Westmead Hospital
Western Sydney LHD Adult Tier 3
Contact details
About this service
- Addiction medicine specialist
- Nurse consultant
- Pain specialist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychologist
- Education and advice
- Medical reviews
- Multidisciplinary assessment
- Multidisciplinary case conferencing
- Pain program
- Treatment planning and appointments with health professionals e.g. psychology and physiotherapy
- Botox injections
- Myofascial trigger point injections
- Nerve blocks
- Pump refills
- Radiofrequency neurotomy
- Spinal blocks
- Spinal cord stimulators
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Rehabilitation
- Pre-consultation telephone advice
- Post consultation telephone advice
Phase ii, iii and iv clinical trials in analgesia in nociceptive or neuropathic pain.
Pain services
| Type | Medium Intensity |
|---|---|
| Status | In development |
| Content |
|
| Fee | Nil |
| Hours | 30 hours |
| Frequency | 6 hours weekly for 6 weeks plus review |
| Group size | 4-8 people |
| Availability | 4 times per year |
| Eligibility | Chronic pain – assessed as suitable for group |
| Follow up | 3 months in pain clinic |