Patient Services

Patient Services at the Pain Management & Research Centre

The Michael J Cousins Pain Management & Research Centre (PMRC) is a purpose designed clinical facility in the Douglas Building of Royal North Shore Hospital constructed with funds donated by the business cummunity and the general public.

• It is in a separate area to the main hospital

• Both insured and non-insured patients are assessed and treated

 

The activities of the Centre include:

• A large clinical service for acute, subacute, chronic and cancer pain (40,000 episodes of patient care per annum)

• Group and individual patient services conducted by a multidisciplinary staff

• Treatments include (alone and in combination) pharmacotherapy, electrical stimulation, radiofrequency ablations, psychological and physiotherapy management