Welcome To The PainclinicNi


Chronic Pain can be prevented if treated early ! ​ We offer a comprehensive assessment and timely management of symptoms to prevent chronicity. ​ Most importantly, we focus on improving Quality of Life affected by severe pain

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Pain Services Offered

Radiofrequency Denervation

This procedure enables us to burn the nerve which transmit the pain form facet joints in the spine. Pain relief will last much longer than steroid injections alone

Facet Joint & SacroIliac Joint Injections

These injections are performed under X Ray guidance to deposit steroid near painful facet joints in the spine

Diagnostic Injections

These injections help us confirm or rule out a particular joint or nerve as a cause of Pain

Trigger Point Injections

These injections can give short term relief in Myofascial Pain

Comprehensive Assessment

A thorough Pain History and an examination is carried out to establish a cause and contributors for the Pain
 
 

Epidurals

These are performed under X Ray guidance to target the medicines to specific levels of the cervical or lumbar spine

Pulsed Radiofrequency

This procedure enables us to stun the nerve which transmit the pain form scars, joints and muscles. Quality of Pain relief is better and benefit last much longer than steroid injections alone

LIDOCAINE Infusions

These infusions can help break the pain cycle in patients with severe neuropathic pain & some Fibromyalgia suferers when other medications have been ineffective

Medication Review and advice on Opioid Reduction

It helps to optimise medication use and reduce risks associated with long term use

Our Team

Dr Niranjan Chogle

Dr N Chogle is a fully trained Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia. He is based in the Ulster Hospital as a Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine.

His private practice is based in three clinics:

  • Kingsbridge Healthcare Group, Belfast

  • Ulster Independent Clinic, Belfast  &

  • Orthoderm Clinic, Hillsborough, 

He caters to insured or self paying patients who seek relief from chronic pain.

Dr N Chogle graduated from India and underwent Anaesthesia & Cancer Pain training there. He undertook further training in the UK from 2002 till 2008, and joined as a Consultant Anaesthetist in Ulster Hospital in 2008.

He underwent Advanced Pain Training for one year in Aberdeen, Scotland.

He specialised in minimally invasive techniques which can help manage back pain or neck pain, potentially avoiding irreversible surgery on the spine. He gained valuable experience both in Neuromodulation and Radiofrequency (RF) denervation (a procedure which is widely used in modern pain medicine to burn or stun a nerve supplying a sore joint).

Dr Monica Chogle

Dr Monica Chogle is a fully trained Pain Consultant practicing in Northern Ireland.

Her private practice is based in:

  • Medical Associates, Belfast &

  • Kingsbridge Healthcare, Belfast

She graduated from India (MBBS), followed by post graduation (MD Anaesthetics). Following her post graduation she underwent further higher training in cancer pain.

She undertook further training in UK and was awarded CCT in Anaesthetics. She also underwent Advanced Pain Training in N Ireland.

She has been practicing Pain Medicine in Antrim Hospital since 2011.

She specialises in  low back and neck pain management. She has a keen interest in management of widespread pain syndromes such as fibromyalgia which are very difficult to treat. Her special interests are pelvic pain in female patients and chronic post surgical pain. She is trained in Botox injections for Migraines and myofascial pain.

She follows the biopsycho-social approach in chronic pain management. She helped develop the Pain Management Programme(PMP)  in Northern HSC Trust. 

Clinical Appointments

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