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About The Pain Clinic
Name: Dr. Richard Stephen Walker
- Born: 1959
- Nationality: British
- 1982 Graduated from Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School (MB, BS)
- 1988 Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA), London
- 1990 - 1991 Visiting Assistant Professor (Pain Management and Anaesthetics), Herman Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
- 1993 to date Consultant in Pain Management, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry
- 1997 Diploma in Musculo-Skeletal Medicine, Society of the Apothecaries, London
- 1997 Member of the London College of Osteopathic Medicine (MLCOM), London
- 1997- 2000 Member of the Register of Osteopaths (MRO)
- 2001 to date Registered with the new General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)
- 2008 Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FFPMRCA)

Specialist Interests
- Acute Spinal Pain
- Musculo-skeletal Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Low Back, Thoracic (mid and upper back), and Neck Pain
- Sciatica, Brachialgia, and other Spinal Nerve Problems
- Muscle Pain (sprains, fibromyalgia, muscular tender points)
- Neuralgia (nerve pain problems like Shingles, trapped or injured peripheral nerves)
- Osteoarthritis affecting larger joints (hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist)

Techniques Available
- Advice and instruction on Exercises and Stretches
- Education and advice about Pain Issues (pain killer addiction, emotions, anxiety, depression, coping with pain, rehabilitation advice, medication review)
- Epidural Injections (Caudal, Lumbar, Thoracic, Cervical)
- Facet Joint Injections, Facet Joint Denervation
- Large Joint Injections (including Ostenil)
- Medical Acupuncture (Dry needling, Electroacupuncture)
- Nerve Root Blocks
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- Prolotherapy (Ligament Sclerosant Injections)
- Spinal Manipulation (Medical Osteopathy)
- Sympathetic Blocks (Stellate Ganglion, Coeliac Plexus, Lumbar Sympathectomy)
- Tendon Sheath and Bursa Injections
- TENS
- Trigger Point Injections (including Botox)

Areas Covered
- Most patients are referred to my clinics by local GP's or specialists in and around the West Midlands (UK).
- However, through the power of the internet, more and more referrals are being received from outside the West Midlands.
- I am happy to make an assessment of anyone who needs help with their pain, so long as they have a referral letter from their GP or specialist, and they can travel to my clinics accompanied by a responsible adult.

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