Pain management appointment

If you have a pain management appointment with us, here is what to expect.

Before your pain management appointment

Our pain appointments are designed to understand the impact of your pain on you and your life, so we can identify how we may be able to support you.  

Treatments such as medication and interventions can form part of pain management plans, but risks and benefits need to be balanced.  

A large part of our work supports people to reduce the impact of pain and to increase their ability to do things which matter to them. 

You will speak to one of our pain clinicians for 30-60 minutes in a telephone, video or face-to-face appointment.

To prepare for your telephone appointment, please: 

• Have an up-to-date list of medications and your medical history to hand. 
• Think about any questions or worries you have about your pain or past treatment 
• Think about what you have stopped doing or limited due to your pain (this could be activities you do alone or with friends or loved ones) 
• Think about what is important to you about your care 

During your pain management appointment

We’ll ask about your pain and may ask you to do some movements.

For some assessments we may move your body or press on areas of your body to understand how this impacts on your pain. 

During the assessment, we will discuss which aspects of our care might be beneficial for you. Together, we’ll decide whether you’d like to continue receiving support from our service. 

If we agree that our service may not be the best way to support you, we’ll talk through the next steps together. We’ll try to identify who might be best placed to help you moving forward.

Change or cancel your telephone appointment

You can manage your appointment by calling your local service or completing the contact us form on our website.

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