Category: Case Studies

    A 27 year old woman reported a two year history of pain around her right shoulder blade after falling out of a head stand in yoga. She had tried chiropractic treatment, acupuncture...

            I reviewed a 47 year old lady in the Pain Clinic. She had an accident falling over a pavement curb in which she fractured her thumb, wrist and...

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...

Patient with lower back pain treated with lumbar facet joint injections Presentation of lower back pain A 38 year old gentleman who worked extensively as a painter and decorator presented to the clinic. As...

Case report of a lady with ascites with rib pain treated successfully with intercostal nerve blocks Clinical Overview I reviewed a patient in the clinic with sclerosis of the liver, which she had secondary...

Patient succesfully treated with pulsed radiofrequency to the suprascapular nerve to treat shoulder pain Left shoulder pain following locked posterior dislocation I saw a 42 year old gentleman who had had problems with the...

      A 32 year old man hurt his back doing sit ups. He had back pain referring into his right leg. Initially he was treated by his GP with anti- inflammatories which...

A 77 year old man was seen in the pain clinic, complaining of pain in his neck, lower back (L3/L4 region), and areas over his trapezius muscles of the shoulders. He also had some...

Neuropathic testicular pain A 41 year old gentleman was seen in the clinic complaining of needle-like stabbing pains in the left testicle. Examination findings in neuropathic testicular pain On examination, there was tenderness at...

Overview I saw a 56 year old lady in the Pain Clinic. She was complaining of pain in the umbilicus, moving around in a band. This is usually a niggling pain with a pain...