I qualified as a medical doctor (MD) from the Medical University of Lodz, Poland. I was trained in both South Yorkshire and the Midlands and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 2013. I completed a Pain Medicine fellowship in Sheffield and passed the relevant examinations for the Fellow of Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FFPMRCA) qualification in 2015.
I also achieved a European Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine.
I developed an interest in research and have completed a Ph.D. at the Medical University, Lodz, Poland; my thesis involved an investigation of different approaches towards anaesthesia/analgesia for total knee replacement surgery. I was appointed Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at Sheffield in 2016, as well as becoming an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Sheffield University.
I am the lead for research in the Pain Medicine Clinic, which is part of the Musculoskeletal Academic Department of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. Since 2021 I have been a Clinical Lead for the Chronic Pain Service in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. I was Regional Adviser for Faculty of Pain Medicine of Royal College of Anaesthetists for South Yorkshire and North Trent in the past.
I have published in multiple journals and presented work at national meetings. I review up to 50 patients with chronic pain per week.
I specialise in adult chronic pain medicine and have a special interest in:
I started my expert witness career in 2018 and can prepare reports in multiple aspects of chronic pain. My reports are compliant with the CPR Part 35, Practice Direction 35 and Guidance for instruction of expert in civil claims 2014.
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Medicolegal Essentials - 2018
Clinical Negligence Medicolegal - 2018
Advanced Medicolegal and Court Room Skills - 2018
Essential Skills for Pain Management Experts, Pain Experts - 2019
Bond Solon Excellence in Report Writing course - 2021
Bond Solon Courtroom course - 2022
Bond Solon Cross-examination course – 2022
Bond Solon Law and procedure Course - 2022
Dr Bendinger has been awarded the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate.
Dr Bendinger has been preparing evidence for the Courts in matters of personal injury, disability, and medical negligence since 2018
Dr Bendinger has attended Court in the UK as an expert witness
Individual Member of Expert Witness Institute
Available on request
Pain symptoms in a cohort of adults referred to a regional long-COVID rehabilitation service in the United Kingdom – a cross-sectional study. C Hakim, T Bendinger, K Smith, R Hariharan, A Viswanathan. Pain News 2023; 21, 1:14-17
Bendinger T., and Perfitt J., Should a Coexisting or Suspected Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Affect the Decision to Perform Diagnostic Blocks for Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain? — Results from an Observational Research Study. Pain Physician 2021; 24:185-192.
Bendinger T., and Perfitt J., Alcohol ablation of the genicular nerves for knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis: case series. Pain News 2020; 18, 4: 195-198.
Bendinger T., and Perfitt J., Significance of ACR Fibromyalgia questionnaire in positive diagnosis and predictive value of ACR Fibromyalgia questionnaire in patient selection process for epidural injection for treatment of lumbar radicular pain: an observational prospective study. Pain News 2020; 18, 4: 200- 2003.
Bendinger T., and Perfitt J., Psychological predictors of successful outcomes after interventional pain procedures for chronic lower back and radicular pain. Pain News, June 2019, Vol 17(2): 103-108.
Berwertz M., Mathers P., Plunkett N., and Bendinger T., Suprascapular nerve radiofrequency ablation for chronic shoulder pain - our experience in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, September/October 2017 - Volume 42 - Issue 5S - p 1–200.
Berwertz M., Das S., and Bendinger T., Gabapentin, Pregabalin is there a real problem? Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, September/October 2017 - Volume 42 - Issue 5S - p 1–200.
Bendinger T., and Plunkett N., Dorsal root ganglion stimulation vs. conventional spinal cord stimulation - efficacy and patient experience of two neurostimulation methods for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type II. Journal of Observational Pain Medicine, 2016, Volume 1, Number 5.
Bendinger T., and Plunkett N., Measurement in Pain Medicine. British Journal of Anaesthesia Education, 2016; 16(9): 310-315.
Bendinger T., Plunkett N., Poole D., and Turnbull D., Psychological factors as outcome predictors for spinal cord stimulation. Neuromodulation, August 2015; 18(6): 465-71.
Bendinger T., and Gupta S., Pain Relief and Related Outcomes Following Interventional Therapy for Chronic Non-cancer Pain: A Service Evaluation. Journal of Observational Pain Medicine – Volume 1, Number 4 (2014).
Bendinger T., Berwertz M., and Plunkett N., Can outcomes of interventional procedures be predicted using psychological assessments?
Retrospective evaluation of chronic pain patients undergoing interventional procedure, using common psychological scales. Pain Practice. 16:138, May 2016.
Bendinger T., Berwertz M., and Plunkett N., Psychological predictors of successful outcomes after interventional pain procedures. British Journal of Pain, 2016.
Bendinger T., Poole D., and Plunkett N., Psychological factors as outcome predictors for spinal cord stimulation. British Journal of Pain, 2015; 9(2), supplement 1.
Bendinger T., Pappalwar S., and Gupta S., Pain relief following interventional procedures for common chronic pain conditions - service evaluation. British Journal of Pain. 2015, 9(4), 199.
Bendinger T., Turnbull D., Poole D., and Plunkett N., The impact of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on psychological factors and relationship with pain relief - long term follow up. Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Management, 2014, Vol 39, Number 5, Supplement 1.
Bendinger T., Turnbull D., Poole D., and Plunkett N., Long term analgesic efficacy of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) - time response relationship. Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Management, 2014, Vol 39, Number 5, Supplement 1.
Bendinger T., Turnbull D., Poole D., and Plunkett N., The impact of spinal cord stimulation on psychological factors and the relationship with pain relief'. Pain Practice, May 2014, Volume 14, Issue Supplement s1.
Bendinger T., Turnbull D., Poole D., and Plunkett N., Long-term analgesic efficacy of spinal cord stimulation: a five year follow up. Pain Practice. May 2014, Volume 14, Issue Supplement s1.