Category: Treatment

Following Mel Lisney’s article last week regarding Emotional Resilience, Mel now provides us with some practical advice on improving Emotional Resilience. How do we work on our resilience? So, how do we work on...

At the London Pain Clinic we offer outpatient injections under high resolution ultrasound image guidance using the latest clinical technology.  We use long acting local anaesthetic and steroid with or without Botox and other...

Cervical Facet Joints Facet joints are a set of small joints between every two adjacent vertebrae in the spine. Their function is to guide and limit the movement of each spinal segment. Cervical facet...

The role of the Touch TENS machine from Tenscare in the management of pain TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) is used as one of the tools in the armoury of most chronic pain clinics....

Intra-articular Steroid Injections for the Hip Introduction Intra-articular steroid injections are a prescribed line of treatment for relief from joint-pain. The steroids administered through the intra-articular injections are used to decrease the inflammatory reaction...

Intra-articular Steroid Injections of the Knee Introduction Intra-articular steroid injections are a form of treatment for pain-relief from joint pain. Such steroids are used to decrease the inflammatory reaction associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid...

Strategies for minimizing NSAIDs side effects Introduction Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. These NSAIDs are mainly used for reducing pain, fever and inflammation. There...

What is Kyphoplasty? Kyphoplasty is a new minimally invasive technique in vertebral compression fractures. It is primarily performed for patients who suffer vertebral fracture due to diminished bone strength. Patients who benefit the most...

Intra-articular Steroid Injections for the Shoulder Introduction The intra-articular steroid injections are a treatment method for relief from joint pain. These steroids are used to decrease the inflammatory reaction associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid...

What is Pain? Pain is a natural response that acts as a warning to indicate harm or potential danger to tissues in our bodies. In other words, pain is the body’s mechanism of self-preservation....