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To understand how a pain management specialist – like those at Brisbane Private Hospital’s Pain Medicine Services – help people living with chronic pain, it’s helpful to know a bit more about how pain can be managed.

Pelvic pain is any pain you feel in the area between your lower belly and the top of your legs. This area contains your uterus (womb), ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder, and part of the bowel, so there can be many causes of pelvic girdle pain. Pelvic pain can be very distressing and interfere with your ability to study, work and do things you enjoy. If pain is severe or acute (comes on suddenly), it’s best to see your local doctor or visit the closest emergency department.

Last month, Sunnybank Private Hospital's Professor Terence Chua, jointly with vascular surgeon Dr Nigel Pinto and General Surgeon Dr Peter Yuide removed a rare tumour from a patient by combining academic expertise of cancer biology, clinical experience and technical expertise.

One of Sunnybank Private Hospital’s gynaecologists talks about pelvic pain and endometriosis, including symptoms, diagnosis and pain relief options.

Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon and General Surgeon Dr Ramesh Iyer presents studies with positive outcomes after breast reduction surgery and discusses the reasons for a medically necessary breast reduction.

Specialist Pain Medicine Physician Dr Sami Ahmad discusses pain neuroscience to help people living with chronic pain. To understand how a pain management specialist – like those at Sunnybank Private Hospital’s Pain Medicine Services – help people living with chronic pain, it’s helpful to know a bit more about how pain is experienced.