Dr Jonny Rajan and the team at The Manchester Pain Clinic offer bespoke, holistic and technologically advanced solutions for both short-term and long-term (chronic) pain.  With the burden of long-term pain in the population being higher than ever, The Manchester Pain Clinic seek to both manage and offer solutions for a plethora of long-term pain conditions. 

Neuropathic pain or nerve pain is often described as a deeply unpleasant sensation of pins and needles, numbness, burning, coldness, or electric shock feelings. Such nerve pain can be one of the most distressing, potentially difficult types of pain to treat.

It may be caused by a range of disorders of the central (brain and spinal cord) or peripheral nervous system. It may also coexist with mechanical pain, often referred to as “wear and tear” changes.  Often an underlying lesion can be found and the causes of neuropathic pain may vary from disease processes such a spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, exposure to toxins, chemotherapy agents, immune-mediated disorders, and direct compression of nerves.

Neuropathic pain may be investigated via a range of modalities, including blood tests, MRI scans, ultrasound scans, and nerve conduction studies, amongst others. There is a vast range of treatments, but unfortunately, many pharmacological methods are relatively ineffective, with several side effects. 

Interventional methods of control range from percutaneous interventions to surgery. Short-term neuropathic pain may often improve on its own.  In the case of longer-term neuropathic pain, called chronic neuropathic pain, successful treatment will often involve a battery of investigations, and trial of treatments seeking to improve function and minimise pain.

Sciatica-type pains are those nerve pains involving an affected nerve route which supplies sensation to a limb. In such cases, direct compression of a nerve may be amenable to injections or surgery. However, in some cases, no direct compression is involved, and pain relates more to a software issue than a hardware issue. A range of treatments can be employed. These include pharmacological means, holistic treatments, physiotherapy and targeted interventions focused on modulating or changing the way that nerves behave. 

Last year, I met Jemma Williams at the Orth Team Centre. I am delighted to say that through her sheer determination and with some help from some nerve modulating techniques, Jemma has been able to push on to achieve feats many can only dream of. 

Here’s Jemma’s story. 

“In 2020, I fell backwards from a 4-foot drop and subsequently ended up with what I later found out to be nerve pain. The pain was so severe that I went from running 3.15 in marathons to barely being able to hobble 3 miles! 

I saw numerous consultants, who never got to the bottom of my pain, before finding Dr Rajan. I was getting to the point where I thought I’d have to live with the pain forever; my dreams of running a sub-3 marathon were fading month on month. 

Fast forward to 2024, when I met Dr Rajan for the first time, from the minute we started talking, I knew he understood what I was going through, and I felt a trust that previously hadn’t been there for me.

Jemma  –  running like the Wind in the 2025 Manchester Marathon! 

One of the first things Dr Rajan said to me was that he would make sure I was back on that start line doing the sport I love! Not only had he got me back to the start line, but in less than 6 months I had won 3 races and came sixth in my category at the Manchester marathon with a PB of 3.10…

From the bottom of my heart, I thank Dr Rajan for truly caring; without him, I wouldn’t be running now… Anyone who’s suffering, get in touch with Dr Rajan’s clinic, you won’t be disappointed!” Jemma Williams

Tel: 0161 327 4307  /  www.manchester-pain-clinic.co.uk

The Orth Team Centre