Transforaminal epidural steroid injection is as good as microdiscectomy for sciatica
Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection is as good as a Microdiscectomy for Sciatica. Read More »
Chronic migraine week was designed to raise awareness of this widespread but often invisable condition
Treatment of Chronic Migraine Read More »
Facet joint injections with cortisone have been offered as a treatment for mechanical low back pain for at least 60 years. More recently however, this practice has been becoming increasingly controversial on both clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness grounds.
Are Facet Joint Injections Any Good? Read More »
This is a brief summary of the 2016 NICE guideline for the management of chronic low back pain
Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain (Part 1) Read More »
Commentary on the new IASP definition of pain
What is the Definition of Pain? Read More »
Primum non nocere – first do no harm. The first principal of medicine
Primum Non Nocere – First Do No Harm Read More »
Ever since my student days, when first introduced to the concept of sympathy versus empathy, I have to confess that I have never been able to fully and deeply grasp what these terms actually mean.
Sympathy Versus Empathy Read More »
Migraine is a primary neurological condition associated with hyper-excitability of the brain which can manifest in many different way
Migraine – Trigger or Premonitory? Read More »
Former Eurythmics and general 80’s icon Annie Lennox has highlighted the plight of chronic pain sufferers as a result of the current social and economic lockdown, implemented to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Annie Lennox Call for Urgent Action for those in Chronic Pain Read More »
The recent news that dexamethasone reduces deaths covid-19 is a good news story for chronic pain physicians on a number of different levels.
Dexamethasone Reduces Death Rates in Covid-19 Read More »
