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Common pain types you could experience
Back pain, neck pain and other pain conditions are difficult to endure. Pain can lead to low mood, poor sleep, and affect our work and social life.
Nociceptive Pain
A result of injury to the body, be it over time as in the case of arthritis, or over a short period like as a result of a sprain or surgery.
Inflammatory Pain
This occurs when the response of the body’s immune system is out of proportion to the injury or disease. Examples include gout and rheumatoid arthritis.
Neuropathic Pain
This kind of pain is due to a disease or abnormality of the peripheral nerves or the central nervous system. Examples include sciatica from a herniated disc, diabetic neuropathy and post-stroke pain.
Functional Pain
This describes pain that is not easily explained by any known conditions, or by any mechanism. Examples include fibromyalgia, as well as types of chronic pelvic pain and headaches.
Conditions
Back Pain
Back
Back Pain
Low Back Pain is extremely common and afflicts men and women of all ages across the world.
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Knee Pain
Knee
Knee Pain
Chronic knee pain affects up to a quarter of all adults and can be debilitating.
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Neck Pain
Neck
Neck Pain
The sources of neck pain are myriad and symptoms often overlap. It can be really hard to tell one source of pain from another.
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Epidural in Treatments
Treatment
Epidural in Treatments
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Knee Radiofrequency Procedure
Treatment
Knee Radiofrequency Procedure
Knee radiofrequency procedure is used to treat knee pain especially those that are because of osteoarthritis
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Hip Radiofrequency Procedure
Treatment
Hip Radiofrequency Procedure
Many people with hip pain from osteoarthritis or even from hip fracture can find good pain relief
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Nucleoplasty
Treatment
Nucleoplasty
A pain specialist performs nucleoplasty to treat disc bulges and herniations.
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Shoulder Injections
Treatment
Shoulder Injections
Shoulder injections can treat pain from ligament or tendon tear, arthritis of the joint.
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Radiofrequency Ablation
Treatment
Radiofrequency Ablation
Radiofrequency ablation procedure involves using an electric current to create an radiofrequency field
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Pulsed Radiofrequency
Treatment
Pulsed Radiofrequency
Pulsed radiofrequency is a minimally invasive procedure using fine needles to ‘stun’ the pain fibres responsible for your pain.
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Sacroiliac Joint Injection
Treatment
Sacroiliac Joint Injection
A sacroiliac joint injection and radiofrequency treatment is used to treat pain arising from the sacroiliac joint.
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Annuloplasty
Treatment
Annuloplasty
Annuloplasty is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that treats the pain from disc issues.
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Back pain that lasts for more than a week
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Pain that shoots down the arm, leg or buttock
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Weakness in the arms or legs
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Numbness and tingling sensation
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Weight loss without reason
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Loss of bladder or bowel control
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About Us
Dr Thor is part of Novena Pain Management Centre and has a clinic in Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital as well as Farrer Park Hospital. He is consulted on cases and does procedures in the Parkway Hospitals, Mt Alvernia, Farrer Park Hospital, Thomson Hospital and at major day surgery centres. The Anaesthetist and Pain Specialist is also a Visiting Consultant for Singapore General Hospital.
In his free time, Dr Thor Timothy enjoys tennis, cycling, swimming, and traveling around the world to meet new people.
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