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For treatment and management of chronic pain, contact our physiotherapy experts in Everton Park on 07 3354 1819.

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Chronic Pain Treatment at Everton Park Physiotherapy

What is pain?

``Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage… Pain is always subjective. Each individual learns the application of the word through experience related to injury in early life... It is unquestionably a sensation in a part or parts of the body, but it is also always unpleasant and therefore an emotional experience”.

International Association for the Study of Pain, 1979

What can I do to relieve my pain?

If you would like help from a professional trained in Chronic Pain, book in to see Michael at Everton Park Physiotherapy.

Hands on Treatment to relieve current symptoms.
BioPsychoSocial approach to understanding and dealing with your pain.
Pain Education about managing your pain including flare ups.
Exercise Prescription suited to your individual needs.

Is pain a big problem in Australia?

It certainly is and you are not alone – read on to find out more…

Pain is the most common reason that people seek medical help, yet it remains one of the most neglected and misunderstood areas of health care. One in five Australians live with chronic pain, including adolescents and children. If we consider Australians over the age of 65, a massive 1 in 3 are affected. The economic cost of pain to the Australian economy is estimated at over $34 Billion! It is Australia’s third most costly health condition, after cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal conditions (also associated with chronic pain).

Arthritis and back problems, both associated with chronic pain, are the most common reasons people of working age (45-64) drop out of the workforce, accounting for 40% of forced retirements. Early intervention and evidence based treatment could potentially halve the cost of chronic pain to the Australian economy. For an example of evidence based pain treatments we utilise at Everton Park Physiotherapy, please see our Protectometer Blog (coming soon).

Patients face long waiting times to access multidisciplinary pain services in public hospitals – frequently more than a year – resulting in deterioration in quality of life and reduction in the ability to return to work. As Chronic pain is invisible, patients often feel misunderstood by co-workers, friends, family and even the medical profession.

1 in 5 Australian adults with severe pain also suffer depression or other mood disorders, where 1 in 3 Australian adults with severe pain have high levels of psychological distress.