Included in the study can be all persons suffering from chronic pain as it is often the case with rheumatic disease or traumata. The electric charge is created by a generator which can produce a high electrostatic field. The electrical voltage is delivered to the hands via a metal handle and is spread over the entire body surface. After the short treatment, the patient is completely discharged and earthed again.~Over 100 patients in eight pain centers are to be included into this trial in order to show a statistically significant reduction of pain.
The Treatment Cabin 'Elosan cabin' is a closed, electrically insulated cabin for the short-term application of a high electrostatic voltage to the body of patients with chronic pain.~Patients assigned will have 8 sessions in the treatment cabin, with an interval of 6 days between sessions. The existing therapies and painkillers will be continued at the discretion of the doctor.