The Medicolegal Implications of Phantom Limb Pain and its Prevention
The term ‘phantom limb pain (PLP)’ describes the painful sensations experienced in a part of the body that has been amputated, which persist after complete healing of the associated surgical wound. It is an extremely…
Read more Pain clinic schedule for summer/autumn 2022
Our pain experts will once again be on the move, offering medicolegal consultations around the country in addition to their regular Reading/London clinic locations. Confirmed dates for Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez 1 August - BIRMINGHAM Confirmed…
Read more Somatoform Pain Disorder: Pre-accident psychological history and vulnerability and the BUT FOR test in the absence of a trigger
Somatoform disorder (SD) is defined as physical symptoms suggestive of a medical condition which are unexplained by an underlying disease or mental disorder. Somatoform symptoms are common, and mild ones, such as stress as a…
Read more Future Prospects for Patients with a History of Chronic Pain
Pain is defined as chronic when it lasts for more than three months. At this point, it stops being just a symptom and becomes a condition in its own right, although it is also associated…
Read more Unusual patterns of spread of the mechanical symptoms of chronic back pain and their medicolegal implications
Back pain is one of the commonest reasons for a patient to visit their doctor, and it is estimated that around 80% of adults will suffer from it at least once during their lifetime. Back…
Read more The Medicolegal Implications of Placebo Use in Pain Medicine
A placebo is any medication or procedure with no known therapeutic effect. Placebos are often given for the psychological, rather than physiological, benefit of the patient and are also used as a control measure in…
Read more The Use of Neuroimaging in Pain Medicine
The phenomenon of acute pain serves two main purposes. First, it acts as a warning system to the body that the risk from harm is imminent. Second, it indicates that an injury has already occurred,…
Read more Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Litigation
1 Introduction 1.1 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) remains a poorly understood phenomenon. In the realm of medical litigation, the syndrome can prove particularly challenging to substantiate. This is often due to the lack of…
Read more Prevalence of Degenerative Changes in Back and Spinal Pain and the Medicolegal Implications
Back pain is the commonest reason patients consult their GP, and it has been estimated that 60–80% of the population will experience the condition at some point during their lifetime. There is a significant socioeconomic…
Read more Reliability and Veracity in Medicolegal Pain Cases
An accurate and reliable assessment of the patient’s condition is crucial in achieving a fair outcome in medicolegal cases involving chronic pain. While assessment of acute pain is relatively straightforward, measurement of chronic pain, and…
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