Dr Nick Christelis

Dr. Nick Christelis is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Pain Specialists Australia. With over 15 years of experience, he holds two specialist medical qualifications in Pain Medicine from the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in London, UK. He specialises in interventional pain medicine and combines the full multidisciplinary team approach with advanced techniques like nerve and joint blocks, epidural injections, radiofrequency ablation, pulsed radiofrequency, spinal cord stimulation, and other advanced neuromodulation techniques.

Apart from his clinical practice, Dr. Christelis is also active in various medical societies and serves on the executive board of the Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (NSANZ). His areas of expertise include managing back pain, neuropathic pain, lumbar radicular pain and sciatica, neck, shoulder and arm pain, facial pains/headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, CRPS, male and female pelvic pain, post-surgical neuropathic pain syndromes like post-laminectomy pain, pain after spinal surgery, ilioinguinal pain, and thoracic pain.

Pain Specialists Australia was founded with a core belief that no one should suffer from pain. Dr. Christelis and his team of pain experts comprising physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, nurses, and pain specialist physicians, work together to offer a comprehensive pain management program that focuses on personalised care for each patient. They use a range of interventions, including physiotherapy, exercise therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and medical management to help patients achieve optimal pain relief and improve their quality of life.