Dr Rafik Sedra is a highly accomplished and experienced consultant in pain medicine and anaesthesia who specialises in lower back pain, neck pain, pelvic pain, post-operative pain, fibromyalgia and joint pain (shoulder, hip and knee pain).
Dr Sedra, who notably obtained an MSc in anaesthesia, also possesses expertise in sciatica, regional anaesthesia, shoulder pain, frozen shoulder, cancer pain, chronic pain, and radiofrequency intervention. Dr Sedra successfully undertook intensive and specialist training in chronic pain and anaesthetics at Oxford School of Anaesthesia and his chronic pain training at Guy’s & St Thomas' Hospital in London.
He has, to-date, published a significant amount of peer-reviewed articles in established medical journals, and is actively involved in teaching trainees on a daily basis. He is working at Frimley NHS trust and is a consultant in chronic pain and anaesthesia. He works regularly at pain clinics and has received great interest in interventional pain procedures. He believes that chronic pain is better managed through a holistic approach, which means managing biological, psychological and social aspects of pain.
CHRONIC NECK PAIN, SHOULDER PAIN AND HEADACHES
Cervical medial branches radiofrequency
Nerve root injections for radicular pain
Cervical epidural
Botox injections for Migraines
Shoulder injections and radiofrequency
CHRONIC LOWER BACK, THORACIC PAIN AND SCIATICA
Radiofrequency denervation
Nerve root block
Caudal epidural
POST BACK SURGERY PAIN
Caudal epiduroplasty procedure
COCCYDYNIA
Coccyx radio frequency
COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME
Stellate ganglion block/radiofrequency
Lumbar plexus block/radiofrequency
Superior hypogastric plexus block/radiofrequency
CANCER PAIN
Interventions depends on type of cancer including blocks/ radiofrequency denervation for:
Thoracic nerve roots
Coeliac and splanchnic sympathetic plexus
Superior hypogastric plexus
Hip articular branches
POST BREAST SURGERY PAIN
Radiofrequency on nerve roots
CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN (TESTICULAR PAIN AND PUDENDAL NEURALGIA)
Multimodal approach
Interventions if needed
FIBROMYALGIA
Multimodal approach include medications, change in lifestyle, diet, physiotherapy and psychotherapy referrals and interventions if needed.