Pain Management
Pain medicine is a multi-disciplinary speciality which provides medical care to assist with the management of persistent pain (pain lasting longer than 3 months). A specialist pain medicine doctor is a medical specialist who has undergone training and qualification in assessment and management of patients for whom pain is the primary presenting problem. A specialist pain medicine doctors’ spectrum of care includes
interventional pain-relieving procedures
,
medication management
and titration, and coordination of multidisciplinary team input. A specialist pain medicine doctor uses a combination of sociological (behavioural), psychological and biomedical strategies to help reduce pain, restore function and improve quality of life. Many pain medicine doctors work closely with pain-specialised clinical psychologists, physiotherapists and psychiatrists. This multidisciplinary team assists with the education of patients and implementation of active strategies, for the management of mental, physical and emotional factors which contribute to
persistent pain
.
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Our team consists of three doctors, two pain psychologists, two exercise physiologists, and two pain management nurses. We work as a “multidisciplinary . . .
Multidisciplinary Pain Management, Neuromodulation, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome . . . .
ACT Pain Centre is a multidisciplinary Pain management centre providing comprehensive care for patients with complex acute, chronic and Cancer pain . . .
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Dr James Yu is an Australian Trained Interventional Pain Physician specialises in cutting edge pain procedures. He offers timely & affordable Interventional . . .