Initial consultation price:
£250
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About Dr Ahmed Salama
Personal Profile
Dr Ahmed Salama is a Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia and Joint Clinical Lead of the Pain Management Service at one of the largest pain services in the West Midlands. He holds fellowships of both the Royal College of Anaesthetists and its Faculty of Pain Medicine, and has more than 20 years of experience in anaesthesia and pain management.
He sees patients with persistent pain who want an honest explanation of the options and a treatment plan that fits their life. Treatment may include medication review, targeted image-guided injections, and physiotherapy often combined.
Conditions treated
- Back and neck: low back pain, sciatica, neck pain, facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain
- Joints: shoulder, hip, knee and ankle pain, including arthritis-related pain
- Nerve pain: trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral neuropathy, nerve entrapment, post-surgical nerve pain
- Widespread pain: fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain
- Other: plantar fasciitis, pelvic pain, coccyx (tailbone) pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Treatments offered
All injections are performed under ultrasound or X-ray guidance for accuracy and safety:
- Radiofrequency denervation for back, neck, sacroiliac joint and knee (genicular nerve) pain
- Facet joint and medial branch blocks
- Epidural and nerve root injections for sciatica
- Pulsed radiofrequency for nerve pain
- Joint injections (hip, knee, shoulder, sacroiliac)
- Ganglion impar block for coccyx and pelvic pain
- Peripheral nerve blocks and trigger point injections
- Medication review and optimisation
What to expect
At your first consultation Dr Salama will review your history, examine you and look at any previous scan reports. You'll leave with a clear explanation of what is likely causing your pain and a personalised plan. Where an injection is appropriate, it can often be arranged quickly.
Training and expertise
Dr Salama trained in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the West Midlands, completing advanced pain medicine training before his consultant appointment. He sees more than 1,000 patients a year in the NHS and teaches and supervises doctors in training. He presents nationally on pain medicine and won the Faculty of Pain Medicine trainee abstract prize in 2022.
Languages: English, Arabic
Professional Website: www.primepainclinic.com
Clinical Interests
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Sciatica
- Non surgical management of Joint Pain
- Regenerative medicine
Professional Memberships
- Royal College of Anaesthesia
- Faculty of Pain Medicine
