Pain Conditions
What is Chronic Pain?
Chronic Pain is pain that has lasted for more than three months it affects hundreds of thousands of Australians.
A patient with chronic pain may relate to conditions that are either:
- Associated symptoms arising from another cause (like postoperative pain or pain associated with malignancy), or
- Where the pain constitutes the primary problem (like neuropathic pains or headaches).
Types of Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain can affect different areas of the body. These areas of Chronic Pain can be categorised as:
- Headache & Migraine Pain
- Spine & Back Pain
- Musculoskeletal Pain
○ Shoulder Pain
○ Neck Pain
○ Knee Pain
○ Foot And Ankle Pain
- Nerve Pain
- Postsurgical Pain & Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain
- Frozen Shoulder
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cancer Pain
- Pain In The Elderly
