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"Crumbling Spine" and "Pain Clinics in South Wales, UK"

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My partner has been diagnosed with, "Crumbling Spine".

I've looked this up for curiosity - people have mentioned, "Pain Clinics"..

Would anyone know of any in South Wales, please?

Thanks, mrplatypus

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Is it degenerative spine disease?

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Toplady

Whereabouts in South Wales are you? I've been suffering with chronic pain since the sacral bone in my pelvis fractured nearly 3 yrs ago causing nerve damage and I also have osteoporosis. (Is this what the 'crumbling spine' you refer to is?) I attend a pain clinic in Merthyr Tydfil every 4/6 months and I have found all the doctors, nurses etc who work there very helpful. You need to be referred by your gp but be prepared for a long wait, the waiting list is enormous unfortunately. They are incredibly supportive and have set about "juggling" my meds to try and find a combination of drugs to suit me. I am still in a lot of pain but so far they have managed to give me a baseline pain relief which has helped minimise the "peaks & troughs" and has stabilised the pain to a degree. We still have options of different drugs, support groups etc but the emphasis is always on management of my pain not a cure as unfortunately it cannot be cured. The mental aspect of this is as difficult as the physical pain but they deal with me in an holistic way and I would definitely recommend them. I also have reflexology every 3 weeks as I find this helps greatly with relaxation and my emotional acceptance of my pain.

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