Minimally Invasive Pain Procedures
The good news for the countless millions of people who have been suffering from various different types of pain, is that there are now a number of cutting-edge, minimally invasive procedures, to help ameliorate...
What is Sacral Nerve Root Block & What Does it Do?
Spinal injections, including sacral nerve blocks, can be administered by a Pain Specialist in order to lower your level of inflammation, & numb painful nerve signals, thereby helping you improve your quality of life...
Seeking Help With Pain (due to long NHS waiting times)
“The majority of patients living with chronic pain in Great Britain are having to wait much longer than recommended for specialist help to manage their symptoms, with some waiting two years after being referred...
How to Prepare For Your First Appointment With a Pain Specialist
Before You Attend In the first instance, make sure that you know exactly how to travel to the clinic’s location, and that you know exactly where it is situated. (Finding out about nearby landmarks...
The Different Types of Pain & Its Treatment
“The sensation of pain involves communication between our nerves, spinal cord & brain. There are different types of pain, depending on the underlying cause. We all feel pain in different ways & can experience...
What to Expect After a Nerve Root Block
“Once the anaesthetic medication enters the nerve, patients should feel pain relief virtually immediately. The steroid medication’s effectiveness will begin to show results within several days, & inflammation and swelling should totally dissipate around...
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 is Emotional Resilience? – Part 2
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...
Outpatient Ultrasound Guided Injections at the London Pain Clinic
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...
