Pain

There are a range of medications, procedures and therapies that are known to efficiently manage chronic pain conditions - however, it should be acknowledged that not all methods of lessening pain have to be suggested…

Anti-depressants are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of medication in the world. They are primarily used to treat depression, but can be used to treat other psychiatric disorders and although they are not…

As experts in pain management, Dr Chris Jenner and Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez encounter chronic pain on a regular basis involving a range of complexity and severity. Neuropathic Pain conditions, such as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, can…

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic condition that causes severe and hard to relieve pain. It commonly affects one of the limbs – arms, legs, hands or feet, but sometimes whole limbs can be…

Back pain is the most common type of chronic pain - out of the 2.5 million people in the UK affected by acute back pain, typically 20% develop into chronic back pain. In some cases,…

What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a type of nerve pain or neuropathic pain caused by a dysfunction of the nervous system, which leads to a constellation of characteristic symptoms and signs in sufferers. The hallmark…

We are taking a look at the 5 most common pain conditions that we deal with as medico legal experts. This blog post will give an overview of each of the conditions and draw out…