As one of Australia's leading multidisciplinary pain specialist clinics, we'll explain why there is a need to treat chronic pain as a disease and not just a symptom, and provide some practical guidelines to help you evaluate patients as well as the initial steps you can take to put them on the road to recovery.
WE CALL CHRONIC PAIN THE 'SILENT EPIDEMIC'.
With one in five Australians expected to suffer from chronic pain in their lifetime, it's never been more critical for general practitioners to understand both how chronic pain presents, but how to treat it effectively.
Up to 80% of people with chronic pain are missing out on effective treatment that could improve their health and quality of life.
This number says it all: we are not doing enough for our pain patients.
WHAT'S INSIDE
About Pain Specialists Australia
Pain Specialists Australia is a leading pain management clinic staffed by qualified pain specialist physicians who manage chronic pain using a spectrum of medical care that includes medications and cutting edge pain interventional procedures that are combined with a multidisciplinary pain team and lifestyle approaches delivered by allied health pain experts like physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and nurses.
Because pain is a personal experience and complex we believe that patients shouldn’t manage pain alone and that they should be empowered to play an active role in their own pain management.
