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We are pleased to be able to offer face-to-face appointments with our Pain Consultant Dr Attam Singh, at Number 9 Harley Street. If you are suffering from pain and would like to see a consultant in...

What is a Trigger Point Injection? A Trigger Point Injection (TPI) is a form of treatment for the extremely painful areas of the muscle. In its active state, a normal muscle is supposed to...

Patient Information Sheet – Epidural What is an Epidural? An epidural is a form of a regional anesthesia involving injection of drugs through a catheter placed in to the epidural space. The injection leads...

Introduction to Morphine Morphine is a powerful drug of the opiate, analgesic nature and is the principal active agent in opium. Morphine belongs to a class of drugs known as narcotic analgesics and is...

Patient Information Sheet – Suprascapular Nerve Blocks What is the Suprascapular Nerve? The suprascapular nerve is the major sensory supply to the shoulder joint and motor supply to the Supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles. The...

Introduction to Implantable Intrathecal Pumps An implantable intrathecal pump is a medical device used to deliver very small quantities of medications to the spinal fluid. Medications such as morphine or baclofen are delivered in...

Introduction to Spinal Cord Stimulators Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) is an implantable medical device used to treat chronic pain of neurological origin. A compact electronic device is surgically implanted in the wall of the...

What is Kyphoplasty? Kyphoplasty is a new minimally invasive technique in vertebral compression fractures. It is primarily performed for patients who suffer vertebral fracture due to diminished bone strength. Patients who benefit the most...

What is Pain? Pain is a natural response that acts as a warning to indicate harm or potential danger to tissues in our bodies. In other words, pain is the body’s mechanism of self-preservation....

Gabapentin Gabapentin is a drug originally prescribed to control certain types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. Though the drug was initially approved only to manage epilepsy, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...