Cervical 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. Cervical facet...
A 23 year old lady was seen in the Pain Clinic. She had a fall down some stairs whilst wearing a rucksack and bruised the left side of her chest- rib fractures were excluded...
Guidelines for treatment of Neuropathic Pain Introduction Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state, typically characterized by a burning and shooting pain, along with a feeling of tingling and numbness. The International Association...
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. ...
Neuropathic Pain and Stem Cell Research Introduction Stem cells are the primal cells found in all multi-cellular organisms and carry the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division. In laymen terms, stem cells...
Pain in Noonan Syndrome and its management. A patients perspective I am in pain all day every day, but I have learnt to cope with it. I feel the following have helped me manage...
Informed Consent Introduction Informed consent is essentially defined as a legal condition whereby a person can be said to have given a formal consent based upon an appreciation and understanding of the facts and...
Treatment of Osteoporosis Introduction Osteoporosis is basically defined as a condition that causes the bones to weaken, making them more vulnerable to breakage. Five in almost every 100 people in the UK suffer from...
The role of the Touch TENS machine from Tenscare in the management of pain TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) is used as one of the tools in the armoury of most chronic pain clinics....
Intra-articular Steroid Injections for the Hip Introduction Intra-articular steroid injections are a prescribed line of treatment for relief from joint-pain. The steroids administered through the intra-articular injections are used to decrease the inflammatory reaction...