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Our Treatments
Interventional, pharmacological, and non-pharmacological treatment pathways.
Interventional Treatments
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Neurostimulation is the use of electrical impulses to block or restore nervous system function and sensation. Neurostimulation treatment reduces nerve activity through the delivery of electrical stimulation to targeted sites of the body.
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Lumbar facet injections
The facet joints are small joints that limit the amount of twisting and bending in the back. They can be affected by arthritis and strained by unaccustomed or heavy exercise. They are sometimes a cause of back pain.
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Sacro-iliac joint injections
The sacro-iliac joints are large joints that join the spine to the pelvis. They carry the weight of the body from the spine, through the pelvis to the hips
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Lumbar epidural injection
An epidural can help back pain. It is a temporary treatment, and cannot be expected to last more than two months
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Facet/Sacro-iliac joint denervation
If you have a good response to facet joint injections in the lower back or in the neck, then it may be possible to make the treatment more effective by doing facet joint denervation. If your pain has returned, then denervation can turn off
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Stellate Ganglion Block
What is the Stellate Ganglion Block? Stellate Ganglion Block is an injection of local anaesthetic in the sympathetic nerve tissue. These are the nerves that are a part of the Sympathetic Nervous System and are located in the neck, on either side of the voic...
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Coeliac plexus injection
The coeliac plexus is a place in the abdomen or belly where there is a concentration of nerves that supply the intestines and other abdominal organs.
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Lumbar Sympathetectomy
The sympathetic nerves run beside the spine. The lumbar sympathetic nerves in the lower back control the blood vessels in the legs, and carry some of the sensation of pain from the legs.
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Injections around joints
Injections are often made around the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee in the investigation and treatment of pain.
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Cervical facet joint injections
The facet joints are small joints that fimit the amount of twisting and bending in the neck. They can be affected by arthritis and strained by unaccustomed or heavy exercise. They are sometimes a cause of neck pain.
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Local and "trigger point" injections
"Trigger points" are small areas within muscles that are tender and when they are pressed they cause pain to spread through the muscle. Most patients will have pain from several trigger points.
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Injections around nerves
Injections are often made around nerves in the investigation and treatment of pain. We often inject nerves in the groin, the scalp and the arms and legs.
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Pain Management Program
Most of the patients attending the pain clinic have had pain for more than six months. The pain has been difficult to treat, and you may have had treatment that has failed. We will fry to explain what is happening, and help if we can.
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Physical Therapy
Chronic pain patients are often caught in a cycle of pain avoidance, which leads to inactivity. This creates an unhealthy lifestyle, which in turn reduces strength, endurance, range of motion, and overall confidence. Patients become more su
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Clinical Psychology
Often people who suffer from chronic pain will experience periods of depression, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, low self-esteem, frustration, low self-worth, anger towards others and themselves, toward situations, and negative feelings
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Self Management
Self-management refers to a person's ability to manage pain symptoms, treatment, and the physical, emotional and social effects of chronic pain.
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