Pain management
Pain management specialises in the management and treatment of both chronic and acute pain.
Acute pain is something we all experience when we cut or injure ourselves or suffer some form of trauma, such as an operation. It is also our bodies’ way of warning us when an underlying disease process may be developing, prompting us to seek help. In the vast majority of people, pain settles down as the body's healing processes take effect or after medical intervention. However, in some individuals the pain persists beyond the usual or expected time; pain that persists for over three to six months is defined as chronic pain.
We offer regular outpatient clinics with consultant physicians specialising in pain management, aimed at reducing the pain, addressing the emotional impact of the pain and increasing mobility, activity and overall well-being. We provide a variety of therapies and drugs including epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, facet joint blocks, conventional (CRF) or pulsed (PRF) radiofrequency, Sympathetic Ganglion Block, Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS), spinal cord stimulation, physiotherapy and psychological therapy.
Our consultants specialise in:
- Abdominal pain
- Back and neck pain - maybe from facet joint disease, disc disease, slipped disc or osteoarthritis of the spine
- Chest wall pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome (also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or causalgia) - causing swelling, discolouration and stiffness of a limb
- Disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Fibromyalgia (chronic widespread pain syndrome)
- Headaches - maybe from cervical skeletal problems or damaged nerves
- Joint, tendon or muscle pain (arthritis, tendonitis and myalgia)
- Knee pain - when surgery has failed to help
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- Nerve injury (pins and needles, burning pain and shooting pains)
- Pelvic pain - when gynaecological or surgical intervention has failed to help
- Phantom limb pain - after an amputation
- Sciatica
- Shoulder pain - when surgery has failed to help.
Please note these are regular clinics, other times may be available by appointment.
Schedule Key: M for monthly sessions A for alternate weeks A/H for Ad Hoc
Appointments and enquiries
This service is available to anyone with chronic pain and you do not need to be referred by a GP or other healthcare professional. For appointments or enquiries please call us on 020 8936 1201.
