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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.

Treating Facet Joint Pain

Treating Facet Joint Pain Introduction The facet joints are small joints that connect the vertebrae of the spine. Located at the back of the spine, these joints work together with the intervertebral discs to help support the spine and provide flexibility. While these joints can certainly be injured due to an accident, they are...

Reflexology

Reflexology Reflexology is an alternative or complimentary therapy that involves massaging certain ‘reflex points’ found in the feet and hands which correspond to different parts of the body. While this form of treatment is relatively new in the West, it has been practiced in Egypt, India and China for thousands of years. In 1913,...

Psychological Therapy in Pain Management

Psychological Therapy in Pain Management Pain can mean different things to different people. Some people are better equipped to cope with pain for a long period of time, while it can provoke fear and distraction in others. Pain will have a different meaning for the person experiencing it than the doctor trying to treat...

Management of Stress and Chronic Pain

Management of Stress and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is typically defined as a pain that does not subside after a natural healing period of three months and fails to respond to medication. Such pain often raises blood pressure and increases the chances of a heart disease to a major extent. A vast series...

Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS)

Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) Introduction The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) pain scale is an assessment tool used by the medical community to analyze and classify pain. In other words, it is a simple bedside test, conducted in two parts .i.e. a patient-completed questionnaire and a brief...

Better sleep and Chronic Pain

Better sleep and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is a pain that goes on for more than six months and fails to respond to conventional pain medication. Today, chronic pain is known to affect an estimated 30 to 50 million Americans. It can result from a vast range of factors including injuries that did...

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Polymyalgia Rheumatica Introduction Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a condition typically characterized by a severe pain and stiffness in certain muscles of the body. Adults over the age of 50, especially women are more likely to develop polymyalgia rheumatica. Though it can occur in all ethic groups, polymyalgia rheumatica is relatively more common in people...

Exercise of Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Exercise of Myofascial Pain Syndrome Introduction Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is essentially defined as a painful musculoskeletal condition, characterized by the development of Myofascial trigger points (TrPs). These points are locally tender when active and refer pain through specific patterns to other areas of the body. This disorder generally develops in the skeletal muscles...

Exercise and Chronic Pain

Exercise and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is defined as a pain which lasts longer than the expected time for healing and begins to interfere with normal life. In individuals suffering from chronic pain, the pain is felt long after the injury has been healed or the patient has recovered from the disease. Chronic...

Goal Setting and Chronic Pain

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...