Our expert team of rehabilitation physicians can help you with many conditions including:
Acquired brain injury
Spinal cord injury
Stroke
Multiple sclerosis
Cerebral palsy
Hereditary spastic paraparesis
Cervical dystonia
Chronic pain syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Any other condition which requires involvement by a rehabilitation physician
Our doctors are accredited at Masada Private Hospital and Epworth Hospital and should you require, can assist with an inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation program.
Botulinum toxin (BT) therapy is used in neurology to treat muscle hyperactivity disorders including dystonia, spasticity, cerebral palsy and hemifacial spasms. To increase its therapeutic effect and to decrease adverse effects in adjacent tissues, exact BT placement is important.
Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy (ITB) is a treatment using Lioresal® Intrathecal (baclofen) that is delivered into the fluid around your spinal cord (intrathecal) to help manage severe spasticity. For long term treatment, the drug is placed into a pump that is surgically placed under the skin of your abdomen. A baclofen trial is needed to determine if the pump is suitable for you.
A spinal cord stimulator is an implanted device that sends low levels of electricity directly into the spinal cord to relieve pain. Spinal cord stimulation is used most often after nonsurgical pain treatment options have failed to provide sufficient relief.
Ketamine is a general anesthetic and analgesic that is employed to treat neuropathic pain that is not responsive to simpler medications. It may also be used to diminish the amount of opioids necessary.
Nerve blocks are used for pain treatment and management. Often pain to a specific body region can be blocked with the injection of medications such a local anaesthetic and/or Phenol.
