Interventional Treatments
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Diagnostic Techniques
A correct diagnosis is the foundation of the best possible pain management plan. These procedures are designed to confirm the anatomical source of the pain as the initial step in optimising your treatment.
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Radiofrequency Treatments
Utilising this technology, it is possible to perform controlled nerve disabling procedures to prevent pain signals from a painful joint or other tissues from reaching the spinal cord and brain.
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Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatments
Utilising this technology, it is possible to perform controlled nerve disabling procedures to prevent pain signals from a painful joint or other tissues from reaching the spinal cord and brain.
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Spinal Cord Stimulation
Implanted stimulation devices for pain management were once rare and futuristic. Recent progress in this field has lead to new horizons in the therapy available, the pain conditions that may respond, better hardware and overall improvement in patient outcomes.
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Multidisciplinary Therapies
Pain interferes with our patients’ lives on many levels throughout their journey. A multidisciplinary approach to managing activity, thoughts and behaviour, mood and sleep impairment is essential to the achieving the best results.
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Medical Marijuana
Northern Pain Centre does not prescribe Marijuana for medical use and does not support “off-label” or non-approved prescriptions of cannabinoid products. In Australia, cannabis possession is illegal. Currently clinical evidence is lacking and the superiority of cannabis compared with other analgesics that are currently available...
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Regenerative Therapies
Regenerative therapies are a relatively new field of medicine that treat injuries by harnessing the body’s own regenerative capabilities. Some examples include Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stem Cell Therapy.