September: Pain Awareness Month

A campaign to raise awareness about pain as a serious public health issue and to create greater understanding among health professionals, individuals and families, legislators and the wider community.

2019 Global Year Against Pain in the Most Vulnerable

Each year, the International Association of Pain (IASP) selects a topic for the Global Year Against Pain. 2019 is the Global Year Against Pain in the Most Vulnerable.

2018 for the Hunter Pain Clinic

It’s been a very busy 12 months for our clinic. The year kicked off with Dr Marc Russo attending the NANS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.

Colour the World Orange for CRPS Awareness

Worldwide, November is recognised as CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) Awareness Month.

Dr Russo Speaks with ABC News on Proposed Private Health Insurance Changes

Dr Russo was recently interviewed by the ABC.

Chronic Pain Woes Under Federal Government’s New Proposal

Dr Marc Russo has seen first-hand what the Federal Government is proposing in relation to private health insurance funding changes.

A New Hypothesis for the Pathophysiology of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is an enigmatic disease and has defied a clear unified pathological explanation to date.

Deprescribing Opioids

There is increasing evidence for a lack of long term benefit from conventional “pure mu” opioids when used for chronic non-cancer pain [1-3].

Medicinal Cannabis

Currently, Hunter Pain Clinic is assessing where the role of medicinal cannabis might lie in terms of treatment of persistent non-cancer pain.

Neuromodulation: History and Updates

Neuromodulation represents an advanced pain management therapy for patients with chronic, refractory pain.

Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand meeting

Dr Russo and the Executive Board of NSANZ meeting with Mr Omar Ishrak, CEO of the Medtronic company.

Dr Russo Implants Australia's First Intellis Device

Dr Russo recently implanted Australia's first Intellis device - the world's smallest spinal cord stimulator system.

Alternative Analgesics to Codeine for Acute Pain

As both the public and medical practitioners would know there has been an up-scheduling of codeine in pharmacies.

Slow Breathing

The act of controlling one’s breath for the purpose of restoring or enhancing health has been practiced for thousands of years amongst Eastern cultures.

Hunter Pain Clinic Supports the Special Children's Christmas Party

Thank you so much for your support of the Special Children’s Christmas Party.

Hunter Pain Clinic Maintains Quality Management Certification

The Hunter Pain Clinic team were thrilled to recently receive recertification of AS/NZS ISO 9001-2016: Quality Management Systems.

New Technology Brings Hope to Pain Sufferers

Dr Russo has performed the first cases of Stimwave spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation in Australia.

Pelvic Pain

Pelvic pain is a broad term to describe any pain within the area of the lower abdomen/pelvis.

Dr Stanley Wong visits Hunter Pain Clinic

It has been our pleasure to have Dr Stanley Wong from the Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong with us for the past three months.

Non-opioid Analgesics and Non-traditional Opioids in General Practice

Dr Marc Russo and Dr Willem Volschenk have co-authored a paper that appeared in Healthed.

2017 Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and Australian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meetings

Dr Russo recently attended the Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (NSANZ) 12th Annual Scientific Meeting.

Etanercept Injections for Pain

Etanercept is an injectable medication used to treat various inflammatory conditions.

Global Year Against Pain After Surgery

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has designated 2017 as the “Global Year Against Pain After Surgery”.

Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS) is a relatively modern neurostimulation therapy for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain.

4th Scientific Meeting and 5th Anniversary of Laboratory and Clinical Research for Pain Institute

Over the weekend, Dr Marc Russo attended the 4th Scientific Meeting...

Radiofrequency Neurotomy

Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN), also known as radiofrequency ablation, is a...

Mental Health and Chronic Pain

October is Mental Health Month – a month designated to raising awareness...

Intramuscular Botox for Pain

Botulinum toxin type A is a neurotoxin produced by strains of the Clostridium botulinum bacteria that has therapeutic properties when injected into muscle tissue.

Marc's Musings | September 2016

Participants were recruited from the 1946-1951 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal...

Advanced Trainee in Pain Medicine May 2017-May 2018

Candidates are sought for the position of Advanced Trainee in Pain Medicine at Hunter Pain Clinic, a multidisciplinary Pain Clinic in Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

Dr Marc Russo features in Nature - The world's most highly cited interdisciplinary science journal

Marc's Musings | August 2016

Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Curcumanoids in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review and...

How do we Measure Pain?

Whether pain is acute or chronic, injury or disease-related, located in the back or the head...

Marc's Musings | March 2016

Effect of Perioperative Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion on Acute and Chronic Pain...

Marc's Musings | February 2016

Effective Perioperative Vitamin C Supplementation on Post-Operative Pain and the...

Osteoarthritis

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has designated...

Not Helping a Partner with Chronic Pain May Be the Quickest Road to Recovery

Dr Toby Newton-John recently wrote an interesting article discussing...

Marc's Musings | November 2015

Signs and Symptoms of Myofascial Pain: An International Survey of Pain...

Preventing Acute Pain from Becoming Chronic - A Viewpoint

The term “Golden Month” refers to a period of approximately one month following...

International Neuromodulation Society

Dr Russo (front row 3rd from left) attends the International Neuromodulation...

Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain

Neuromodulation represents an advanced pain management therapy for patients...

Marc's Musings | October 2015

Sleep and Pain Sensitivity in Adults. Sivertsen et...

Marc's Musings | August 2015

Effect of Melatonin on Depressive Symptoms...

Neuropathic Pain

Each year, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) designates...

ISO9001 Certification

ISO9001 Certification reflects an organisation’s commitment...

Marc's Musings | May 2015

Effect of Written Emotional Disclosure on Secondary Hyperalgesia in Women with Trauma...

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a progressive multifactorial...

Health Professionals Musings February 2015

Effect of Written Emotional Disclosure on Secondary Hyperalgesia in...

Health Professionals Musings January 2015

Risk Factors for Serious Prescription Opioid Related Toxicity...

Health Professionals Musings September 2014

This Cochrane review looked at 22 trials with over 8000 participants...

Health Professionals Musings May 2014

Caudal vs. Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections as Short Term...

Health Professionals Musings March 2014

What is the Evidence that Neuropathic Pain is Present...

Health Professionals Musings June 2014

Pre-Operative Pain Neuroscience Education for Lumbar...

Health Professionals Musings August 2014

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contribution for Diagnosing Symptomatic Neurovascular...

Health Professionals Musings April 2014

Neuropathic Pain in the General Population: A Systematic...

Hunter Pain Clinic Newsletter - July 2014

Health Professionals Musings February 2014

Health Professionals Musings 2013

New Spinal Cord Stimulator

Major research into the use of a new spinal cord stimulator...

Hunter Pain Clinic Newsletter - March 2013

Bacteria cause one third of all low back pain.

Health Professional Musings 2012

Marc's Musings 2012

Health Professional Musings. Jan-Dec 2012

Marc’s Musing Jan - Dec 2012

Newcastle Herald Ad Impact Seminar

Newcastle Herald’s marketing experts hosted an evening...

Giving Chronic Pain a Medical Platform of its Own

Most doctors view pain as a symptom of an underlying...

Hunter Pain Clinic Newsletter - Issue 5, June 2011

Pain Clinic Assessment