Dr Humble discusses Chronic Post-Surgical Pain (CPSP) and 'The Global Year Against Pain After Surgery' in March's issue of Your Expert Witness Magazine
THE GLOBAL YEAR AGAINST PAIN AFTER SURGERY By Dr Stephen Humble MBChB MSc PhD FCARCSI, Consultant in Pain Medicine at Medicolegal Associates Ltd The International Association for The Study of Pain (IASP) is the leading…
Read more Dr Jenner discusses the challenges of Fibromyalgia for medico legal cases in January's edition of Your Expert Witness
The challenges of Fibromyalgia for medico legal cases By DR CHRISTOPHER JENNER MB BS FRCA FFPMRCA, Consultant in Pain Medicine at Medicolegal Associates Ltd Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), is a chronic and widespread pain disorder which…
Read more Dr Jenner discusses rehabilitation programmes for chronic pain in May's edition of Your Expert Witness magazine
Rehabilitation programmes for chronic pain By DR CHRISTOPHER JENNER MB BS FRCA FFPMRCA, consultant in pain medicine at Medicolegal Associates Ltd Pain medicine consultants often recommend the services of a multi disciplinary rehabilitation programme to…
Read more Dr Humble explains the role of a Pain Medicine Specialist in February's edition of Your Expert Witness
What is a pain medicine specialist? By DR STEPHEN HUMBLE MBChB MSc PhD FCARCSI, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at Medicolegal Associates Ltd A pain medicine specialist is a doctor with specialised training and…
Read more Dr Jenner discusses Pain Medicine in the Medico Legal setting in the January 2016 issue of Your Expert Witness
The Effects of Pain Can Run Deeper Than Its Physical Presence By DR CHRISTOPHER JENNER MB BS FRCA FFPMRCA, consultant in pain medicine at Medicolegal Associates Ltd SOLICITORS AND BARRISTERS who are involved in personal…
Read more Dr Jenner held a webinar for AvMA
Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is the UK charity for patient safety and justice. They provide free independent advice and support to people affected by medical accidents because of lapses. AvMA also work in partnership with health…
Read more How Partners Associates Follow up with Patients after Pain Injections
By Dr Stephen Humble MBChB MSc PhD FCARCSI, Consultant in Pain Medicine at Medicolegal Partners Ltd and Dr Devjit Srivastava, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine for the NHS Blockade and modulation of the nociceptive…
Read more Neurosteroid; Endogenous, Analgesics
Peripheral sensitisation and central sensitisation are implicated in the development of neuropathic pain with neuroplasticity occurring at multiple levels of the pain pathway. Hypersensitivity of the spinothalamic tract has been described in neuropathic animal models…
Read more A systematic review of therapeutic interventions to reduce acute and chronic post-surgical pain after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy
Abstract Background: Perioperative neuropathic pain is under-recognized and often undertreated. Chronic pain may develop after any routine surgery, but it can have a far greater incidence after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy. The peak noxious barrage…
Read more COULD THE CONSUMPTION OF SPICY FOODS REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC PAIN?
Population based cohort study Although there are reasons to be cautious, the recent paper by Lv et al, in the latest edition of the BMJ is interesting and is suggestive of the potential health benefits…
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