Our Services
Comprehensive, evidence-based pain management
At Wellspring Pain Clinic, we offer comprehensive pain management services using evidence-based approaches, combining medication therapy, interventional procedures, allied health solutions, and injury management support to create personalized treatment plans for each patient. Our expert team is dedicated to helping you relieve pain, restore function, and improve your quality of life.
Medications
Personalized medication management
Interventions
Precision interventional techniques
Allied Health
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Injury Management
WorkCover & CTP support
Medications
Medications for managing your pain
Medications for pain management come in many forms such as patches, pills, infusions and creams. There are many considerations when starting someone on a medication for pain management not least what type of pain they have.
In addition the medications used in chronic pain are a significant source of concern for many patients. Many are worried these medications will cause addiction, profound side effects and don't help long term. Others have concerns that medications will be reduced unnecessarily even if effective.
The medication rationale at Wellspring Pain Clinic is to use better medications that are more likely to be effective, specific for the pain syndromes experienced. In addition we recommend starting at very low dose to allow careful increase if working. We are not usually aiming to start a medication for long term use.
In regard to the opioid medications (eg morphine, Endone) at Wellspring Pain Clinic. We aim to minimise opioid medication usage for all of our patients whilst remaining pragmatic.
We do this as a result of a great body of evidence showing how opioid medications help in acute pain (in the short term) but in the long term they are not often helpful and can cause profound issues. At present Wellspring Pain Clinic does not prescribe Cannabis preparations. We are happy to discuss why at further appointment.
Interventions
About Interventions for pain management
Interventions in pain cover a wide range of procedures from simple injections that can be done in rooms, all the way up to implanted spinal techniques. Before considering an intervention, it is important to remember that not all conditions that cause pain can be helped by interventions. For instance if someone has pain felt throughout their body there is little opportunity to use a procedure to help such a problem. In addition, an intervention if appropriate must be coupled with other forms of treatment.
Interventions are usually day case procedures with low risks and complications and mostly done with an anaesthetist in attendance to provide a very small amount of sedation.
In pain conditions, the usual approach is to do a nerve block to assess the source of the pain. This then tells us more clearly where a pain is coming from as often, in for example back pain, there are usually many sites of pain. Once we know more clearly where the major sources of pain are, then we can do longer term treatments such as radiofrequency.
Radiofrequency treatments work by providing a small electric current to the nerves carrying pain. There are two forms – Pulsed Radiofrequency and Radiofrequency neurotomy. In pulsed radiofrequency we are just trying to calm a nerve down and get it to stop sending pain signals but overall we want the nerve to keep working. This is used in pelvic pain, post surgical pain and some back and leg pain problems eg from the discs in the back.
In radiofrequency neurotomy we are producing a very small burn to a nerve that we want to stop working. These nerves are only good at sending pain signals so damaging them on purpose is useful. We use radiofrequency neurotomy for example in one of the major back pain syndromes where pain is coming from the facet joints. In this case a day case set of "test" nerve blocks is done to help identify the pain and a second procedure, the radiofrequency procedure if we have a positive test.
As in all pain conditions though an intervention is only one part of the process to pain management. The onus is on you to engage with a physiotherapist to start moving and rehabilitating.
Information on the different kinds of interventions for your pain syndromes can be discussed with your specialist.
Allied Health Solutions
About Allied Health Solutions
In almost all situations, your pain won't be managed optimally without involving other highly skilled professionals, such as Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Psychologists, for example. This is because there are many domains to pain management and many effects from living with chronic pain.
It is not surprising to think that someone with long term back pain for example would have impaired mobility and that their mood has taken a hit as a result. When the pain is improved they will require reconditioning from an exercise physiologist and while their mood is affected they will require support from a psychologist.
As a practice we will look to develop our allied health services locally and develop good links with trusted professionals throughout the local area.
WorkCover & CTP Injury Management
Comprehensive support for workplace and motor vehicle accident claims
At Wellspring Pain Clinic, we proudly support patients navigating recovery through WorkCover and CTP (motor vehicle accident) claims. We understand the complex physical, emotional, and administrative challenges that come with workplace and motor vehicle-related injuries.
We provide evidence-based, multidisciplinary care to support recovery from a wide range of musculoskeletal, spinal, and nerve-related pain conditions. Our approach includes expert diagnosis and tailored treatment plans, medication review and rationalisation, image-guided interventions such as nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation, coordination with allied health services and rehabilitation providers, and focus on function, return to work, and long-term wellbeing.
We work closely with GPs, rehabilitation consultants, insurers, and case managers to ensure timely access to pain specialist consultation, clear documentation and approval requests, regular progress updates, and goal-oriented care to assist return to work and daily function.
If you're under a WorkCover or CTP claim, please let our team know at the time of booking so we can assist with the appropriate documentation and coordinate your care efficiently.