Pain medicine
Chronic pain assessment combining medical, physical and psychological approaches; selected image-guided interventions may form part of care.
Treatments in this specialty
Procedure guides
Times are planning guides, not national averages or guaranteed schedules. They reflect published provider examples and patient guidance. The treating team confirms the individual plan, time needed near the clinic and fitness to travel. Waiting lists are not included.
Selective nerve-root block
Image-guided injection around a nerve root.
- Time
- The appointment includes image-guided injection and a period of observation.
- Appointments
- 1 test attendance + results review
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Clinical terms
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- Pain medicine
- Schmerzmedizin / spezielle SchmerztherapieGermanAlgeziologie / léčba bolestiCzech
Treatments & services
Explore specific procedures, investigations and care services. The clinical team confirms which options fit the individual case.
Multidisciplinary pain assessment
Identifying mechanisms and functional impact.
Analgesic medication review
Benefit, side effects and safe prescribing.
Neuropathic pain treatment
Medication and rehabilitation for nerve pain.
Cancer pain management
Individual analgesia and supportive care.
Pain-focused psychological therapy
Coping, activity and functioning support.
Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation
Graded activity and coping skills.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
A trial of external nerve stimulation.
Peripheral nerve block
Targeted local anaesthetic injection.
Epidural injection
Selected treatment for radicular pain.
Selective nerve-root block
Image-guided injection around a nerve root.
Medial branch block
Diagnostic assessment of facet-related pain.
Facet radiofrequency denervation
Selected treatment after diagnostic assessment.
Sacroiliac joint injection
Selected diagnostic or therapeutic injection.
Sympathetic nerve block
Selected specialist pain intervention.
Coeliac plexus block or neurolysis
Selected upper-abdominal pain treatment.
Spinal cord stimulation
Trial and implantation for selected refractory pain.
Intrathecal drug-delivery pump
Specialist treatment for selected severe symptoms.
Complex regional pain syndrome care
Coordinated rehabilitation and pain treatment.
Postherpetic neuralgia treatment
Management of pain after shingles.
Opioid reduction support
Individual review and supervised tapering where appropriate.
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Planning your care
Ask the treating service for a written plan. Appointment numbers and time away depend on the procedure, results and individual needs.
- What is the purpose of specialist review: diagnosis, monitoring, symptom control or a change in the existing plan?
- Which services require repeated attendance and how will care remain continuous during the stay and after travel?
- Confirm responsibility for prescriptions, supplies, test results and communication with the clinician at home.
Sources & availability
These references provide clinical background. The guide is not a confirmed service menu for every centre or both countries, and cited organisations are not necessarily RAUQ partners. Confirm eligibility, availability and international patient access with the centre.
Guide content and sources checked 29 October 2026.