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Complex Musculoskeletal Injury Clinic

Dr Mark Alexander-Williams – Consultant Pain Specialist

Dr James Noake

Dr James Noake

Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine

  • 22 September, 2026
  • Complex Musculoskeletal Injury Clinic
  • Stories
  • 1 min read

 

Dr Mark Alexander-Williams

 

“I have been referring patients to James for over 10 years. Over this time his knowledge, skills, and understanding of the body and pathology have grown and grown. I would now say he has become a world expert in a number of areas.

All my tricky patients with hip, buttock, complex shoulder and spinal issues will come his way. He has an ability to think ‘outside of the box’ and really listens to what the patient has to say.

He recently diagnosed a rib ligament calcific condition I’d never encountered before, that had plagued a retired nurse for years, whom had given up on a solution and accepted a ‘chronic back pain’ label. He identified the problem in 25 minutes in the initial consultation by starting afresh, being thorough in his spinal examination and obsessive in his ultrasound ‘detective work’.

A targeted injection block in the same appointment removed her pain after 20 years, much to her amazement.

A kind, thoughtful colleague who is generous with his time and energy.”

 

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