Pain Management
Our leading specialists provide a personalised pain management service. We use the latest innovations in healthcare to accurately diagnose and treat chronic (long-term) pain in any part of the body.
What is pain management?
Pain management is the process of helping you ease and cope with pain that gets in the way of your wellbeing and daily life. The latest approaches used by Welbeck specialists include a wide range of options, from medications to surgical treatments, physiotherapy and psychological support.
Pain management specialists may recommend one or more approaches to help reduce and also prevent pain. The aim of pain management is to help you carry out your daily tasks, and improve your ability to go to work or enjoy hobbies and activities.
At Welbeck, our specialists deliver personalised pain management treatment in our state-of-the-art Pain Medicine centre.
Our focus on chronic pain
In our Pain Medicine centre, our specialists focus on chronic pain (sometimes called persistent or long-term pain). This is lasting pain, which can have a huge effect on your wellbeing and quality of life if it goes unmanaged. Many people report how it interferes with sleep, socialising, their love lives, and their ability to work – plus how long it can take to get a treatment plan in place.
Chronic pain needs a personalised approach with the latest options for diagnosis, because it can be caused by many things, including:
certain health conditions, such as migraine, arthritis, angina, endometriosis, and cancer
nervous system pain conditions such as diabetic neuropathy, sciatica, and post-stroke pain
an injury that may take a long time to heal or cause you long-term damage
surgery, which can sometimes result in ongoing or post-surgical pain (for example, after breast, joint or spinal surgery)
repetitive strain on your body, for example, due to sports or working practices
nervous system activation after the original cause of the pain has healed
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Using advanced diagnostic tools and techniques, our experts are able to diagnose why your pain is persisting and guide you to the most appropriate treatment pathway. Your specialist will also help you with the management of symptoms and enable you to get back to activities that you enjoy.
At Welbeck, our pain management pathway involves:
Identifying why you’re in pain by diagnosing the root cause.
2. Working to find the best treatment plan to help you manage pain successfully in your daily life.
3. Maintaining and adjusting the right level of pain management over the long term if your pain experience changes.
Our consultants use a wide range of diagnostic approaches, including:
MRI scans
CT scans
ultrasound scans
nerve conduction studies and electromyography (EMG)
We offer a wide range of treatments, including:
medication review and advice
physiotherapy
pain relief injections
ultrasound-guided injections
ketamine infusions
pulsed radiofrequency
Western medical acupuncture
medicinal cannabis
surgical procedures
Any potential risks from your pain management options will depend on your individual situation and personalised plan. Your specialist will always discuss benefits and potential side effects before starting any new treatment, so you can make an informed decision.
You can find out more about potential benefits and risks for specific treatments by asking questions about proposed options during a consultation. Our specialists will be happy to provide answers based on your personal health concerns and history.
The best way to prepare for your personalised pain management journey with us is to:
put together clear, concise notes about your symptoms to take to your consultation – including where the pain is, what it feels like, when it gets worse or better and any treatments you have tried so far
keep notes about how any medication changes or treatments affect your pain levels and quality of life – and share these at follow-up appointments
note down any questions you have before any consultation to make sure you have all the information you need to make informed choices with your specialist
discuss the potential benefits and risks of any new treatment approach with your specialist beforehand
Our specialists will work with you to make sure any medicine, treatment or surgery has the correct follow-up where you can share your experiences and they can assess your progress. Managing chronic pain can be complex, and it may take some time to find the best mix of medicines, treatments and lifestyle approaches for you. This is why follow-up consultations are such an important part of our approach at the Welbeck Pain Medicine centre.
Every pain management plan is individual and may require a personalised mix of treatments. Please contact our Pain Medicine centre for pricing information.
At Welbeck, our pain management specialists are experts in their field and are dedicated to providing world-class care to every patient.
With access to colleagues across other specialties, our consultants are also able to refer within the Welbeck ecosystem if required to ensure you receive the treatment you need as quickly as possible, all under one roof.
All appointments, testing, treatment, and follow-up appointments take place within our state-of-the-art facilities, enabling us to deliver accurate diagnostics and advanced treatments.
To book a pain management consultation, you must be referred by either your GP or a specialist relevant to your cause of pain following a consultation with them. Self-referrals are not accepted.
If you would like to schedule a consultation with a pain management specialist, please get in touch to make an appointment. Your health is important to us, so we strive to offer same-day appointments whenever possible.
Our consultants are recognised by the major health insurance companies. If you have private health insurance, your treatment at Welbeck can begin once you have obtained authorisation. We also provide care to self-paying patients. Learn more about the different payment options at Welbeck.
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Frequently asked questions
If you think you may have chronic pain, talk to your GP or a specialist. Especially if:
your pain has lasted 12 weeks or more
your pain is getting worse
you have chronic pain already, but you have new symptoms
Pain relief is aimed at reducing or blocking pain and is often a short-term measure using medicines. Pain management is a more holistic look at how to manage a long-term pain issue so you can manage to live your life as fully as possible. It may not always make the pain disappear completely, but it can reduce it and help you think differently about it so it becomes manageable. It will often combine lifestyle and exercise approaches along with medicines or treatments such as injections or surgery.
Pain medicines called opioids can increase the risk of addiction if they are prescribed for more than 3 months. You might have heard names such as codeine, morphine, oxycodone and tramadol. Pain medicine specialists are very aware of this issue and can prescribe lower doses combined with other pain management strategies, or talk to you about different options altogether. If opioids are a key and useful part of your treatment plan, your specialist will discuss with you a plan for the end of treatment and how you will phase them out.
Acute pain is a shorter-term pain that can usually be explained by an injury or illness. It’s often relieved by medicines and usually goes away within 12 weeks. Chronic pain is a longer-lasting pain that can’t always be clearly explained and may not be helped as effectively by medicines alone. If it isn’t managed, it might cause you to change your daily activities and routines and feel low or depressed as a result.