Restless legs syndrome causes unpleasant sensations in the legs and an irresistible urge to move the legs, making it difficult to sleep.
Pain
Pain Awareness Week
One in 5 Australians has chronic pain. It’s a debilitating condition that’s often poorly understood. This week is Pain Awareness Week. Visit our Pain Centre to find out more.
Corticosteroid injections
Corticosteroids are medicines used to treat inflammation. Depending on the condition, steroid injections can relieve pain for several weeks to months.
Back pain
Most Australian adults will experience low back pain at some time. Most uncomplicated low back pain resolves after a period of active recovery in 4 weeks.
Arthritis and surgery: hip replacement
For some people with arthritis, hip replacement surgery could mean the difference between leading a normal life or putting up with a debilitating condition.
What is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes chronic (ongoing) problems with generalised pain, tenderness and muscle stiffness, plus increased response to touch.
Shingles: essential facts
People who have had chickenpox can later develop shingles (herpes zoster), when the chickenpox virus re-activates. Shingles causes a painful rash.
Juvenile chronic arthritis
Juvenile chronic arthritis or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is long-term joint inflammation (arthritis) in children. The main symptom is having painful joints for no obvious reason.
Epidurals
Learn about the anaesthetic procedure often used in childbirth, known as an epidural.
Neuropathy in diabetes
Neuropathy in diabetes (also called diabetic nerve damage or diabetic neuropathy) is temporary or permanent damage to nerve tissue in people with diabetes mellitus. Symptoms depend on which nerves are affected.
