pain management at Spire Claremont Hospital, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Pain can be a sign from our body telling us that something is wrong. But there are different types of pain and we can often still suffer even after the source problem has been treated. This can become a debilitating cycle, because pain can stop us leading normal, active lives and – if left untreated – can also lead to psychological symptoms.

Using state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment our consultant pain specialists will analyse your individual condition and needs. We take an integrated approach to pain management and our specialists work closely with physiotherapists, psychologists, neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons, to develop an effective and personally tailored treatment pain management plan.

Our consultants specialise in:

• Joint, tendon or muscle pain (arthritis, tendonitis and myalgia)
• Nerve injury (pins and needles, burning pain and shooting pains)
• Back and neck pain – maybe from facet joint disease, disc disease, slipped disc or osteoarthritis of the spine
• Disc disease – leading to back ache and nerve root pain (often called “sciatica” if it is affecting the leg)
• Failed back surgery syndrome
• Headaches – maybe from cervical skeletal problems or damaged nerves
• Chest wall pain
• Shoulder pain – when surgery has failed to help
• Knee pain – when surgery has failed to help
• Complex regional pain syndrome (also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or causalgia) – causing swelling, discolouration and stiffness of a limb
• Abdominal pain – from chronic pancreatitis or following surgery such as gall bladder removal
• Pelvic pain – when gynaecological or surgical intervention has failed to help
• Fibromyalgia (chronic widespread pain syndrome)
• Myofascial pain syndrome