The 2019 edition of Australasian Anaesthesia has a variety of “hot” topics relevant to any practice who needs anaesthesiologists.
Please check our holidays closure times and dates.
We are excited to be part of the ride and workshop to raise awareness of the Pain Revolution and to support our bid to hold a Pain Revolution event in the Hunter in 2021.
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.
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.
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.
Worldwide, November is recognised as CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) Awareness Month.
Dr Russo was recently interviewed by the ABC.
Dr Marc Russo has seen first-hand what the Federal Government is proposing in relation to private health insurance funding changes.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is an enigmatic disease and has defied a clear unified pathological explanation to date.
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].
Currently, Hunter Pain Clinic is assessing where the role of medicinal cannabis might lie in terms of treatment of persistent non-cancer pain.
Neuromodulation represents an advanced pain management therapy for patients with chronic, refractory pain.
Dr Russo and the Executive Board of NSANZ meeting with Mr Omar Ishrak, CEO of the Medtronic company.
Dr Russo recently implanted Australia's first Intellis device - the world's smallest spinal cord stimulator system.
As both the public and medical practitioners would know there has been an up-scheduling of codeine in pharmacies.
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.
Thank you so much for your support of the Special Children’s Christmas Party.
The Hunter Pain Clinic team were thrilled to recently receive recertification of AS/NZS ISO 9001-2016: Quality Management Systems.
Dr Russo has performed the first cases of Stimwave spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation in Australia.
Pelvic pain is a broad term to describe any pain within the area of the lower abdomen/pelvis.
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.
Dr Marc Russo and Dr Willem Volschenk have co-authored a paper that appeared in Healthed.
Dr Russo recently attended the Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (NSANZ) 12th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Etanercept is an injectable medication used to treat various inflammatory conditions.
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has designated 2017 as the “Global Year Against Pain After Surgery”.
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS) is a relatively modern neurostimulation therapy for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain.
Over the weekend, Dr Marc Russo attended the 4th Scientific Meeting...
Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN), also known as radiofrequency ablation, is a...
October is Mental Health Month – a month designated to raising awareness...
Botulinum toxin type A is a neurotoxin produced by strains of the Clostridium botulinum bacteria that has therapeutic properties when injected into muscle tissue.
Participants were recruited from the 1946-1951 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal...
Candidates are sought for the position of Advanced Trainee in Pain Medicine at Hunter Pain Clinic, a multidisciplinary Pain Clinic in Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Curcumanoids in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review and...
Whether pain is acute or chronic, injury or disease-related, located in the back or the head...
Effect of Perioperative Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion on Acute and Chronic Pain...
Effective Perioperative Vitamin C Supplementation on Post-Operative Pain and the...
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has designated...
Dr Toby Newton-John recently wrote an interesting article discussing...
Signs and Symptoms of Myofascial Pain: An International Survey of Pain...
The term “Golden Month” refers to a period of approximately one month following...
Dr Russo (front row 3rd from left) attends the International Neuromodulation...
Neuromodulation represents an advanced pain management therapy for patients...
Sleep and Pain Sensitivity in Adults. Sivertsen et...
Effect of Melatonin on Depressive Symptoms...
Each year, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) designates...
ISO9001 Certification reflects an organisation’s commitment...
Effect of Written Emotional Disclosure on Secondary Hyperalgesia in Women with Trauma...
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a progressive multifactorial...
Effect of Written Emotional Disclosure on Secondary Hyperalgesia in...
Risk Factors for Serious Prescription Opioid Related Toxicity...
This Cochrane review looked at 22 trials with over 8000 participants...
Caudal vs. Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections as Short Term...
What is the Evidence that Neuropathic Pain is Present...
Pre-Operative Pain Neuroscience Education for Lumbar...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contribution for Diagnosing Symptomatic Neurovascular...
Neuropathic Pain in the General Population: A Systematic...
Major research into the use of a new spinal cord stimulator...
Bacteria cause one third of all low back pain.
Marc's Musings 2012
Marc’s Musing Jan - Dec 2012
Newcastle Herald’s marketing experts hosted an evening...
Most doctors view pain as a symptom of an underlying...
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