Our Pain Management service provides assessment, treatment and management advice for clients presenting with a wide range of chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions including:
- Chronic back pain
- Arthritic pain
- Degenerative conditions
- Chronic widespread bodily pain (fibromyalgia)
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Persistent pain following surgery or medical treatments.
How it works
Once referred, you will be assessed by a Physiotherapist and Psychologist. Together with your team, you will then decide on the most appropriate management, which may include:
- A ‘Pain Management Program’, exploring ways to best manage your pain
- Decreasing the impact of pain
- Improving function
- Improving mood and how much the pain bothers you
- Appropriate exercise and fitness maintenance
- Returning to valued hobbies and activities
- Gaining control of your life, rather than pain controlling you!
We also offer long-term follow-up and support for people who have undergone treatment with the Chronic Pain Service.
To be referred to this service, the client must be:
- Registered with a Hounslow GP
- Aged 18 years and over
- Have a written referral from an agreed health care practitioner (usually a GP)
- Have had a musculoskeletal problem for more than 3 months
- Have completed any medical investigations and treatment
- Able to attend the department.
We cannot see clients who are:
- Under 18 years of age
- Have chronic pain due to a non-musculoskeletal problem, including primary headahces
- Cannot travel to the department
- Are continuing to undergo medical investigation and treatment for their pain condition.