flu season

Infection waves of rhinoviruses, RSV, COVID, flu, etc. are coming down on us making us prone for respiratory infection. From my point of view, it is much better to prevent infectious disease by taking care of your overall health and specifically your immune health....

What’s the secret of a healthy and pain free life?

What’s the secret of a healthy and pain free life?

Have you ever wondered why some people turn sick sooner or later in life, while others manage to stay healthy, bright in mind and just don’t seem to be bothered by anything? Is it all set in our genes? Well, maybe a little. Some people are just lucky and blessed with...

Don’t be afraid of pain, it’s your friend!

Don’t be afraid of pain, it’s your friend!

I think everyone would agree with me, that pain has an important function. It warns us when we cut ourselves, when we step on a screw or hit our thumb with a hammer, et cetera. So what about chronic pains, when there is no obvious acute danger? One of the most common...

Pain serves a purpose. Don’t neglect it, use it!

Pain serves a purpose. Don’t neglect it, use it!

Today I want to explain my model of pain development. How does pain turn chronic? Let’s start with acute pain. As I mentioned in my last article the purpose of acute pain seems clear. We hurt ourselves and in order to achieve a protective reaction the body triggers...

8 spooky facts about food

8 spooky facts about food

Things you don’t/might want to know about One The sight of food makes us hungry. Experiments showed, that we get hungry from watching food. Two We make 66% of decisions during grocery shopping spontaneously. Three Experiments have shown, that we would eat more of...

How can we fight pain and keep it away over the long term?

How can we fight pain and keep it away over the long term?

In my last blog I explained how pain develops, today I want to tell you how to get rid of it. I already mentioned, that the most common reason for pain is muscle tension. So the logical consequence must be to reduce the tension. Here’s an example. Many people have...

Fibromyalgia? What the heck is fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia? What the heck is fibromyalgia?

Giving multiple pain a name is curse and blessing at the same time. Finally being able to give the devil a name and being able to say ‘that’s what I am suffering from’, can be a relief. On the other hand the diagnosis of fibromyalgia seems so definite, that it can...

Lower back pain or the curse of sitting

Lower back pain or the curse of sitting

People in the Western world suffer a growing problem. It’s called lower back pain (LBP). According to Wikipedia approximately 9 to 12% of people (632 million) have LBP at any given point in time. Nearly 25% report having it at some point over any one-month period....

Osteoarthritis is reversible

Osteoarthritis is reversible

Osteoarthritis is widely seen as a destructive process of the joints cartilage, caused by wear and tear as people age. Addit genes are blamed as well. Yet a study published by researchers from Utrecht puts a different perspective on this illness. An illness that is...

Pain is based on (bad) conditions

Pain is based on (bad) conditions

If you have pain, change the conditions and your body can thrive I would like to start this blog with a quote from vitamin D expert Prof. Michael Holicks book ‘The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problems’, as I think he put it...

It happens while you sleep

It happens while you sleep

Did you know that the position you sleep in can cause you pain? If you sleep like 80% of people, then you’re spending most of the night in a sideways position, with your hips and knees bent and your arms in front of you. What does that position remind you of? Correct,...

Are you on your daily dose of vitamin D yet?

Are you on your daily dose of vitamin D yet?

If not, you are missing out. Common belief is, that vitamin D is only relevant for bones, but it can do so much more. Vitamins, by definition, are essential for life and cannot be produced in the body, but have to be ingested. Fact is, that under the right...