Chronic pain management
Specialist care at Mediclinic Middle East for persistent and complex pain, with treatment built around its cause and its effect on your life.
Living with pain affects more than one part of life
Chronic pain can affect your movement, sleep, everyday activities, emotional wellbeing, and independence.
At Mediclinic Middle East in Dubai, the Chronic Pain Management Clinic works to identify the source of pain and provide lasting relief through an individual approach across multiple specialities.
Pain specialists work with physiotherapists, psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, and other clinicians to restore function, improve quality of life, and help you regain control over your health. The clinic supports both cancer-related and non-cancer pain.
Pain conditions we manage
Cancer and non-cancer pain
Musculoskeletal pain
• Shoulder pain
• Elbow pain
• Wrist pain
• Hip pain
• Knee pain
• Ankle pain
• Pain related to sports injuries
Rheumatologic and inflammatory pain
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Gout
Neuropathic pain
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Complex regional pain syndrome
Spine pain
• Neck pain
• Lower back pain
• Sacrococcygeal pain
Headache and facial pain
• Migraine
• Tension headaches
• Cluster headaches
Dermatological and neuralgic pain
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Postherpetic neuralgia
• Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Pelvic and urogenital pain
Regenerative medicine
The clinic also provides platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell injections. These regenerative treatments are used to support natural healing, tissue regeneration, and pain relief.
How chronic pain can be treated
Your treatment depends on the type of pain you have, what is causing it, and how it is affecting you. Care may use one approach or combine several.
Non-interventional management
For pain that can be managed without an invasive procedure, treatment can include an individual rehabilitation plan with ongoing monitoring from the pain team.
Non-pharmacological treatment
- Counselling and psychotherapy
- Physical therapy
- Aqua therapy
- Pilates rehabilitation programmes
- Group therapy for emotional support and lifestyle guidance
Medication
Where medication is needed, this may include analgesics, anti-inflammatory medicines, or medicines used to manage nerve pain. Treatment is prescribed according to your condition and monitored by the clinical team.
Interventional pain management
- Joint and spine injections
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Cold radiofrequency ablation
- Cryo-ablation
- Botox injections for chronic muscle pain
- PRP and stem cell techniques
- Percutaneous epiduroplasty
- Laser discectomy for spinal disc pain
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
- Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Rhizotomy
These techniques are designed to target the source of persistent pain, provide long-term relief, and improve function.
A plan that can change with you
Chronic pain is not only a physical symptom. It can affect sleep, emotional health, mobility, and how independently you are able to live.
Your care can include a detailed assessment and diagnosis, a treatment plan built around your condition, ongoing monitoring and adjustment, and emotional and psychological support during recovery.
The aim is to relieve pain, restore independence, improve mobility, and improve your overall quality of life.
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