For Patients

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 us to book the earliest convenient appointment possible. We will take all your details. At the first consultation, Dr. Desai will assess your condition, the cause of the pain, and explore the different possibilities of treatment.

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.

If the doctor determines that the pain is intractable and cannot be resolved, you may be discharged with advice on management of the pain.

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
SPECT CT

Referral

You may be referred to:

Physiotherapist
Psychotherapist
Other Consultants

Treatments

You may be offered treatments:

Interventions
Medication
Referred to Complementary therapies like Acupuncture

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 it might not be possible to get rid of the pain completely.

Useful Links

Useful patient information booklets free to download: https://www.britishpainsociety.org/people-with-pain/patient-publications/
For spine related problems with good videos: https://www.spine-health.com/
A charity which supports people living with pain: http://www.action-on-pain.co.uk/index.php
For further information and support for CRPS: https://www.burningnightscrps.org/crps/