Pain Management

20+ years experience utilising the very latest in imaging technology

Targeted & Timely Pain Management

When you're living with ongoing pain, timely access to the right treatment matters. Our dedicated pain management practice combines more than 20 years of specialist experience with advanced image-guided technology to deliver precise, minimally invasive pain management procedures.

Your treatment is performed by an experienced Interventional Radiologist—a medical specialist with extensive expertise in using ultrasound, fluoroscopy and CT imaging to accurately target the source of pain. Image guidance assists with precise needle placement and allows treatments to be performed with a high degree of accuracy.

Why Us?

Our points of difference are simple:

  • Specialist Interventional Radiologist performing every pain management procedure.

  • Advanced image-guided technology for accurate treatment delivery.

  • Comprehensive range of minimally invasive pain management procedures.

  • Short waiting times for consultations and treatment.

  • Clinics in Wembley and Bunbury, caring for patients throughout Western Australia.

Whether you've been living with chronic pain for years or are seeking an alternative to surgery, our experienced team provides personalised assessment and targeted treatment options to support your ongoing care.

Our Pain Management Treatments

  • Facet Joint Injections

    Facet joint injections can be used to help manage severe back pain.

    Carried out under x-ray or CT image guiding, a combination of anaesthetic and anti-inflammatory steroid can be injected into the facet joints and/ or medial branch nerves to provide pain relief.

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  • Musculoskeletal Injections

    This terms covers a range of injection types (such as a bursa, joint, facet joint, nerve root or epidural), with the specific injection depending on the diagnosis. This is made using a previous XRay, Ultrasound, CT or MRI scan, as well after being personally reviewed by our doctor.

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  • Nerve Root Sleeve Injections

    A Nerve Root Sleeve Injection is a procedure in which a local anaesthetic and steroid solution is injected to relieve pain from irritated and inflamed spinal nerves, which is sometimes caused by the compression of spinal discs.

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  • Rhizotomy

    Rhizotomy, or Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)  is a minimally invasive procedure that uses specialized equipment to target nerves responsible for  joint and nerve related pain. 

    RFA is usually performed under local anesthetic  and can provide pain relief for 6 to 18 months.

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  • Epidural Injections

    The epidural injection is used to provide temporary or prolonged relief from back pain or inflammation.

    Medication is injected into the space around the spinal cord, also known as the epidural space. 

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  • Cortisone Injections

    Cortisone injections are a commonly used treatment to help reduce inflammation and relieve pain affecting joints, tendons, bursae and the spine.

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Image-Guided Pain Management.

Many painful conditions involve structures deep within the body that cannot be accurately located through physical examination alone.

Using advanced imaging technology such as ultrasound, fluoroscopy (X-ray guidance) and CT guidance, image-guided procedures allow medication to be delivered precisely to the intended treatment area.

Image guidance may assist by:

  • Improving the accuracy of needle placement

  • Targeting the area responsible for pain

  • Avoiding surrounding nerves, blood vessels and other structures

  • Assisting diagnosis as well as treatment

  • Supporting minimally invasive outpatient procedures.

Pain Management

Pain management is the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pain using a range of evidence-based approaches. While some pain resolves naturally as an injury heals, pain that persists beyond three months is generally considered chronic pain and may require specialist assessment.

Effective pain management aims to:

  • Identify the source of pain where possible

  • Reduce pain and inflammation

  • Improve movement and physical function

  • Support participation in rehabilitation and exercise

  • Help patients manage symptoms and improve quality of life

Treatment recommendations vary depending on your diagnosis, symptoms, medical history and previous treatments.

Conditions We Commonly Treat

Spine and Neck Pain

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Chronic lower back pain, neck pain, sciatica, nerve root irritation, facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain, degenerative spinal conditions.

Joint Pain

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Shoulder pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle pain, elbow pain, wrist pain, osteoarthritis.

Sports and Soft Tissue Injuries

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Rotator cuff injuries, bursitis, tendon disorders, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, plantar fasciitis, other overuse injuries.

Nerve Pain

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Radicular pain, peripheral nerve irritation, selected chronic pain conditions affecting the limbs or spine.

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