What is Occipital Neuralgia?
Do you suffer from a distinct type of headache with chronic burning, throbbing, piercing, or electric-shock-like pain in the upper region of your neck, the back of your head, forehead, scalp, or behind...
Sacroiliac Joint Injections For Pain Relief
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...
What Are the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia?
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),...
What is Pulsed Radio Frequency Treatment?
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...
What is Pregabalin?
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...
What are Intravenous Ketamine Infusions & Can They Relieve My 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...
Special Medical Interests: Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez
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...
Special Medical Interests: Dr Attam Singh
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...
How Serious is Endometriosis?
“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,...
The Connection Between Endometriosis & Eating Disorders
“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...
