Pain treatments

Also known as: Pain management, neuromodulation.

At The London Clinic we provide the latest innovative treatments for acute and chronic pain relief. Book an appointment with one of our world leading specialists and start your treatment journey today.

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What is it for?

Treatment for chronic and acute pain

Pain treatments consultation at The London Clinic

We’re a centre of excellence in the treatment of chronic pain and understand how ongoing pain can affect every aspect of your life.

If you’re struggling to manage your pain, our team of specialists can provide a wide range of treatments and therapies to help you get back to living the life you love.

At The London Clinic our multidisciplinary team of world-leading specialists are available to see you at our private centre for pain management near Harley Street.

We’ll take time to understand your needs and plan a treatment journey that’s right for you.

By choosing The London Clinic, you’ll get a more compassionate and connected kind of care.

Contact us today, so you can start your treatment journey and get back to the life you love.

FAQs

Studies show that the right physical therapy can delay or even prevent the need for surgery. In some cases, it can alleviate the root cause of long-term pain, so medication or surgery are no longer needed. 

At The London Clinic we offer a wide range of physical therapies to treat long term pain and lessen the need for medication or surgery. 

These include:

  • Physiotherapy
  • Aquatic rehabilitation
  • Clinical Pilates
  • Exercise therapy
  • Falls prevention therapy
  • Joint mobilisation and manipulation 
  • Specialised services for balance and breathing disorders
  • Strength conditioning coaching
  • Women’s physiotherapy

Our state-of-the-art physical therapy centre provides you with the latest assistive pain management technologies and one of the best hydrotherapy pools in London: 

  • AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill
  • Biodex isokinetic system
  • Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
  • Electrotherapy
  • Hydrotherapy pool

Because we understand that chronic pain can affect you emotionally as well as psychologically, we offer several popular alternative treatments to help your recovery:

  • Acupuncture
  • Clinical massage
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy
  • Osteopathy
  • Reiki

Your specialist may recommend physical therapy as part of your treatment plan for managing your pain, particularly if you have arthritis, sciatica or are recovering after back or neck surgery. 

One of our highly trained physiotherapists will work with you to design a treatment plan tailored to your needs.

Neuromodulation is an innovative game-changing treatment that alters the way your brain responds to pain.

At The London Clinic’s centre for neuromodulation we offer neuromodulation for a wide range of chronic pain conditions including:

  • Chronic headaches and cluster migraines
  • Facial pain including trigeminal neuralgia
  • Failed back surgery syndrome
  • Movement and neurological disorders including Parkinson’s
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Systemic Inflammation for rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and complex regional pain syndrome.

Our patients who have neuromodulation often experience life-changing improvements with a reduction in pain by 50%.

At The London Clinic we offer the latest medications for chronic joint pain. 

After an MRI or X-ray, your specialist may offer you injections to treat your pain. 

We offer spinal injections, facet joint injections, or epidural injections to treat:

  • Arthritis
  • Slipped disc
  • Spinal stenosis

Facet joint injections can offer pain relief for up to three months and are helpful while having physiotherapy.

We also offer steroid or hyaluronic acid injections to treat: 

  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Inflammatory arthritis
  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

Your specialist can also offer you the latest anti-inflammatory medications and disease modifiers, either orally or by injection:

  • Anti-inflammatory medications and painkillers
  • Steroids
  • Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) including methotrexate. 
  • Biologic treatments
  • JAK inhibitors

 

We offer a range of the best and most trusted therapies from neuromodulation for nerve and arthritic pain, to the latest medications and physical therapy for post-surgery aftercare. 

We’re innovators in our approach to pain management. We understand the effect that chronic pain can have on every aspect of your life, and we tailor our treatment packages to suit you.

As part of your multidisciplinary pain management package, we’ll combine the best therapeutic and targeted treatments to provide the right balance for you. 

If we can avoid surgery, we will and we will work with you, so you can get back to living the life you love.

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We offer Fixed Price Packages

Where possible, we’ll provide a fixed-price package for your hospital care. This covers your hospital stay, nursing, and use of our facilities, giving you a clear guide to what those costs will be.
  • Pre-op assessment
  • Hospital stay, nursing care and meals
  • Tests, scans and physio during your stay
  • Take-home medication (up to 5 days)
  • Post-op follow-up appointments
  • Standard equipment or prosthesis (if needed)
  • Unplanned extended stay or ITU (if clinically required)
  • Initial consultation and any tests done during it
  • Consultant and anaesthetist fees (quoted separately)
  • Physio or therapy before or after your stay
  • Diagnostics before admission (unless agreed in your plan)
  • Specialist medication beyond 5 days
  • Ambulance transport or bespoke prosthetics

Your consultant’s fees are quoted separately and shared directly by their office after your consultation. These professional fees cover the time, expertise, and care provided by your consultant before, during, and after your treatment. See our full terms and conditions

Why choose The London Clinic?

Why choose The London Clinic?

Trusted for over 90 years, The London Clinic is an independent charitable hospital that reinvests into care, research, and support for those who can’t easily access private treatment.

The UK’s largest independent hospital

More patients choose The London Clinic than any other.

Top-rated by real patients

4.86/5 from over 1,600 reviews on Doctify and over 4.5 on Google.

Full intensive care on-site

World-class 13-bed ICU for expert support if your care becomes complex.

Investing in clinical excellence

Backed by Northwestern, we equip our teams with cutting-edge medical equipment.

0% Finance Options

We’ve teamed up with Chrysalis to offer you funding options that allow you to spread the cost of your treatment.

If you choose to pay for your treatment at The London Clinic over 12 months, you can make use of a great 0% interest option and pay nothing extra. Or you can choose to pay over two to five years at 14.9% APR.

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Trustees of the London Clinic Ltd trading as The London Clinic is an Appointed Representative of Chrysalis Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The London Clinic is a credit broker, not a lender. The provider of a payment scheme which is not offered through or by Chrysalis Finance Limited may not be so authorised and regulated. Cancer treatments or transplants aren’t covered by finance packages. Finance options are only available for UK patients.