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There are european guidelines on the management of fibromyalgia. This is a common chronic pain condition and the management can be difficult.

Image: EULAR revised recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia ... Found on Google from ard.bmj.com

This is the latest guidance on the management of low back pain and sciatica. NICE places great emphasis on physiotherapy and cognitive behavioural strategies.

Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management | Guidance and guidelines | NICE Evidence-based recommendations on assessing and managing low back pain and sciatica in people aged 16 and over

Some patients with chronic pain may require opioid medication (morphine-like drugs). The Faculty of Pain Medicine have a great website that introduces these medications and some of the potential side effects to expect:
http://www.fpm.ac.uk/faculty-of-pain-medicine/opioids-aware

Opioids Aware: A resource for patients and healthcare professionals to support prescribing of opioid medicines for pain | The Royal College of Anaesthetists

I am a Consultant in Pain Medicine working at a large teaching hospital in the Merseyside region, with my substantive post starting in 2015. I completed my anaesthetic and pain medicine training in the Mersey and Bristol regions, and completed a year of Advanced Pain Medicine training in Liverpool. I assess and treat patients with long-term pain conditions and acute exacerbations of pain conditions.

My main interests are in the management of fibromyalgia, arthritis, back pain, pain after surgery and nerve-type pain.

Every week I perform interventional pain medicine procedures that include trigger point injections, epidurals, nerve blocks, specialised injections for shoulder and knee arthritis and radio frequency ablation.

I work within a multi-disciplinary team and have good working relationships with physiotherapists and psychologists.

I have a specialist interest in the management of patients with complex chronic chest pain, including refractory angina.

We are Pain Medicine specialists who provide an individualised, caring approach to help people with pain and allow them to live their lives and achieve their goals. We are based in the North West of England and can review the pain diagnosis, pain medications and the potential benefits of injections.