Dr Nicholas Fraser

I qualified as a medical practitioner in 1995 in London following which I served with the military for seven years where I started my higher professional training in Anaesthesia. I moved into the NHS as a Anaesthetic registrar, and having seen a lot of musculo-skeletal issues in the forces I already had an interest in pain management which naturally led to an interest in Pain medicine, a branch of Anaesthesia.  I was fortunate to get a place in the North West school of Anaesthesia, starting in 2002 until 2007. As part of this I did advanced pain training at Salford and Wythenshawe hospitals. I was appointed as a substantive Consultant at Stockport NHS Trust in August 2007, and worked there until 2026. During this time I was Clinical Lead for Chronic pain for ten years and worked at remote sites in Buxton and Macclesfield embedded in primary care. I had a rewarding NHS Consultant career. I started private practice in 2008, and over the years have steadily built up links with the Neurosurgery and affiliated specialties and now work closely with them. Most of my work now focuses on interventions for back and neck pain, and I participate in a fortnightly Spinal multi disciplinary team meeting at the OrthTeam centre, which allows excellent peer support. I also have excellent links with Sport & Exercise medicine, Rheumatology, Neurology, Radiology and Orthopaedics. This collaborative and supportive working environment allows me to offer an excellent service for our patients.  Personally, I live in the Peak District and am married with two adult children, and have a keen interest in running and motorsport. 

I am a Consultant Anaesthetist with a specialist interest in Pain Medicine.  My main area of interest is in back pain, and I work with a team of neurosurgeons, spinal surgeons, neuroradiologists, neurology and musculo-skeletal doctors. I am very well supported by committed and first class colleagues who really care about their patients. We are able to cater for all musculo-skeletal problems and access to imaging and expert advice is superb. Procedures undertaken include: Epidural steroid and nerve root blocks injections for radicular pain (pain in an arm or leg from a trapped nerve in the back) Medial branch nerve blocks and denervation treatment for facet joint pain in the neck and low back. Sacro-iliac joint injections and denervation (low back / buttock joint pain) Supra-scapular nerve injections and denervation for shoulder arthritis and frozen shoulder. Cryotherapy is also available for denervation treatment, this is suitable for patients with pacemakers and is less likely to cause a flare up than radiofrequency denervation. Qutenza patch therapy for peripheral neuropathic pain (causes hypersensitivity of the skin). I also undertake other procedures such as peripheral nerve blocks for neuropathic pain.