ABOUT Dr Mark Miller ~ Chronic Pain Management Clinic

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THE CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC IN SHREWSBURY

The aim of this web site is not to blind you with science.

It is to provide you with information on the common problems seen in the pain clinic and about the chronic pain service provided at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Shropshire Nuffield Hospital.

I have worked in Shrewsbury only since April 2002 and the service here is therefore still in its relative infancy. Nevertheless, there is still a lot that can be done locally. In addition the Walton Centre in Liverpool is nearby and has a long established pain service and pain management programme and they are happy to take referrals from me for complex problems that can not be treated locally.

If you are one of my patients then I hope that you will find this site useful as a reference and reminder to the information given to you in the clinic about your pain problem. If you have found this site using an internet search then you may also find it useful as an information site.


Low Back Pain "When the pain is primarily from the back then it may be either confined to that area or associated with pain in the legs, groin or abdomen or even further up the back even as far as the neck, shoulders and head"... more >>	Fibromyalgia "Fibromyalgia syndrome affects about 3% of the female population and 1% of the male population. Patients have often spent many years looking for a cause for their pain with multiple investigations revealing no organic abnormalities" ... more >>	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) "This is a common condition and describes a group of symptoms occurring together in a painful part of the body. The condition can occur spontaneously, especially in children." ... more >>


Drugs prescribed in the pain clinic "Patients frequently come to the pain clinic on medications which are either simply not working on their pain or are giving them inadequate pain relief. There may be many reasons for this" .. more >>	Phantom Sensations and Pains "Phantom sensations occur after loss of a part of the body, most commonly a limb. The person feels that the part of the body is still there. If it is painful as well then it is known as phantom pain."... more >>	Pain Relief from Electrical Stimulation "directed at interrupting the pain signal in the spinal cord... The theory basically is that that there is a nerve gate which can be closed so as to prevent the brain from receiving the painful signal. "... more >>


Myofascial Pain "This is pain affecting muscles and connective tissue which is more localised than fibromyalgia. It is associated with trigger points. These are string-like areas of muscle which one can literally role ones finger over. They are rather painful" ... more >>	Body Surface Pain "This refers to postherpetic neuralgia, scar pain and other tender points and trigeminal neuralgia. Postherpetic neuralgia needs a little explanation as people do get confused about it and shingles. " ... more >>	Neck Pain "As with all pain clinic assessments of paramount importance is to exclude sinister causes for the pain. These include cancer pains" more >>

Consultant Anaesthetics and Pain Management
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Shropshire Nuffield Hospital.
Born 1965, Edinburgh.
Qualified 1990 MBChB Manchester University.
Acquired membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 1997.

Questions? Comments?
Please email me at mwm1968@aol.com

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