Two key types of pain are acute pain and chronic pain.

Acute pain

According to Pain Australia, acute pain lasts for a short time following surgery, trauma or other condition. It acts as a warning to the body to seek help. Although it usually improves as the body heals, in some cases, it may not. If your pain lasts beyond the time expected to heal, it can be considered chronic pain.

Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is pain that persists for more than 3 months or lingers after you expect an injury or surgery to have healed.

Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Australians.

80% of these people are not getting treatments that could improve their quality of life.

If you are experiencing chronic pain that has lasted for over 3 months and is interfering with your daily life and ability to enjoy yourself, we recommend you seek pain specialist support.

Any part of the body can experience chronic pain including your:

• Face
• Back
• Shoulder
• Leg
• Pelvic
• Head
• Neck
• Hip
• Knee
• Arm
• Stomach
• Foot

The experience of pain can also fit under a range of pain conditions (but not limited to):

• Pain after surgery
• Achilles tendonitis
• Arthritis
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Tendinopathy
• Dental pain
• Disc Herniation/prolapse
• Diabetic Peripheral neuropathy
• Headaches
• Migraines
• Neuropathic pain
• Shingles
• Phantom pain
• Piriformis syndrome
• Testicle pain
• Tennis elbow
• Tension headaches
• Shoulder arthritis
• Spine pain
• Cancer Pain

At the Waverley Private Hospital, our dedicated team are equipped to help you with all pain problems.