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[email-download download_id="3724" contact_form_id="1613"]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.
The Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar 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 adjacent vertebrae in the spine. Cervical facet joints are responsible for neck range of movement, thoracic facet joints...
MRI Scan Procedure A thoracic (upper back) or lumbar (lower back) MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan is used to create a detailed image of the back area. It is predominately used to identify soft tissue injuries, in contrast to a CT (Computed Tomography) scan, which is the preferred method for issues involving bones. An...
Treatment for back pain is devised in accordance with the severity of pain and discomfort and a patient’s individual history and symptoms. A thorough and complex diagnosis and examination process is performed, which is briefly outlined on this page. Diagnosing Back Pain Reviewing a patient’s history of symptoms is the first step in...
Back pain is a common medical complaint, with a vast number of complex causes and symptoms. The onset of back pain can often be due to subtle causes, such as poor posture. Symptoms can also be caused by abrupt trauma, such as the type sustained in a road accident or a fall, or a...
At age 23, London Pain Clinic patient Erica Siegel was diagnosed with the rare connective tissue disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Mast Cell Activation Disorder, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome. Read Erica’s blog and watch her BBC World News interview where lead researcher Professor J Michael McIntosh from the University of Utah discusses...
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 injectables such as viscosupplementation, subject to assessment. You will first require an initial assessment with one of our Pain Consultants,...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…Or so they say! However for chronic pain sufferers it can be a time where pain is perhaps heightened by the increased activity, pressure that we put upon ourselves and many social engagements. With presents to buy, Christmas dinners to cook, family parties to plan and travelling...
A migraine is defined as a throbbing or pulsating headache that is limited to one side of the head (a unilateral headache). They are usually characterised by severe pain and are accompanied by nausea and hypersensitivity to light and sound. The exact causes of migraines are scientifically unclear, but certain triggers have been...
Migraines A migraine is defined as a throbbing or pulsating headache that is limited to one side of the head (a unilateral headache). They are usually characterised by severe pain and are accompanied by nausea and hypersensitivity to light and sound. The exact causes of migraines are scientifically unclear, but certain triggers have been...
Migraines A migraine is essentially defined as a throbbing or pulsating headache that is limited to one side of the head (a unilateral headache). They are usually characterised by severe pain and are accompanied by nausea and hypersensitivity to light and sound. The exact causes of migraines are scientifically unclear, but certain triggers have...
