Injection Therapies for Pain
My area of special interest is interventional pain management and I practice a wide range of interventional injection procedures.
Most injections use a combination of local anaesthetic and steroid to numb the affected area, block nerve transmission and give a long acting anti-inflammatory effect which can last for months.
All injections can be done under local anaesthetic with the patient wide awake.
Sometimes Dr Dow administers light intravenous sedation during the procedure for patients who find the procedure particularly uncomfortable or who are very anxious. Sedation for procedures
https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/default/files/FPM-sedation_0.pdf
Injections are not always the answer for acute or chronic pain problems, however can often give significant pain relief for days, weeks, months and sometimes longer allowing natural recovery from the initial injury or cause of the pain. Injections can also desensitise the area and allow nerves to reset (or re-boot) themselves so that if and when pain returns, the pain is not as severe as previously - a bit like switching a glitching computer off and then on again.
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General information – Injection treatments for pain
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Direct access to a multidisciplinary team including specialist pain management consultant, anaesthetist, physiotherapists, acupuncturists and psychologist
Providing diagnosis, treatment and management of all acute and chronic pain conditions
Our Leadership
Dr W Allister Dow
Dr W Allister Dow MB ChB FRCA FFPMRCA Surgeon Cdr Royal Navy Rtd. Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust and Director, Surrey Pain Solutions, BMI Mount Alvernia Hospital, Guildford.
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Dr Lorraine Nanke
Dr Lorraine Nanke - Principle Clinical and Health Psychologist, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Lead Psychologist Pain Management, Royal Surrey Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford.
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Stephanie Wilkins SRP MCSP
Stephanie Wilkins SRP MCSP - After qualifying as a physiotherapist in 2000, Steph has worked in a variety of NHS settings, including the Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingham. During the past 12 years she has worked in the private health sector treating a variety of acute and chronic disorders
