Dr Tatikola is a highly experienced Consultant in Anaesthetics and Pain Medicine, providing expert medico-legal opinion in personal injury cases. With extensive NHS consultant experience and specialist expertise in interventional pain management.

Dr Tatikola specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of complex pain conditions, including chronic back pain, sciatica, neuropathic pain, headaches and joint pain. He has advanced expertise in interventional procedures such as epidural injections, facet and nerve root blocks, radiofrequency denervation and trigger point injections.

Over the past 5 years, Dr Tatikola has diligently produced over 170 medico-legal reports, encompassing a diverse range of personal injury scenarios, he accepts instructions for both claimants and defendants, offering a responsive, timely and forensic approach to medical reports. He has been asked to attend court and can provide evidence in court when required. He also holds the Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Expert Witness Civil Certificate.

Dr Tatikola reports on cases associated with: 

Pain management:

• Chronic pain
  – Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
  – Chronic post surgical pain
  – Chronic post-traumatic pain
  – Chronic primary pain
  – Chronic widespread pain (CWP)
  – Chronic secondary pain
  – Fibromyalgia pain after trauma/surgery
• Soft tissue injury
• Facet/trigger point joint injections
• Nerve root block complications
• Interventional pain
• Pain injections:
  – Epidural injections
  – Facet joint injections
  – Joint
  – Cortisone
  – Caudal epidural
• Radio frequency ablation for osteoarthritis and degenerative spinal conditions
• Arthritic pain (knee/shoulder/hip/trapped nerve)
• Nerve related pain
• Myofascial pain
• Lower back pain
• Sciatica
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal cord stimulators (SCS)
• Persistent spinal pain syndrome (PSPS)
• Sacral nerve stimulators (SNS)
• Spondylosis
• Discogenic pain
• Neck pain
• Disproportionate pain
• Constitutional pain
• Neuropathic pain
• Nociceptive pain
• Amputation related pain:
  – Phantom limb pain
• Arthritic pain:
  – Knee
  – Shoulder
  – Hip
  – Trapped nerve
• Headaches
  – Migraine
• Whiplash associated disorders
• Chest pain (musculoskeletal)
• Eye pain
• Post-herpetic neuralgia
• Road Traffic Accident:
  – Soft tissue injury
  – Restricted movment
  – Radiation pain
• Workplace injury
• Complications from steroid injections or nerve blocks
• Scar and adhesion-related pain
• Complex multi-trauma pain

Anaesthetics:

• Anaesthesiology management
• Anaesthetic complications arising from:
  – Breast surgery
  – Orthopaedics
  – Plastic surgery
  – Gynaecology related cases

Dr Tatikola’s appointment availability is 4 weeks and his report turnaround time is 4 – 6 weeks.