Specialty: Pain Management Physician

Qualifications: MBChB (UCT) DipPEC (SA) MP 0734950 PR 0714259

Interests / Areas of Specialisation: Specialised Pain Management
We diagnose the cause of your pain and develop an individually tailored treatment plan that addresses your specific goals, needs and lifestyle.

We can help you with any form of pain. We offer specialised care protocols for the following conditions:
• Low back pain
• Neck pain
• Sciatica
• Nerve impingement syndromes
• Hip, knee, or shoulder pain
• Arthritis – including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
• Fibromyalgia
• Headaches, including Migraines
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Drug -induced neuropathies (including chemotherapy-induced neuropathy)
• Other neuropathies (including diabetic, HIV-associated, etc)
• Cancer pain

We specialise in minimally invasive interventional pain procedures as an alternative to surgery. These include, but are not limited, to the following:
• Intravenous pain management, such as ketamine infusions
• Facet and Dorsal medial branch blocks
• Nerve root blocks
• Pulsed radiofrequency rhizotomy
• Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
• Caudal epidural injections
• Joint injections
• Pterygopalatine (sphenopalatine) ganglion blocks
• Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation

Achievements:
I’m Dr Caryn April, a medical doctor, who is passionate about inclusive, patient-centred care, and chronic pain management. I specialise in minimally invasive interventional pain procedures, as an alternative to surgery.

I have more than a decade of experience in emergency medicine and surgery, having worked in both government and private hospitals throughout South Africa.
My purpose is to provide a place of healing, to restore hope and improve quality of life by forming a therapeutic partnership with my patient which promotes wellness, and not only the absence of pain or disease.

I believe in an interdisciplinary team approach to pain management. For this reason, I have formed partnerships and associations with a group of highly-skilled and experienced health professionals at ASSIC which include neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, biokineticists, an occupational therapist, a dietician, and a psychologist

Phone: +27 81 275 9805 or +27 21 879 4264
Email: info@drcarynapril.com
Website: https://www.drcarynapril.com
Address: 1 Mediterranean Street