Chronic pain interventions available
Chronic neck pain, shoulder pain and headaches
Cervical medial branches radiofrequency
Nerve root injections for radicular pain
Cervical epidural
Botox injections for Migraines
Shoulder injections and radiofrequency
Chronic Lower back, thoracic pain and sciatica
Radiofrequency denervation
Nerve root block
Caudal epidural
Post back surgery pain
Caudal epiduroplasty procedure
Coccydynia
Coccyx radio frequency
Complex regional pain syndrome
Stellate ganglion block/radiofrequency
Lumbar plexus block/radiofrequency
Superior hypogastric plexus block/radiofrequency
Cancer pain
Interventions depends on type of cancer including blocks/ radiofrequency denervation for:
- Thoracic nerve roots
- Coeliac and splanchnic sympathetic plexus
- Superior hypogastric plexus
- Hip articular branches
Post breast surgery pain
Radiofrequency on nerve roots
Chronic pelvic pain (Testicular pain and pudendal neuralgia)
Multimodal approach
Interventions if needed
Fibromyalgia
Multimodal approach include medications, change in lifestyle, diet, physiotherapy and psychotherapy referrals and interventions if needed.
Useful information about injections
- General information: https://fpm.ac.uk/media/1681
- Radiofrequency treatment: https://fpm.ac.uk/media/1711
- Medial branches blocks for facet joints: https://fpm.ac.uk/media/1706
- We offer sedation for our procedures, general information about sedation: https://fpm.ac.uk/media/1741
- Epidural steroids injections: https://fpm.ac.uk/media/1696
- Specific nerve root block:
- Cancer injections:
- After injections, please avoid driving and have someone with you in first 24 hours.
Dealing with pain after procedures
- Use your standard pain killers.
- Hospital can offer strong pain killers for the first 2 days.
- After radiofrequency injections you can manage your pain using ice packs and other strong pain killers which will be prescribed on the day mainly for the first 2 days.
Patients on blood thinners
Check with Dr Sedra about time to stop blood thinners if needed and when you can restart them.