Author: Jay Murphy

Overview A recent study has evaluated the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in treating fibromyalgia by targeting the prefrontal cortex. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either active rTMS or a placebo...

As any Pain Doctor will tell you, pain from “trigeminal neuralgia (TN), typically involves the lower face & jaw, although sometimes it affects the area around the nose & above the eye. This intense,...

“Do you always have headaches early in the day? Do you wake up in the mornings with pain radiating down your face? Or maybe you feel exhausted from poor sleep. Any of these mysterious...

  As any Pain Doctor will tell you, the neurotoxin Botox, (which is injected into the body with a fine needle), can serve as an excellent therapeutic treatment for ameliorating pain. This is because...

Overview Occipital neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the occipital nerves, which run from the top of the spinal cord up through the scalp. This condition is characterised by piercing, throbbing, or...

Overview Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) encompass a range of conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and the muscles that control jaw movement. Symptoms • Pain or tenderness in the jaw...

Overview Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for transmitting sensations from the face to the brain. Trigeminal neuralgia is characterised by intense, stabbing, electric shock-like...

Pain Doctors regularly explain that: “migraine affects many aspects of a person’s life – their work, education, relationships & mental health” [1]. Did you know that: “people in the UK lose a total of...

When it comes to thinking about upcoming surgery, or even making a short visit to a Pain Doctor to have a minimally invasive pain management procedure, such as spinal cord stimulation or a nerve...

As any Pain Doctor will tell you: “Pain interventional therapy is regarded as the most promising medical technology in the 21st century”. It refers to clinical treatment technology based on neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, and nerve...