{"id":12649,"date":"2025-06-26T09:22:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=12649"},"modified":"2025-06-30T07:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:35:21","slug":"specialist-clinic-leads-with-collaborative-care-for-chronic-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/chronic-conditions\/specialist-clinic-leads-with-collaborative-care-for-chronic-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialist clinic leads with collaborative care for chronic pain\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"483\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-12650\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/26091624\/vicky-1750929384-Prof.-Oleg-Ilyinski.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/26091624\/vicky-1750929384-Prof.-Oleg-Ilyinski.jpg 483w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/26091624\/vicky-1750929384-Prof.-Oleg-Ilyinski-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong>Prof. Oleg Ilyinski\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Consultant in Pain Medicine, UCD Associate Clinical Professor\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-12651\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/26091731\/vicky-1750929451-Asst.-Prof.-Wajid-Khan.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/26091731\/vicky-1750929451-Asst.-Prof.-Wajid-Khan.jpg 400w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/26091731\/vicky-1750929451-Asst.-Prof.-Wajid-Khan-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong>Dr. Wajid Khan\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Consultant in Pain Medicine, UCD Assistant Clinical Professor\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Millions of people worldwide unnecessarily suffer from untreated chronic pain, thought to affect around 20% of the global population. No one should have to suffer in silence.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognising the need for a dedicated specialist pain management, Prof Oleg Ilyinski started with a vision to provide effective evidence-based treatment. Through the years, he built a collaborative team: joining him are Prof Wajid Khan, and subsequently Dr Sven Sommer. The clinic now has a wide network of medical professionals dedicated to providing safe and effective pain management.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-clinic-built-on-a-shared-vision-nbsp\"><strong>A clinic built on a shared vision&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of patients suffer from chronic pain and don\u2019t know the cause, what treatment options are available and where to get it,\u201d says Prof Ilyinski. \u201cThe gap in access and continuity of care is what drove us to build a more collaborative, multidisciplinary service. We work closely with neurology, spinal surgery, rheumatology and other specialists whenever needed to facilitate the most appropriate management.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-evidence-based-pain-management-nbsp\"><strong>Evidence-based pain management&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The clinic sees a wide range of chronic conditions, from head and neck, back and facial pain to degenerative issues and fibromyalgia. Most patients are referred by their general practitioner or other specialists. \u201cAt the initial consultation, we build a relationship with the patient, set realistic expectations and start the pain management planning process,\u201d says Prof Ilyinski. \u201cWe don\u2019t just treat the pain; we address the person behind it,\u201d adds Prof Khan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We can\u2019t promise a cure, but no one <br>should have to suffer in silence.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The clinic utilises clinically approved management options, including medications such as anaesthetic agents, steroids and botox; surgical interventions such as nerve blocks, pulse radiofrequency, neuromodulation with implantable devices; and regenerative medical techniques. These are done together with physiotherapy and psychology. \u201cEach patient is met with a personalised approach, individualised to their specific needs,\u201d continues Prof Khan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improving-care-and-education-nbsp\"><strong>Improving care and education&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ireland remains the only EU country to officially recognise pain medicine as a medical specialty. Despite this progress, challenges in pain management persist. Prof Ilyinski, Prof Khan and Dr Sommer aim to continue raising greater awareness and improving the education and management of chronic pain across Ireland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lack of education around pain, both in the medical community and the public,\u201d says Prof Khan. Yet, using well-established, evidence-based treatments with proven results, the clinic is improving the quality of life of thousands of people living in Ireland, facilitating a much-needed resource for those living with chronic pain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t promise a cure, but no one should have to suffer in silence,\u201d concludes Prof Ilyinski. \u201cThere are always ways we can help.\u201d With over 7,000 patients treated to date, feedback has been extremely positive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of people worldwide unnecessarily suffer from untreated chronic pain, thought to affect around 20% of the global population. No one should have to suffer in silence.\u00a0 Recognising the need for a dedicated specialist pain management, Prof Oleg Ilyinski started with a vision to provide effective evidence-based treatment. Through the years, he built a collaborative &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/chronic-conditions\/specialist-clinic-leads-with-collaborative-care-for-chronic-pain\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":12652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5977],"tags":[5978],"class_list":["post-12649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chronic-conditions","tag-chronic-conditions-2025"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/26092052\/vicky-1750929651-AdobeStock_1131641659-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/26092052\/vicky-1750929651-AdobeStock_1131641659-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"henryphillips","author_link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/author\/henryphillips\/"},"vicky_index_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12654,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12649\/revisions\/12654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}