Author: Jay Murphy

As Pain Doctors regularly explain to their patients, Botox is not simply a muscle re-laxer. “Since 1989, botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A), has been used to treat neuropathic pain (neuralgia). Botulinum toxin-A shows significant potential as...

As Pain Doctors explain: “a pelvic tilt is a common postural abnormality that happens when your pelvic muscles lean too much towards one side. This deficiency typically develops when your pelvic muscles stay in...

Overview A recent study has evaluated the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in treating fibromyalgia by targeting the prefrontal cortex. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either active rTMS or a placebo...

As any Pain Doctor will tell you, pain from “trigeminal neuralgia (TN), typically involves the lower face & jaw, although sometimes it affects the area around the nose & above the eye. This intense,...

“Do you always have headaches early in the day? Do you wake up in the mornings with pain radiating down your face? Or maybe you feel exhausted from poor sleep. Any of these mysterious...

  As any Pain Doctor will tell you, the neurotoxin Botox, (which is injected into the body with a fine needle), can serve as an excellent therapeutic treatment for ameliorating pain. This is because...

Overview Occipital neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the occipital nerves, which run from the top of the spinal cord up through the scalp. This condition is characterised by piercing, throbbing, or...

Overview Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) encompass a range of conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and the muscles that control jaw movement. Symptoms • Pain or tenderness in the jaw...

Overview Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for transmitting sensations from the face to the brain. Trigeminal neuralgia is characterised by intense, stabbing, electric shock-like...

Pain Doctors regularly explain that: “migraine affects many aspects of a person’s life – their work, education, relationships & mental health” [1]. Did you know that: “people in the UK lose a total of...