Medical classification of stress—structured, responsible, and scalable

With Balance, the Heart-Based Center offers a medically guided approach to the classification of stress-related conditions. The aim is to create a sound basis for decision-making before unclear trajectories, inappropriate care pathways, or chronic progression occur.

Why medical clarity is systemically relevant

Stress-related conditions are among the most frequent, but at the same time the least clearly defined drivers of reduced performance, prolonged illness, and rising healthcare costs. Decisions are often made late, symptom-focused, or along uncoordinated care pathways.

Especially in the context of EFAS, early outpatient medical classification is becoming increasingly important: where stress is clearly understood medically, unnecessary interventions can be avoided and inpatient treatment can often be avoided.

This is precisely where Balance comes in—by providing structured medical classification before intervention.

What Balance is suitable for

Balance is not a traditional care offering or a catalog of measures. It is a medically responsible decision-making process that provides decision guidance before avoidable healthcare costs arise.

Typical fields of application:

  • Classification of unclear or protracted stress-related cases
  • Early identification and prevention of stress patterns
  • Decision-making basis for targeted, proportionate interventions
  • Pilot projects in the context of prevention or occupational health management
  • Supplementing existing care models through structured coordination

The application of the Balance program in organizational settings is outlined here:

The focus is not on expanding treatment, but on sensible prioritization.

The approach in brief

Balance follows a clear medical decision-making logic:

1
Orientation & classification

Clarification of the question, context and objective.
Result: Clarity about the need for action and realistic next steps.

2
Analysis - Integral Stress Test™ (IST)

Objective medical classification of stress as an analysis component of the balance methodology.
Result: A sound basis for decision-making instead of assumptions.

3
Regulation

Targeted measures based on the results, e.g. therapeutic interventions, biofeedback or - where appropriate - supplements.
Result: Realistic stabilization instead of reactive or uninformed action.

4
Guided implementation and ongoing support

Medical, therapeutic, and ongoing support for integration into everyday life.
Result: Sustainable change instead of short-term effects.

The analysis is based on the Integral Stress Test™ as part of the methodology.
All phases are under the responsibility of doctors and are coordinated on a multi-professional basis. The aim is not maximum intervention, but proportionate, medically sound decisions.

What Balance deliberately is not

Balance is:

  • No generic health program
  • No feel-good offer
  • Not an all-inclusive therapy product
  • No replacement of existing care structures

It creates medical clarity so that targeted, proportionate decisions can be made — for individuals and healthcare systems.

Cooperation & next steps

Collaborations are currently project or pilot-based. The focus is on joint clarification, where professional classification creates relevant added value and how it can be sensibly embedded in existing structures.

Possible next steps:

  • Exchange on a specific use case
  • Examination of a pilot project
  • Clarification of interfaces with existing services

Your next step

If you would like to check whether and how Balance can be used sensibly in your context, we invite you to a non-binding discussion.

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4053 Basel, Switzerland

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