Prof. Dr. med. Uwe R. Reuter completed his medical studies at the University of Greifswald with a diploma and a doctorate in orthopaedics in 1991. Since 1996 he has been an algesiologist/DGS and pain therapist as well as head of the Regional Pain Centre Greiz/Vogtland of the German Society for Pain Medicine. He is head of the section for homeopathy at the Academy for Medical Training in Thuringia and has a license to train in the area of homeopathy, naturopathic treatment and specific pain therapy. He is also holding additional qualifications in the area of acupuncture, neural therapy and palliative medicine. Today he works as Medical Director/Head Physician and Managing Director of the CLINIC in LIFE, the academy in LIFE for Holistic Medicine, the Institute for Innovative Medicine, Research and Communication and the pain practice Gartenweg in Greiz, Germany.