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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Active+ offers comprehensive rehabilitation services that include an interdisciplinary team of health professionals such as medical specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, vocational consultants, psychologists, counsellors, social workers, speech language therapists, and nutritionists.
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Interventional Pain Specialist, Multi Disciplinary Pain Management . . . .
Pain Management, Concussion Services, Return to Work Services and Vocational Rehabilitation, Community Rehabilitation, Injury Prevention and Management . . . .
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Psychiatry specialising in assessing people with significant psychological distress or psychiatric illness in the context of suffering from chronic medical illness, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury . . . .
Habit Health provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people across the age spectrum. . . .
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Musculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – CTS, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis Support, Arthritis . . . .
Musculoskeletal medicine concerns the diagnosis and treatment of dysfunction, diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system . . .
Auckland Concussion Service has been established to provide early access and timely assessment for people who have sustained a mild (concussion) . . . .
Regional Concussion Services has been established to provide early access and timely assessment for people who have sustained a mild (concussion) or moderate traumatic injury. . . .
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Neurosurgery, Cranial Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Brain Tumours & Brain Metastases,
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain, Aneurysm . . .
TBI Health provides a comprehensive spine pain and musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation service that is customised for each patient . . . .
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I have a background in Osteopathic Medicine & training in Muscle Energy Technique & Structural Osteopathy, prior to specialising in musculoskeletal medicine . . .
