Improved pain management can be achieved through the appropriate use of medication (pharmacotherapy), injections (interventional therapy) and psychotherapy (both one to one psychotherapy and group pain management). 
At Oxford Pain Consultants a holistic approach is taken to manage long term chronic back pain and we work in conjunction with local Physiotherapists and Psychologists.
Oxford Pain Consultants are able to provide a wide range of interventional pain management procedures. The appropriateness of these procedures will be discussed with clients as required.
Chronic neck pain is very common. Up to 20% of the population suffer with chronic neck pain. It can be very disabling resulting in significant impairment in a person's quality of life.
Neuropathic pain (neuralgia) is pain that arises from a dysfunction along the length of a nerve. The nerve dysfunction and thus the pain signals can arise from the nerve endings themselves or anywhere along the nerve as it passes through to the spinal cord and the brain.
As part of this group Dr Cole has taken on the role of the Workforce lead for the Faculty of Pain Medicine part of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
