Our Persistent Pain Rehabilitation Service is a multi-disciplinary service for adults experiencing non-cancer related persistent (chronic) pain. The service takes a biopsychosocial approach and aims to actively support people to improve their overall quality of life.
We care for adults who have been experiencing pain longer than 3 months with symptoms impacting on daily activities including work, study, school and/or carer role.
We can support people who are open to:
We aim to:
We have a number of options for people who have been experiencing persistent pain:
Our medically-led clinic provides specialist consult and intervention (where appropriate) for adults with non-cancer related persistent pain across the Grampians region. We aim to provide you with advice on pain medication management and/or interventions available to you.
If a medication or change of medication is recommended, this is to be followed up by your GP (including provision and management of scripts).
If interventional treatment is recommended, you will be placed on a waitlist list to be followed up through the medical clinic.
If you require advice on opioid management in the context of opioid dependence and/or tolerance, please seek services through SOC - Addiction Medicine Clinic.
The SOC Pain Management Clinic (Medical) can only be accessed via internal medical referral (GP referrals are not accepted).
Contact
Please direct enquiries to Specialist Outpatient Clinics:
Our allied health-led multi-disciplinary health improvement programs are for adults experiencing non-cancer related persistent pain. We take a holistic approach to support you in rehabilitating from and coping with persistent pain.
The programs aim to reduce the impact of your persisting pain by providing evidence-based education and promoting active approaches to improve your function, physical/mental health and quality of life.
If you are seeking physical/medical intervention only, you may be encouraged to seek alternative services.
We offer programs at two main sites:
Programs may include:
Programs may be delivered face to face, via telephone and/or telehealth.
If you are not eligible for our programs, we may provide you with recommendations and information about other services (e.g. local and/or online).
Contact:
East Grampians (Ballarat)
Phone: 03 5320 3700 (Program Team Lead)
West Grampians (Horsham)
Phone: (03) 5381 9333 (Program Coordinator)