Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Defending a Claim
In the absence of definitive diagnostic tests, the presence or absence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) can be hard to establish and this can present many challenges for those involved in litigation. In this…
Read more The challenges of diagnosing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Dr Ramos-Galvez Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez LMS, FRCA, FFPMRCA is a Consultant in Pain Medicine and leading expert witness with a speciality in CRPS. In the second of his series of articles he discusses the challenges…
Read more The complexities of pain in a medicolegal context: Establishing causation, impact and prognosis.
On Friday 19 July, Dr Chris Jenner led an interactive webinar discussing how an expert in pain medicine can add value to your medico legal case. If you would like to download the presentation, please click…
Read more An Introduction to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez LMS, FRCA, FFPMRCA Consultant in Pain Medicine and leading expert witness discusses the complexities that Complex Regional Pain presents to both the medical and legal profession. In this, the…
Read more Is the opioid crisis coming to the UK and what impact could it have on medical negligence claims?
Opioids are natural and synthetic substances that activate opioid neuroreceptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems and include morphine, codeine, fentanyl, tramadol, methadone, oxycodone and hydrocodone (1–3). Despite a lack of evidence of their…
Read more The use of surveillance in personal injury cases
Dr Chris Jenner In this article Dr Chris Jenner discusses the use of surveillance in personal injury cases. Covert surveillance is increasingly used by defendants where a claim involves ongoing pain without an apparent organic…
Read more Spinal Surgery Case Study: An Unexpected Complication
In the second in a series of three case reviews, Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez LMS, FRCA, FFPMRCA, Expert Witness and Consultant in Pain Medicine with a sub-specialty in spinal surgery, discusses how complications can develop into chronic pain…
Read more Case study: Phantom limb pain and how engaging the right pain expert had a significant impact on the claimant's quality of life
This article explores a case of phantom limb pain and clearly demonstrates how engaging the right pain expert had a significant and positive impact on quality of life for the claimant. Dr Chris Jenner MB…
Read more The medicolegal challenges associated with pelvic mesh complications
Research published in October 2018 showed that 3.3% of mesh implants used for urinary incontinence cause complications requiring reversal operations. In this article, Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez LMS, FRCA, FFPMRCA, Consultant in Pain Medicine and expert…
Read more Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS) and its medico legal challenges
Dr Chris Jenner MB BS, FRCA FFPMRCA, Consultant in Pain Medicine, explores post-mastectomy pain syndrome in this article. He describes the symptoms of this painful condition and also explores the medico legal challenges of establishing…
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