Our Pain Management Process

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If you have been referred to, or have decided to contact Dr Desai, you are probably suffering from chronic pain. You have probably already undergone a considerable healthcare journey. Your first step will be to contact our Secretary Jean who will book an appointment, the earliest available, at your convenience. They will take all your details. At the first consultation, Dr Desai will assess your condition, the cause of the pain, and explore the possibility of treatment. If the pain is intractable and cannot be resolved, you may be discharged with advice on management of the pain. If he feels it is amenable to treatment, the process will go further. Depending on the nature of the pain, you may go through:

	Investigations: You may be required to first undergo investigations like blood tests or imaging (for example MRI Scan, CT Scan, Ultrasound Scan or SPECT CT)
	Referral: You may be referred to:
	Physiotherapist for rehabilitation Psychotherapist Other consultants
	Treatments: You may be offered treatments:
	Interventions Medication Referred to Complementary therapies like Acupuncture. LLLT, TENS

In most cases, you will be booked for a follow up consultation to review progress within 2 to 4 weeks.  Depending on how well the pain is controlled, you may be discharged. After consultation, if necessary, you may wish to try one of the other options of treatments.

Chronic pain can be difficult to treat and usually it is not possible to get rid of the pain completely. 

Dr Desai will work with you to systematically identify the cause of your pain and find the most suitable treatment so that you can manage your pain better, and improve your quality of life.