Dr Bala Veemarajan, Consultant in pain medicine, Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham who specialises in spinal pain.
Based at: Woodthorpe Hospital | Get directions | Go to hospital website
Chronic intractable pain
Spinal pain, such as low back pain, neck pain, sciatica
Neuropathic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Myofascial pain
Interventional pain management
His special interest is spinal pain and he performs interventional procedures like epidural, facet, sacroiliac joint injections, Radiofrequency denervation and ultrasound guided nerve blocks.
Main procedures carried out at the Woodthorpe Hospital:
Interventional pain management – epidurals, facet joint injections
Nerve root blocks
Diagnostic medical branch blocks
Ultrasound guided nerve blocks
Dr Bala Veemarajan is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine working in Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS trust. He is the Clinical Lead for Pain Management at the trust and also clinical supervisor for pain training.
He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate medical qualifications in India and then moved to the UK to pursue specialist Anaesthetic & Pain training in Nottingham. During his training, he gained further postgraduate qualifications FRCA & FFPMRCA from the Royal College of Anaesthetists, London. In addition, he underwent advanced training in Pain management in Nottingham before being appointed as a consultant.
Faculty of Pain medicine, London
British Pain society
Royal College of Anaesthetists, London
British Medical Association
Medical Protection Society
NHS Base: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS trust
Sherwood Forest Hospital NHS Trust
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