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[email-download download_id="3724" contact_form_id="1613"]As experts in effective pain medicine and management, here at the London Pain Clinic we are experienced in employing numerous different interventions to help you experience life pain-free. However, we also recognise that some patients may want to find out as much as possible about their own condition themselves. With that in mind, our Information section provides articles and resources on everything from alternative therapies and botox to repetitive strain injury and whiplash. Simply click on a topic on the right to get started. Nevertheless, if you would like to book an appointment with one of our pain specialists, please call us on 020 7118 0250 or email the London Pain Clinic.
The sacroiliac (SI) joints are formed by the fusion of the sacrum and the right and left iliac bones. The two sacroiliac joints, which are small in size, frequently match each other, but are extremely variable from person to person. Sacroiliac joint injections (AKA SI joint injections), are designed to help relieve lower back,...
Fibromyalgia is a condition which is defined by fatigue, widespread musculoskeletal pain, insomnia, mood imbalance, and difficultly remembering things. Further, a large percentage of individuals with fibromyalgia have depression, anxiety, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorders), and tension headaches. Research shows that this malady amplifies the way that sufferers feel pain, as...
This long-standing popular minimally invasive therapy for relieving nerve and joint pain, has been practised since the middle of the 1990s. The pulsed radio therapy treatment (RT) works by adjusting the way in which the nerve tissue functions, thus reducing pain by changing the pain signal transmissions along the pain-sensing pathway. This procedure is...
What is Pregabalin? “Pregabalin is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants. It works by decreasing the number of pain signals that are sent out by damaged nerves in the body” [1] Pregabalin (pronounced pre gab’ a lin), is prescribed by pain specialists at the London Pain Clinic, to ameliorate patients’ damaged nerve pain...
“Intravenous lidocaine infusion is used to assess the potential benefits of lidocaine & related medications on managing your pain. Depending on the specific cause of your pain, some patients report immediate & long continued relief associated with the intravenous administration of lidocaine” [1] Ketamine Infusions for relieving pain are becoming increasing popular these days,...
Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez is a hugely popular consultant at the London Pain Clinic, due to his long standing interest and expertise in Musculoskeletal Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuropathic Pain. This includes Ischaemic syndromes and CPRS (Complex regional pain syndrome), a type of long-term pain that usually affects an arm or a leg). He is...
Dr Attam Singh MB BS, FRCA, FFPMRCA is a Clinical Associate of the London Pain Clinic, where he is a well known, multi-award winning Anaesthetist, and Pain Medicine expert and consultant. Specialising in musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain of either single or multiple origin, Dr Singh has spent over 12 years refining the management of...
“Endometriosis is estimated to affect between 2% & 10% of all women within the general population. Up to 50% of women with infertility have endometriosis. Symptoms can begin prior to a girl’s first period, & for most women, symptoms persist throughout their menstrual life. In a number of cases symptoms persist following the menopause”...
“Endometriosis can cause debilitating pain & nausea, limit ability to exercise, & lead to severe bloating. Any one of these challenges can be difficult, but all together, they can negatively impact body image. For those prone to developing eating disordered behaviour, changing diet or eating patterns might feel like a way to manage the...
“One in 10 women of reproductive age in the UK suffer from endometriosis. 176 million worldwide. Endometriosis in women with infertility is as high as 50%. Endometriosis is the second most common gynaecological condition (after fibroids) in the UK” [1] Did you know that: “on average, it takes 7.5 years from the onset of...
