The Lister Hospital
Chelsea Bridge Road, SW1W 8RH London
Pain management
Care for acute and chronic pain. Our pain management experts offer care and treatment for everything from post-operative discomfort to migraines, joint pain, sciatica and more.
Specialists in pain management
Pain is a complex condition that can have a serious impact on your physical and mental wellbeing.
Pain is generally defined as acute or chronic:
- Acute pain can occur as a result of an injury, illness or medical procedure
- Chronic pain is ongoing or recurrent pain, usually lasting for six months or more.
Whatever your condition, our pain management experts are dedicated to improving your comfort, supporting your recovery and helping you get back to the activities you enjoy.
Treatment options for managing pain
Depending on the nature and severity of your pain, we provide a wide range of treatment options and pain management techniques, including:
- pain relieving medication
- injections and nerve blocks
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy
- psychological support
Our expertise in managing pain
,p>Our multidisciplinary team of pain management consultants, specialist surgeons, nurses, osteopaths, rheumatologists and therapists work together to deliver the best treatment.
Need to know
The dorsal root ganglion is a bundle of sensory nerve cells that send impulses to your spinal cord. If your spinal nerves are irritated, an injection can block painful impulses. As well as treating pain, a dorsal root ganglion block can be used to help pinpoint the area and cause of your back pain.
Joint pain is usually caused by inflammation or conditions such as bursitis. Steroid injections help reduce inflammation to reduce pain in that area. It is most common to inject the steroid into your joints, such as ankles, elbows, hips, knees, shoulders, spine or wrists. Sometimes, even the small joints...
During a caudal epidural, an anti-inflammatory medicine, such as hydrocortisone, is injected round the areas of inflammation in the spinal canal.This injection is used when nerves in the lower back are inflamed due to irritation from either spinal stenosis (a degenerative narrowing of the spinal...
An epidural is commonly used to give pain relief during childbirth. It is a type of local anaesthetic which is injected into your spine to numb the nerves in your womb and cervix that send pain signals to your brain. It can help during a long, complicated or especially painful labour.
Facet joints are thumbnail-sized pairs of joints in the neck, mid and lower back. Sometimes, they can cause pain in the head, neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, bottom, groin or legs. A time-release steroid injection can be used to locate which joints are causing pain and help reduce inflammation.
If you've had spinal decompression, spinal fusion or lumbar disc surgery with us, our physiotherapy team will work with you to create a rehabilitation plan. Initially this involves some gentle stretching and breathing exercises while you're in hospital. These will help to improve circulation and keep...
By stimulating the relevant nerves in your lower back with mild electrical impulses, a neurostimulator device can improve the co-ordination between your brain and your bladder, bowels, pelvic floor and sphincter muscles. Your consultant may recommend this if other treatments haven't worked.
The sacral nerve is part of the sacral plexus, a network of nerve fibres that supply the skin and muscles of the pelvis and lower limb. The network is located on the surface of the posterior pelvic wall and the anterior to the piriformis muscle. If you have persistent back, hip or limb pain, your...
Treatment for persistent pain
Neuromodulation is used to treat and enhance quality of life in individuals who suffer severe chronic illness due to persistent pain.
Our pain management consultants
Our pain management consultants offer a holistic and tailored service to patients who suffer from chronic pain, whatever the cause.
Neuromodulation is used to treat and enhance quality of life in individuals who suffer severe chronic illness due to persistent pain.
Our Pain management locations
The Portland Hospital
205-209 Great Portland Street W1W 5AH London
The Wellington Hospital
8A Wellington Place NW8 9LE London
London Bridge Hospital
27 Tooley Street SE1 2PR London
The Harley Street Clinic
35 Weymouth Street W1G 8BJ London
The Princess Grace Hospital
42-52 Nottingham Place W1U 5NY London
The Shard Outpatients
The Shard, 32 St Thomas Street SE1 9BS London
Chiswick Outpatients
Bond House 347-353 Chiswick High Road W4 4HS London
Elstree Waterfront Outpatients
Beaufort House WD6 3BS Elstree
Golders Green Outpatients
Golders Green Outpatients and Diagnostic Centre NW11 9PY London
This content is intended for general information only and does not replace the need for personal advice from a qualified health professional.