Dr Bret Claxton is a Consultant in Anaesthetics and Pain Management and an Expert Witness. He has completed Bond Solon training and is instructed by Claimants and Defendants on clinical negligence and personal injury cases.

Dr Claxton has extensive experience in cases associated with:

Personal injury relating to:

• Chronic pain
  • Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Pain after trauma/surgery
  • Neuropathic pain
• Whiplash associated disorders
• Management of knee pain
• Neuromodulation
• Spinal cord stimulators (SCS)
• Sacral nerve stimulators
• Musculoskeletal pain presentation
• Industrial disease

Clinical negligence relating to:

• Medical Negligence related to Pain Management
• Medical Negligence related to Anaesthesia
• Cauda equina syndrome (CES)
• Failed Back Surgery (FBS)

Specific cases relating to pain:

• Soft tissue injuries
• Chronic pain conditions:
  • Chronic post surgical pain
  • Chronic post traumatic pain
  • Chronic primary pain
  • Chronic widespread pain
  • Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
• Whiplash pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Long Covid pain
• Myofascial pain
• Abdominal pain
• Amputation related pain
  • Phantom Limb Pain
• Lower Back Pain (all)
• Neck pain
• Shoulder pain
• Joint pains (all)
• Interventional pain (medical negligence)
• Unexplained pain
• Disproportionate pain
• Chest Pain (musculoskeletal)
• Nerve related pain
• Neuropathic pain
• Nociceptive pain
• Chronic secondary pain
• Degenerative pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Arthritis
• Constitutional pain

Dr Claxton’s appointment availability is from 2-4 weeks and he has a report turnaround time of 4-6 weeks.