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A 77 year old man was seen in the pain clinic, complaining of pain in his neck, lower back (L3/L4 region), and areas over his trapezius muscles of the shoulders. He also had some...

What is a Pain Management Doctor? In the UK, the majority of Consultant Doctors who specialise in pain management have been trained as Anaesthetists and have undergone further specialist training in pain management. After...

  A case report of a patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome treated with gabapentin followed by a course of stellate ganglion nerve blocks which allowed the gabapentin dosage to be reduced.    ...

    48 year old lady with CRPS treated with Pregabalin A 48 year old lady attended the Pain Clinic complaining of right foot pain. She had had a traumatic leg injury in which...

A 76 year old lady, with post herpetic neuralgia in the T11/T12 dermatomes on the right side of the abdomen, had previously been seen in the Pain Clinic with symptoms of allodynia and hyperalgesia....

A 45 year old lady presented to the Pain Clinic with Sciatica- like symptoms, including intermittent shooting pain travelling down the back of her right leg several times a day. She also complained of...

          A 64 year old man was seen in the Pain Clinic, complaining of pain in the L3/4 area of his lumbar spine and an aching, deep seated pain which...

    If there existed a simple pill to get rid of any pain without side effects there would be less need for health care practitioners, and many of us would be happily out...

        An 17 year old boy presented to the Pain Clinic with acute onset lower back pain. This started after he picked up a very heavy bag without having his spine...

      What is an Epidural? The word ‘Epidural’ refers to a space around the spine through which nerve roots leave the spinal cord, before travelling to the rest of the body. An...