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Cheshire boy, 11, seeks treatment after football injury causes chronic pain
Ollie Wharton, an 11-year-old from Willaston near Nantwich in Cheshire, developed severe pain after a football injury and surgery.
He was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS, in early October 2026.
The condition can cause lasting pain and extreme sensitivity, so even water touching Ollie's knee can hurt.
He now relies on a wheelchair and spends much of his time resting, and has attended only one hour and 45 minutes of secondary school.
His care includes pain specialists, a psychologist and physiotherapists.
His family is raising £7,000 for Scrambler Therapy in Ireland in the hope it will ease his pain and help him regain some of his childhood.
Eleven-year-old Ollie Wharton, from Cheshire, has developed severe chronic pain after a football injury and subsequent surgery.
He has been diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and relies on a wheelchair for much of his mobility.
His parents are raising £7,000 for a course of Scrambler Therapy in Ireland, hoping it will ease his pain.
The condition has left him able to attend just one hour and 45 minutes of secondary school.
- Who
- Ollie Wharton, an 11-year-old from Cheshire.
- What
- He is seeking treatment for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome after a football injury and subsequent surgery.
- When
- He was formally diagnosed in early October 2026.
- Where
- Willaston, near Nantwich, Cheshire; the planned treatment is in Ireland.
- Why
- His parents hope Scrambler Therapy will ease his pain and help him regain some of his childhood.
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Ollie was active and played football four times a week.
His parents have heard him scream in pain day after day.
Ollie was formally diagnosed with CRPS following an assessment by Alder Hey.
His parents were raising £7,000 for Scrambler Therapy in Ireland.
- Age
- 11
- Diagnosis
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Home
- Willaston, near Nantwich, Cheshire
- Fundraising target
- £7,000
- School attendance
- One hour and 45 minutes
- Treatment sought
- Scrambler Therapy in Ireland
What people are saying
He was extremely fit. He was playing four times a week. He was active at school, so he'd do everything that he could at school as well.
He uses crutches for short distances, but just being in that upright position, gives him pins and needles in his leg and intense pain. So he has to sit back down again.