For Health Practitioners

Our Pain Medicine Specialists are highly experienced and specialise in spinal and neuropathic pain. We also have a broad depth of expertise in treating a wide range of pain conditions. Our practitioners begin with a thorough assessment of the patient’s condition and then create an...

Chronic pain is compounded by reduced activity and social engagement, sleep disturbance, deteriorating mood, financial and relationship difficulties, opioid dose escalation and related morbidity: a vicious cycle of increasing pain, disability and suffering. Early intervention can help prevent patients spiralling into these well-recognised patterns, and...

This is Northern Pain Centre’s intensive 3 week pain management program based on the principles of active self-management and cognitive behavioural therapy.  Our program is based on the latest in clinical research on pain management.  Our facilitators are a highly experienced pain management team...

Low back pain is a common and disabling problem in the community. It is the second most common reason for a patient to seek medical attention, and has a high rate of recurrence over the life of the individual patient. In some cases it is...

“Those who do not feel pain, seldom think that it is felt” – Dr Samuel Johnson. Pain is often considered a warning system, as our body’s attempt to draw attention to a body part that has...

Many patients experience persistent lower back and lower limb pain after spinal surgery. The term “Failed Back Surgery Syndrome” is a misnomer as this ongoing pain does not necessarily indicate any deficiency with the spinal surgery. There are many potential causes for this syndrome, and...

The importance of a collaborative approach to chronic pain is vital in improving the lives of the 3.24 million Australians living with this debilitating condition. GPs are at the front line to this endemic with 1 in 5 GP consultations involving patients with...

Estimates show chronic pain affects approximately 20% of the general population. Such a community burden has prompted the establishment of Pain Medicine as a Specialty in its own right and spurred vast amounts of pain-related research. Rapid advancements, such as novel pharmacological agents and implantable technologies,...

Innovative and exciting new therapies are emerging from the ability to accentuate the natural healing mechanisms of the body. While these advances are still in their infancy, there is a promise of exciting new treatments for painful conditions in the future.   Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Developed in...

The importance of a collaborative approach to chronic pain is vital in improving the lives of the 3.24 million Australians living with this debilitating condition. GPs are at the front line to this endemic with 1 in 5 GP consultations involving patients with...

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) is an exciting development in the field of Pain Medicine. It provides a way to alter the experience of pain by modulating cell-to- cell communication of pain signals within the spinal cord. The overall effect is to reduce the experience...

According to The cost of pain in Australia Report for Painaustralia by Lynne Pezzullo, Lead Partner, Health Economics and Social Policy, Deloitte Access Economics (4 April 2019 ): 3.24 million Australians are living with chronic pain; Those living with pain are more...

According to the “Loneliness Study” one in five Australians rarely or never have someone to talk to.  According to an article published in the guardian, “Loneliness is increasingly being recognised around the world as a significant health and social issue.   In Britain – where more...

Case Study – Persistent pain after surgery Mrs K is a 48 year old lady who was referred with radicular leg pain that persisted despite an otherwise uncomplicated spinal operation. Her symptoms first started whilst lifting heavy boxes at home. She has a sudden onset of low...