About painHEALTH

painHEALTH has been developed through the Department of Health, Western Australia, in collaboration with Curtin University, the University of Western Australia and the Musculoskeletal Health Network.

The aim of the website is to help and support people living with musculoskeletal pain in the management of their pain, health and wellbeing.

To help Western Australian people living with musculoskeletal pain to access practical evidence-based information and skills to assist in their musculoskeletal pain care. We acknowledge that access to pain management is a fundamental human right and support these rights as outlined in the Declaration of Montreal (2010).

This website was funded by a grant provided by The Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health WA. The in-kind support of the Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, Pain Medicine Unit, Curtin University and the University of WA are also acknowledged. The Department of Health, Government of Western Australia continues to provide funding to support ongoing cycles of review and content updating.

An impact evaluation of painHEALTH was undertaken in 2018. 414 participants (44% people living with musculoskeletal pain, 3% carers, 53% health professionals, clinicians, service providers, researchers and educators, from all Australian states and territories, provided feedback. A subset of 26 users (42% consumers, 3% carers) also provided rich insights about their website experience through in-depth interviews. For more information, view and download the PDF report.

This website initiative aligns with several Models of Care developed by the Musculoskeletal Health Network as well as other strategic frameworks for musculoskeletal health, the National Pain Strategy and the National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management. The project also aligns with recommendations from the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), including the Declaration of Montreal.

Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth Australia.

Pain Medicine Specialist, Painless Clinic previously WA Specialist Pain Services, Perth, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Australia.

Clinical Psychologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine

Clinical Psychologist, Wisdom Health. Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Psychology & Speech Pathology, Curtin University

Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth Australia.

Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth Australia.

Professor and Churack Chair of Chronic Pain Education and Research, Notre Dame University, Fremantle, Perth, Australia

Fiona Stanley Hospital, Pain Medicine Unit

Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science; Curtin University, Perth, Australia; Clinical Director, Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Bodylogic Physiotherapy, Perth Australia.

Director, Pain Options
Senior Lecturer, Curtin University, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science

Professor, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Australia.

Rheumatologist, Associate Professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nangyang Technological University, Singapore.

Physiotherapist & Director BJC Health, Sydney, Australia.

Rheumatologist & Director BJC Health, Sydney, Australia.

Professor, RECOVER Injury Research Centre; Director NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Road Traffic Injury Recovery, The University of Queensland, Australia.

Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, UK.

Endocrinologist; Head, Metabolic Bone Services, Monash Health;
Head, Metabolic Bone Research Group & Michael and Phoebe Jones Research Fellow, Hudson Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

Senior Yoga Teacher, The Yoga Space
Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine, Curtin University

Nick was trained at Guys Hospital, London, and completed his GP training in the UK before emigrating to Australia. He has been practising as a general practitioner for 20 years and brings a generalist approach to the management of pain.

Staff Specialist Pain Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; Perth, Australia; Associate Professor, School of Medicine UWA; Perth, Australia.

Retired Rheumatologist and Physician in Pain Medicine. Project Officer (volunteer), Arthritis and Osteoporosis, Perth, Australia.