Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Awaiting
verification
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Pain medicine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Husham Al-Shather is a consultant in pain medicine and anaesthesia. He specialises in the management of chronic pain conditions. He provides a variety of interventional and non-interventional treatments for this specific patient population. Husham is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
Husham performs epidural steroids injections, facet joint injections, sacroiliac joint injections, nerve root injections, peripheral nerve blocks, radiofrequency treatment and sympathetic blocks.
He completed higher specialist training in Pain Management and Anaesthetics at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London. During this time he undertook a Regional Anaesthesia Training at Queen Victoria Hospital. He then completed his Advanced Pain Training at St George's Hospital and Ashford & St Peter’s NHS trust.
Since he joined The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as a consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthetics in 2016, he has developed a very good reputation in providing patients with optimal clinical care and scored highly for rating of clinical effectiveness and patient satisfaction. This has been gained by working in a robust multidisciplinary team which emphasises the use of proven and evidence based medicine.
In addition to Pain Management, Husham is an expert in ultrasound guided procedures and regional anaesthesia. He is a faculty member teaching at various national and international courses. He has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals and book chapters in the field of pain medicine and anaesthesia.
Areas of interest
Neck pain;
back pain and Sciatica;
Upper back pain;
Whiplash pain disorder;
Facet joint pain;
Sacroiliac joint pain;
Fibromyalgia;
Neuropathic pain;
Abdominal pain;
Acute pain;
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Post-stroke pain;
Pelvic pain;
Musculoskeletal pain;
Failed back surgery syndrome;
Post herpetic neuralgia;
Coccydynia;
Groin Pain;
Ankle pain;
Knee pain;
Hip pain;
Shoulder pain;
Post surgical pain;
Facial pain;
Headache;
Occipital Neuralgia
Opioid medication review;
Scrotal pain
Pudendal neuralgia
Medical secretaries
- Melissa Hopcroft
- Berkshire Pain Clinic 16 Bath Road Reading RG1 6NS
- 0118 207 3100
- admin@berkshirepainclinic.co.uk
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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A5200
Epidural injection (cervical) - (1-5)
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A5211
Epidural injection (caudal) - (1-5)
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A7300
Radiofrequency (including pulsed denervation), cryoprobe or phenol for permanent lesion of named peripheral nerve +/- image guidance - (1-5)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (1-5)
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X3770
Intramuscular injection(s) with x-ray control (e.g. piriformis block) - (1-5)