Specialising in minimally-invasive day procedures for the management of pain
Information for Patients
A referral from your GP or other specialist is required. A comprehensive assessment with a personalised management plan will be formulated after your first consultation.
Information for Referrers
Simply fill out our online referral form here, or send your referrals to us via email, fax or healthlink (details as below). We look forward in assisting with the care of your patients.
No-Gap for Procedures
At Western Pain, we have a no-gap policy for all our minimally-invasive pain procedures. These are performed in locations south and north of the river. Click below to find out more.
Welcome
Dr. Michael Miu and his team welcomes you to Western Pain. We are committed to excellence in clinical care to patients suffering from chronic pain through a patient-centred approach.
We specialize in a range of minimally-invasive procedures in helping you manage your pain. Examples of some of these procedures include nerve blocks, facet joint injections, epidural steroid injections and rhizotomies (radiofrequency ablation).
Click here for a comprehensive list of procedures we perform.
At Western Pain, we focus on a collaborative and holistic model to pain management by working with a multidisciplinary team framework in mind. We utilize the most up-to-date evidence to provide a comprehensive and individually tailored treatment for a range of pain conditions.
Dr Michael Miu
MBBS FANZCA FFPMANZCA
Pain Medicine Specialist and Anaesthetist
Video Gallery
We have a range of animated videos that describe how our interventional procedures can help to improve your pain. These are minimally-invasive, require no overnight stay so you can go home the same day.
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Pain Facts
- 3.24 million Australians lived with chronic pain in 2018.
- 44.6% also live with depression and anxiety
- 20% of all GP presentations in Australia involve chronic pain
- There are only ~500 pain medicine specialists practising in Australia and they are unable to meet the needs of 20% of the population
- Patients face long waiting times to access specialist care to manage pain.
- Approximately 9.5 million Australians (40%) had a long-term condition in 2015 with arthritis and back pain being the most common
- Between 50-80% of people with pain are under-treated