Pain Management is a specialist area of medicine involved with the treatment of chronic pain.
Many of us only experience pain that is relatively mild or short-lived. This type of pain tends to go away over time, and at worst may require some type of painkiller for a day or two to ease symptoms. In more serious cases of acute trauma, such as a broken leg or dislocated shoulder, the initial pain may be incredibly severe, but it will usually improve over time and with the correct treatment.
Longer-term (chronic) pain can have a much more significant, debilitating, and potentially life-changing, impact. If you’re living each day in constant pain, and even woken up by your pain, it can affect every aspect of life; work, relationships, as well as physical, mental, and emotional health.
Long-term pain can be exhausting to live with. Sleep can be disturbed, exercise tolerance (or any physical activity) lowered, and the effects of trying to cope with pain over an extended period can take a heavy toll physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Depression, sadness, frustration, and anger can all result from long-term pain, and close relationships can be more challenging. While your friends and family will want to support you, it can be hard for them to truly understand the effect your pain is having on you.
If your pain is not being managed or controlled properly, it can be helpful to get help from a specialist in pain management. A doctor who specialises in this field is known as a Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia.
At Bishops Wood Hospital, experienced Pain Management Consultants help manage a variety of chronic pain conditions and symptoms for people aged 18+. They would be delighted to help you too.
Bishops Wood Hospital is located in Northwood in North West London, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. People visit us from local areas including Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Pinner, Ruislip and Amersham, as well as Uxbridge, Chalfont and Watford. We also welcome patients from across the UK as well as abroad. When you go private, you can choose which hospital and which consultant are the best fit for you.