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Living with pain is debilitating, depressing and at times it can become hard to focus on life and even pleasurable activities, simply because pain becomes the dominant force in your life. But remember it is very hard for your loved ones to see you suffer too. Although they do not have the pain, they...

A lot of people are reliant on medication to treat pain that simply fails to respond to ther types of treatment. These, by their very nature are very strong, since theya re dealing with pain that is almost constant and stubbornly refuses to respond to treatment. Often these medications are opiate based and the...

In anatomical terms the neck and spine are simply amazing. Finely tuned over millennia, the spine has evolved so that we are now fully upright and able to walk and participate in all kinds of sports and activities that would simply be impossible were we to be crouched on all fours as we were...

Duloxetene and Diabetic Neuropathic Pain The use of duloxetene in the treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain, is quite a recent innovation, but early indicators are that it is a very effective treatment for this condition, with some studies showing that there is a 50% reduction in pain experienced by people with diabetic neuropathic pain....

London Pain Clinic: Pain Clinics-What You Need To Know At London Pain Clinic we run Pain Clinics that use the latest techniques, technology and equipment so that we can use cutting edge methods to ensure that patients can have their pain alleviated and more importantly, that they can have their lives back. But important...

Targinact And Morphine: A General Comparison There are some people who experience pain that is so debilitating that their lives are effectively blighted by pain. The pain refuses to respond to traditional pain relief treatment and surgery may not always be an option. For people who experience this kind of pain life becomes very...

Second Opinion Service From London Pain Clinic Living with a painful condition is far from easy. Pain can often dominate someone’s life and it is not only deeply distressing for the patient, but there can be all sorts of associated problems, ranging from lack of sleep to difficulty working or concentrating. It can often...

Different Types Of Physiotherapy Used In Rehabilitation There is a fundamental difference between physiotherapy and medication for pain management: medication eases the symptoms that are caused by something being %u2018wrong%u2019 in the body, whereas the physiotherapy works on the underlying cause of the problem. This difference is important, because the role of physiotherapy is...

Multimodal Analgesia And A Multidisciplinary Approach Multimodal analgesia, where patients are given different types of analgesics to manage pain effectively is certainly a very useful tool when it comes to pain management, especially in post operative situations. Using more than one type of analgesic, or painkiller, can often decrease the potential risk of side...

Commonly Asked Questions About Sodium Oxybate As A Treatment For Fibromyalgia In 2009, a study was published that had been carried out in the United States which reported that many patients with fibromyalgia who had taken sodium oxybate, had experienced a reduction in their pain levels. 46% of patients who had been given a...