Nepean Hospital Pain Management Unit
Nepean Blue Mountains LHD Adult Tier 3
Contact details
About this service
- Addiction medicine specialist
- Nurse consultant
- Occupational therapist
- Pain specialist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Rehabilitation medicine specialist
- Education and advice
- Medical reviews
- Multidisciplinary assessment
- Multidisciplinary case conferencing
- Pain program
- Treatment planning and appointments with health professionals e.g. psychologist and physiotherapist
- Botox injections
- Myofascial trigger point injections
- Nerve blocks
- Peripheral nerve stimulators
- Pump implants for spasticity
- Pump refills
- Radiofrequency neurotomy
- Spinal blocks
- Spinal cord stimulators
- Drug and alcohol
- Oncology
- Palliative care
- Rehabilitation medicine
- Pre-consultation telephone advice for GPs
- Post consultation telephone advice for GPs
- Supported management advice for GPs
- Twice yearly GP talks
Pain services
| Type | Pre-assessment |
|---|---|
| Content |
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| Fee | Nil for public patients |
| Hours | 7 hours over 1 day |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Group size | 12-16 people. Partners are welcome |
| Availability | Ongoing |
| Eligibility | Chronic, non cancer pain |
| Follow up | 1 month - option to have individual or group appointment |
| Type | Medium intensity |
|---|---|
| Content |
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| Fee | Nil for public patients |
| Hours | 36 hours |
| Frequency | 6 hours per day once per week for 6 weeks |
| Group size | 10-12 people |
| Availability | 5 programs per year |
| Eligibility | Chronic non-cancer pain |
| Follow up | 3 months |