Painful diabetic neuropathy
Painful diabetic neuropathy Diagnosis of painful diabetic neuropathy A 69 year old lay was seen in the clinic who presented with a 10 year history of pain affecting her upper arms, which she described...
Neuropathic scar pain following Caesarian section
Neuropathic scar pain following Caesarian section Presentation A 39 year old was seen in the Pain Clinic. On examination, there was a small discrete area in the left iliac fossa approximately 1 x 2...
Patient Information Sheet – Cervical Nerve Root Blocks
Patient Information Sheet – Cervical Nerve Root Blocks What is a nerve root block? A nerve root block is a surgically invasive procedure, administered for pain relief associated to the nerve roots. A nerve...
Patient Testimonials about London Pain Clinic
Patient Testimonials about London Pain Clinic Patient Testimonial 1 London Pain Clinic (Dr Jenner) have given me a new life. I cannot be grateful enough and my children (old ladies by now) feel the...
Facet Joint Tenderness Treated With Acupuncture – Case Study
An 17 year old boy presented to the Pain Clinic with acute onset lower back pain. This started after he picked up a very heavy bag without having his spine...
A Dancer’s Guide To Pain Relief
If there existed a simple pill to get rid of any pain without side effects there would be less need for health care practitioners, and many of us would be happily out...
Severe Lower Back Pain Treated With Physiotherapy
A 64 year old man was seen in the Pain Clinic, complaining of pain in the L3/4 area of his lumbar spine and an aching, deep seated pain which...
Piriformis Syndrome treated with Local Injection Therapy – Case Study
A 45 year old lady presented to the Pain Clinic with Sciatica- like symptoms, including intermittent shooting pain travelling down the back of her right leg several times a day. She also complained of...
Post Herpetic Neuralgia Treated with Gabapentin – Case Study
A 76 year old lady, with post herpetic neuralgia in the T11/T12 dermatomes on the right side of the abdomen, had previously been seen in the Pain Clinic with symptoms of allodynia and hyperalgesia....
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) treated with Pregabalin (Lyrica)
48 year old lady with CRPS treated with Pregabalin A 48 year old lady attended the Pain Clinic complaining of right foot pain. She had had a traumatic leg injury in which...
