Pain Management

Pain management programs and network pain management programs

Pain management programs and network pain management programs are multidisciplinary interventions that are designed to assist workers with musculoskeletal injuries and persistent pain to manage their condition and reduce the disability associated with their pain.

This page is designed to provide a summary of information, resources and publications relevant to pain management programs.

Pain management programs and network pain management programs aim to assist workers who are having difficulties:

managing their injuries and participating in functional activities at home, work or in the community due to their pain, or
reducing their dependency on medications and allied health treatment due to their persistent pain.

Procedures such as elective surgery, implantable pain therapies, radio frequency denervation or detoxification are not considered to be a part of pain management programs or network pain management programs.

To view the Pain Management Programs and Network Pain Management Programs Policy, please click on this link to the online claims manual and go to 10.5.30 - Pain Management and Network Pain Management Programs

Network pain management programs

The introduction of network pain management programs is part of WorkSafe Victoria’s commitment to achieving better health and return to work outcomes for injured workers.

Network pain management programs deliver individualised programs that include individual and group treatments. Programs are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of medical and allied health providers that have skills and experience in the management of injured workers.

Injured workers can choose to access either a network pain management program or another pain management program. Network pain management programs are another option for injured workers and do not exclude participation in other pain management programs.

Locate a network pain management program provider

Network pain management program providers are located in Melbourne and in some regional areas:

Network Pain Management Programs- list of providers?(PDF)

Clinical resources

The Clinical resources page provides information and resources considered useful to clinical practice, including the WorkSafe Clinical Framework and outcome measures.

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