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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.
Goal Setting and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is defined as a pain that lasts for more than three months and leads to a significant impairment of activities of daily living and activities. The primary goal in chronic pain management is that the cause of the pain should be found and cured, enabling the...
Diaphragmatic Breathing and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is defined as a persistent, long-lasting pain that lasts longer than six months inspite of the required medical treatment. Individuals with chronic pain often tense their muscles in reaction to pain, which in turn aggravate pain altogether. Chronic pain can present itself in a series of...
Pacing and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is typically defined as a pain that lasts for more than six months, inspite of regular and appropriate medicine being administered. It can often lead to a series of side effects such as hopelessness, depression, anxiety disorders and traumatic stress. Individuals suffering from chronic pain also end...
Case report of a patient with facet joint pain treated regularly with X-ray guided facet joint injections I reviewed a 47 year old gentleman who has been a patient in the Pain Clinic for some years. Essentially, he has lower back pain eminating from his bilateral L3/4, L4/5 and L5/S1 facet joints. This had...
Case report of patient with post surgical neuropathic right iliac fossa pain treated with pregabalin Introduction A 71 year old gentleman was seen in the Pain Clinic with right iliac fossa pain. Examination findings On examination he had right iliac fossa pain and neuropathic type pain which he described as a clawing, spasm-like pain,...
Case report of patient with knee pain from a cross trainer treated with simple local injection of cortisone Introduction I reviewed a 42 year old lady in the Pain Clinic who had been using a cross trainer at home. Over the last week she had had increasing left knee pain, which had got steadily...
Neck pain succesfully treated with facet joint blocks Introduction I reviewed a 52 year old gentleman in the Pain Clinic. He had a history of neck and lower back pain. A recent MRI scan had shown a slight cervical intervertebral disc protrusion. Examination findings On examination he had occasional tingling in both hands, which...
Phantom Limb Pain I saw a 64 year old gentleman in the Pain Clinic. He had a left below knee amputation. He is complaining of pain in the lateral border of the lower part of the stump and a specific point of tenderness. He described this as a sharp pain, worse on walking, and...
Introduction Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is the term used to describe symptoms produced from the compression of nerves or blood vessels running through the thoracic outlet. The thoracic outlet is the area between the base of the neck and the armpit. The main area affected is known as the brachial...
Definition A migraine is essentially defined as a throbbing or pulsating unilateral headache .i.e. limited to one side of the head. Incidence of Migraines Migraine is known to affect over 28 million Americans, with women getting affected at least three times more than men get. While some people might have several migraine attacks in...
