GEELONG-Barwon Health Pain Management Unit (PB)

Classification Level: 1
Paediatric Service: No

Medications: rationalisation of current medication or introductions of new medications
Neural blockade techniques including epidural corticosteroid and local anaesthetic, intra-articular local anaesthetic and steroid, celiac plexus, lumbar sympathetic, etc
Other temporary neural blockade techniques combination with rehabilitative physical therapy
Individualised clinical psychology services for pain management
Individual physiotherapy services such as training in self directed exercise and activity programs, reduction in use of unnecessary aids, postural analysis and correction, etc
Spinal drug administration via epidural and intrathecal drug delivery systems
Spinal dorsal column stimulation
Radio frequency lesioning (e.g. medial branch of dorsal ramus for mechanical neck and low back pain)
The psychology services are provided by one of the clinical psychologists
In some cases the treatment provided may be a combination of psychological and physical therapies at the PMU.

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