Pain is often invisible, but the data tells a powerful story.
Join Chronic Pain Australia for the opening National Pain Week event as we unpack the findings of the National Pain Report and explore what they reveal about the reality of living with chronic pain in Australia.

The National Pain Report captures the reality of living with chronic pain in Australia, not just as a health condition, but as a force that affects work, relationships, mental health, finances, identity, family life and access to care. 
This panel brings together lived experience, clinical, research and advocacy voices to unpack what the report tells us, what has changed, and what needs to happen next.

For many people living with musculoskeletal pain, management is not one single solution. It can involve a combination of strategies that support comfort, movement and daily life.

In this sponsored National Pain Week session, Bianca Marics will explore the role of topical options in pain care, including how natural ingredients such as Kunzea oil may be used to relieve symptoms of mild arthritis, muscular aches and pains, joint stiffness and sports injuries.

This session will discuss where topical products may fit within a broader pain management plan, what to consider when choosing a product, and how to have informed conversations with a health professional about what is right for you.

Pain lives in practice, but education can transform care. Join Chronic Pain Australia and the Faculty of Pain Medicine for a National Pain Week webinar exploring the Australian Standards for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education, and what they could mean for people living with pain.

This session will look at why consistent, person-centred and evidence-based pain education matters, and how better-trained health professionals can help improve the experience of care.


The standards are designed to guide the development and delivery of pain management education across health disciplines and training levels, and while adoption is voluntary, ANZCA/FPM notes they are intended to inform education design, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement nationwide.

Have you ever thought… “I’ve been told I have degeneration in my spine… is it only going to get worse?”

Much of what we’re told about pain – even by trusted health professionals – can be confusing, outdated, and contradictory. In this session we walk through the most common back pain diagnoses, unpack when you should be worried and get further checks versus when to not, and share the ways to reduce back pain that are actually backed by science.

Hear from Mandy, who has lived with scoliosis, had two spinal fusions and chronic back pain for 30+ years, alongside MoreGoodDays clinical & physiotherapy lead Kelly — who has overseen treatment of 300+ clients using evidence-backed approaches in the past year alone; and lived with chronic back pain herself.

Regenerative medicine is one of the fastest-moving areas in chronic pain care, but it can also be difficult for patients to navigate. In this National Pain Week Video Podcast, Dr Jeremy Pont will provide a practical, evidence-based guide to regenerative medicine for chronic musculoskeletal pain, with a particular focus on chronic back pain and degenerative disc disease.

Drawing on his doctoral research, clinical experience in regenerative spine procedures, and international quality assurance work, Dr Pont will explain what these procedures involve, what the evidence currently shows for disc-related and joint pain, how non-surgical spinal decompression may fit alongside regenerative approaches, and how patients can assess quality and safety when clinics vary widely.

This video podcast is designed to offer genuine promise without the hype, giving people living with chronic back and joint pain the knowledge and questions they need to make informed, safe decisions about their care.