Chronic Pain Management

Dr. Sandesha Kothari, MBBS DA DNB MNAMS FRCA is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine. She offers a service to manage Chronic Pain effectively.

What is Chronic Pain?

It is pain that either persists beyond the point that healing would be expected to be complete (usually taken as 3-6 months) or that occurs in disease processes in which healing does not take place. The pain may be continuous or intermittent. Chronic pain can be experienced by those who do not have evidence of tissue damage.

Statistics show that nearly one in seven people suffer from chronic pain and 20% have suffered for more than 20 years. It is hardly surprising that people suffering from chronic pain consult their doctor up to five times more frequently than others and that this results in nearly 5 million GP appointments a year.

It is important to refer early rather than late to a chronic pain specialist for symptom alleviation and improvement in quality of life.

Chronic pain Management Services at King’s Hill offered include a thorough assessment followed by non pharmacological, pharmacological and or interventional management as deemed appropriate.

Referral to specialist services may be considered for some conditions mentioned below

Brief list of interventions offered

Neuromodulation (NM) as the word describes means modulating the thinking of nerves. Electrical current is applied to the painful area or the nerve distributing the painful area to elicit pain relief.

In all cases, patients must have been referred by their GP. Self referrals cannot be accepted.

To make an appointment please contact Michelle Burgess
on 01732 844244 or E-mail Michelle Burgess