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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.

Pain From Computer Use; Who Develops It?

Pain From Computer Use; Who Develops It? Although it is often said that there are only two certainties in life, namely death and taxes, there is one common thought that most people have, especially when they are young and that is that “bad things” only happen to other people. Despite the risks, people still...

A Holistic Approach To Post Limb Amputation Pain

There is much written about how having a limb amputated is really major in terms of both the effect on the body and the effect that it has on a person from a psychological perspective. Indeed the whole field of post amputation pain does seem to be moving on and acknowledging that the psychological...

Appointing A Medicolegal Service

Many people are not aware of medicolegal services, until they need to use them. Generally a medicolegal service is a service that is offered when there is a case of litigation and expert reports are required. So after a person has suffered an accident or an injury then an insurance company or solicitor may...

The ‘Low Down’ On Upper Limb Disorders

Within the world of occupational health, there is a clear use of the term ‘upper limb disorders’ to refer to (unsurprisingly) disorders of the upper limb that are generally attributed to work or occupations. Upper limb disorders are quite common in people who have to use a computer, or students who have spent too...

Why Use Multimodal Analgesia?

Multimodal analgesia has recently become much more popular as a way of controlling pain, especially for people who have had surgery. In a sense, multimodal analgesia is a way of intervening to prevent pain from being experienced or reducing the pain felt to a level that is acceptable to patients. Multimodal analgesia relates to...

London Pain Clinic: Pain Clinics and You

Anyone who is living with chronic pain knows all too well the devastating effect that it can have on your day to day life. It can feel as if life is on hold and there is no respite from the pain. It can also have enormous psychological implications and pain is often accompanied by...

Duloxetine and Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Duloxetine is a medication that is licensed in the UK under the name of Cymbalta, to treat diabetic neuropathic pain. It is in fact an antidepressant, since it is a selective serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor, which acts as an antidepressant. Diabetic neurpathic pain is developed by up to 40% of people with diabetes...