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Mackie Orthopaedics
Lower Level 2, Calvary Medical Centre
49 Augusta Road
Lenah Valley, Tas 7008, Australia
Ph: 61362281490
Fax: 61362281449
clinic@mackie.net.au






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  • A Review of Management of Chronic Pain
  • 2014-06-12  
  • A Closer Look at Worker Compensation Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • 2011-12-21  
  • When Opioid Pain Relievers Stop Working
  • 2011-09-15  
  • What To Do About chronic Pain
  • 2011-08-31  
  • The Effects of Pain, Anxiety, and Depression on Function After Severe Injury
  • 2011-07-13  
  • Pain Management With Acupuncture
  • 2011-03-30  
  • How and Why Pain Starts, Stays, and Spreads
  • 2011-03-30  
  • First Step in Screening for Nerve Pain
  • 2011-03-30  
  • What To Do About Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Pain
  • 2011-01-20  
  • Changing Views about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 2010-12-20  
  • Summary of Studies on Long-Term Opioid Use
  • 2010-09-15  
  • Something New About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 2010-07-15  
  • Understand Myths in the History of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 2010-03-25  
  • Last Resort for Pain Control: Intrathecal Drug Delivery
  • 2010-01-14  
  • Unraveling the Complexities of Pain
  • 2009-11-25  
  • Fear of Re-Injury Makes Injury Last Longer, Delays Return to Work
  • 2009-11-19  
  • Topical Ketamine Promising in Relieving Allodynia from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 2009-11-19  
  • Two Thumbs Up for Computerized Pain Assessment Tool
  • 2009-10-15  
  • Good News For Pain Sufferers
  • 2009-07-30  
  • Reporting on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome From Start to Finish
  • 2009-05-28  
  • Scientists Find New Link in Solving the Puzzle of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 2009-04-23  
  • New Approach to Sacroiliac Joint Pain
  • 2009-02-19  
  • Physicians Offered Guidelines in the Use and Monitoring of Opioid Therapy
  • 2009-02-19  
  • Experiment With Opioid Pain Killers Failed
  • 2008-12-31  
  • Pain and Inflammation May Be Linked
  • 2008-12-11  
  • Preparing Healthcare Professionals for Patient Pain Management
  • 2008-12-11  
  • Good Oversight May Assure Safety of Analgesia
  • 2008-11-13  
  • Connection Between Depression and Pain Is Weak
  • 2008-11-13  
  • Observers' Pain Catastrophization Affects Pain Estimates, Contextual Information Improves Estimates
  • 2008-11-13  
  • Pain Expression and Activity Tolerance Affect Chronic Pain
  • 2008-10-30  
  • Asthma, Migraines, May Be Connected to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 2008-10-30  
  • Impact of Chronic Pain on Marriage
  • 2008-10-23  
  • Are Popular Alternative Pain Therapies Effective?
  • 2008-10-23  
  • Two Methods for Diagnosing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Equally Effective
  • 2008-09-18  
  • Catastrophizing and Pain Expectations Related to Time with Nonspecific Back Pain
  • 2008-09-18  
  • Improving the Safety of Pain Pumps After Knee Surgery
  • 2008-08-28  
  • Local Pain Is Really Rather Rare
  • 2008-08-14  
  • Who Can Benefit the Most From Opioid-Based Medications?
  • 2008-07-24  
  • Opioid Use Proven for Short-Term Pain Control
  • 2008-07-24  
  • Who's At Risk for Narcotic Abuse?
  • 2008-07-24  
  • Recognition and Early Prevention of Drug Misuse and Abuse
  • 2008-07-16  
  • Nicotine Improves Pain
  • 2008-07-16  
  • Modulation of Pain in Osteoarthritis
  • 2008-05-29  
  • Review of Mechanisms and Assessment of Muscle Pain
  • 2008-05-22  
  • Finding the Right Treatment for Chronic Pain: Are We Using the Right Evidence?
  • 2008-05-22  
  • Pain is a Symptom and a Pathologic Condition
  • 2008-05-22  
  • Improving Access to Chronic Pain Care Needed
  • 2008-05-22  
  • A Biopsychomotor Conceptualization of Pain
  • 2008-05-20  
  • Pain Assessment Scale Reliable and Valid Measurement
  • 2008-05-15  
  • Empathy Alters Pain Perception
  • 2008-05-15  
  • Predicting Satisfaction from TENS Depends on Outcome Measure
  • 2008-05-15  
  • Patients Who May Develop Repeat CRPS I Might Be Identified Beforehand
  • 2008-03-20  
  • Measuring Pain's Ability to Interfere with Function
  • 2008-03-13  
  • No Evidence That Acupuncture Reduces Arm Pain
  • 2008-03-13  
  • Telephone-Based Program for Coping with Pain
  • 2008-02-28  
  • Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response Appears to Decrease Pain and Increase Coping Ability in Chronic Pain
  • 2008-01-31  
  • Topical Application of Nitric Oxide Donor Isosorbide Dinitrate Appears to Improve Symptoms of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 2008-01-17  
  • No Apparent Role of Mediators in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Related Dystonia
  • 2008-01-17  
  • New Pain Measurement Scale, EPCA-2, May Benefit Non-verbal Seniors
  • 2007-12-27  
  • Questionnaires about Personality Traits Appear Useful in Identifying Personality Disorders Among Patients with Chronic Pain
  • 2007-12-27  
  • Physicians Differ in Reasons for not Prescribing Opioids for Noncancer Pain
  • 2007-11-28  
  • Report On Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • 2007-11-15  
  • Opioid Use and Abuse
  • 2007-11-15  
  • Reasons For Pain At More Than One Site
  • 2007-10-18  
  • Using Opioids for Pain Control Without Addiction
  • 2007-10-18  
  • Helping Patients With Pain May Include Changing Pain Perception
  • 2007-09-27  
  • Researchers Use Quantitative Sensory Testing to Evaluate Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in Children and Adolescents
  • 2007-09-13  
  • Researchers Investing Common Link Between Chronic Itch and Chronic Pain
  • 2007-09-13  
  • CRPS and Dystonia: Unusual Co-existing Disorders
  • 2007-08-22  
  • How Does the Chronic Pain Grade Survey Match Up Against the ICF Model?
  • 2007-08-22  
  • Pain and Anger Management Style: What's the Relationship?
  • 2007-08-22  
  • Movement Disorders With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 2007-08-16  
  • Behavior Patterns and Their Relation to Chronic Pain
  • 2007-08-16  
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Still Slow to Be Diagnosed in Children
  • 2007-07-26  
  • Tracing the Pain Pathway in Damange Nerves
  • 2007-07-26  
  • Current Opioid Misuse Measure May Help Physicians Identify Those at Risk of Abusing Opioids
  • 2007-06-21  
  • Results of 30 Years of Data on Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain
  • 2007-06-13  
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome May Be More Common Than Thought
  • 2007-05-31  
  • Long-Term Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain: Does It Work?
  • 2007-05-31  
  • Benefits and Concerns About Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain
  • 2007-05-31  
  • Opioids for Chronic Pain Work But Are Misunderstood
  • 2007-05-24  
  • More Consistent and Regulated Studies Needed to Determine the Role of Psychosocial Factors on Chronic Pain
  • 2007-05-24  
  • How Common Is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type-1?
  • 2007-05-17  
  • Acupuncture and Chronic Pain Management
  • 2007-04-26  
  • Attachment Behaviors and Health
  • 2007-04-26  
  • Feeling in Control Could Help Reduce Chronic Pain
  • 2007-04-26  
  • Measuring Mental Defeat in Chronic Pain Patients
  • 2007-04-12  
  • How the Experts Diagnose Trigger Point Pain Syndrome
  • 2007-04-12  
  • Pain Behavior Predicts Chronic Pain Status
  • 2007-04-12  
  • Results Comparing Two Types of Steroid Injections
  • 2007-04-12  
  • Sleep Quality and Disability
  • 2007-02-22  
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy May Help Chronic Pain Patients
  • 2007-02-22  
  • Biologic Factors in Chronic Pain Are Important, Too
  • 2007-01-18  
  • Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) Tested Out on Chronic Pain Patients
  • 2007-01-18  
  • Piriformis Injection With Ultrasound Guidance
  • 2006-12-21  
  • Measuring Problems Associated with Pain
  • 2006-08-25  
  • Waiting for Pain is Worse than the Pain Itself
  • 2006-07-27  
  • Comparing Two Methods of Pain Control After Shoulder Surgery
  • 2006-06-22  
  • The Effect of Chronic Pain on Driving Ability
  • 2006-06-15  
  • Testing the Fear-Avoidance Model
  • 2006-05-18  
  • The Role of Genetics and Pain in Drug Tolerance and Addiction
  • 2006-05-18  
  • Pain Intensity As a Predictor of Rehab Outcomes
  • 2006-03-29  
  • Best Practice Recommendations for Use of Spinal Injections
  • 2006-03-10  
  • New Tool to Measure the Pain Experience
  • 2006-02-24  
  • Fear More Than Pain Predicts Outcome in Low Back Pain
  • 2006-02-24  
  • Worry: A Common Problem for Chronic Pain Sufferers
  • 2006-02-24  
  • First Study to Link Age, Attachment Style, and Chronic Pain Together
  • 2006-02-24  
  • Predicting the Future of Shoulder Pain
  • 2006-02-24  
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Can't Be Simplified Just Yet
  • 2006-02-24  
  • Nerve Loss with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Consequence or Cause?
  • 2006-02-24  
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Study
  • 2006-02-24  
  • Relating to Others in Pain
  • 2006-02-21  
  • Surprising Findings About Psychosocial Factors and Low Back Pain
  • 2006-02-21  
  • The Right Dose of Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Pain
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  • Pain Patterns After Neurosurgery
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  • The Effect of Past Pain Experiences on Future Pain Ratings
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  • Pain Turns Off Attention Switch
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  • Estimating Pain in Others
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  • Attachment Theory and Chronic Pain
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  • Botox A For Relief of Muscle Pain
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  • Children Who Function Well Despite Chronic Pain: What's Their Secret?
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  • Long-Term Use of Opioids Brought Into Question
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  • Using NSAIDs Safely and Effectively
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  • New Disability Profile Identified in Chronic Spine Disorders
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  • Opioid Use for Back Pain May Be Just a Fad
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  • Spinal Canal Opening Does Not Mean Better Success with Injections
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  • Doctors Trying to Balance Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids and Preventing Addiction
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  • Risk Factors Narrowed Down for Opioid Abuse in Chronic Non-cancer Pain
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  • Early Detection and Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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  • Tailored Drug Therapy for Pain Control
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  • High Daily Doses of Vitamin C After Wrist Fracture May Prevent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome May Lead to Movement Disorders in Some Patients
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  • Chronic Pain Grade Questionnaire Combines with International Classification of Functioning Disability Scale
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  • Dystonia Not Rare in Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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  • Communication Gap between Caregivivers and Patients Using Complementary Alternative Medicine.
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  • Cannabinoids to Treat Neuropathic Pain
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  • Body Perception Disturbance and CRPS
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  • Multidimensional Pain Inventory Classifications of Persons with Chronic Pain.
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  • Buprenophine Still Useful as Alternative to Methadone for Some Patients
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  • Effects of Meditation on Chronic Low Back Pain
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  • Rechargeable vs. nonrechargeable spinal cord stimulator system
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  • Defining Chronic Pain
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  • Clinical Design in Chronic Pain Studies
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  • Problems with Pain Pump Devices
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  • More Emphasis Needed on Preventing Relapse of Chronic Pain
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  • The Link Between Nighttime Sleep and Daytime Pain
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  • Cochrane Review Updates Information on NSAIDs
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  • Pain From Fibromyalgia Causes Cognitive Disruptions
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  • Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire Useful Tool in Chronic Pain Assessment
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  • Radiofrequency Denervation for Low Back Pain is Safe and Effective in Select Patients
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  • Craving Could Indicate Potential Opioid Medication Misuse
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  • Does Dystonia Respond to Baclofen?
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  • Doctors May Do Better With Clearer Understanding of Somatisation
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  • Should Somatization Be Removed as Diagnosis?
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  • Accurate Diagnosis First Step in Treating Somatoform Disorders
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  • Siblings' Risk of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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  • A Powerful Tool for Pain Control: Neurostimulation
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  • Why Opioid Pain Relievers Don't Always Work
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  • What to Do About Chronic Pain in Older Adults
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  • Predicting Chronic Pain After Peripheral Nerve Injuries
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  • One Treatment Model for All Chronic Pain Patients
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