Spinal Rehabilitation Clinic
Health professional information
The clinic only sees patients who have spinal cord injury or damage, including cauda equina syndrome. We do not see patients with chronic back pain or who need assessment regarding possible surgery. We do not have rehabilitation nursing or allied health staff directly involved in the clinic.
Clinical service overview
We offer a specialised rehabilitation medicine clinic for individuals with spinal cord injury or damage. We focus on patients with non-traumatic causes, including:
- Central cord syndrome or disk prolapse
- Cancer related spinal cord damage
- Spinal cord abscesses
- Spinal cord ischaemia or haemorrhage
- Multiple sclerosis
- Transverse myelitis
We provide assessment and care recommendations to GPs, specialists or allied health professionals regarding complications arising from spinal cord injury or damage. This includes complications such as neuropathic pain, spasticity, bladder and bowel dysfunction. We may also make suggestions regarding other health care disciplines or community services that could be of assistance and preventative health maintenance recommendations.
Refer your patient via eReferral
- Completed referrals are sent securely to the department or clinic selected.
- You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt and progress updates on your referral
- A copy of the referral will automatically be stored securely in the patient’s record.
Create a Consultmed account or login to your Consultmed account here.
For questions, feedback or technical support, visit our eReferral webpage.
eReferrals
This is not the referral platform for patients with recent onset spinal cord injury requiring inpatient rehabilitation admission.
This platform is for outpatient clinic reviews only.
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency. Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre.
To refer your patient, please send an eReferral. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.
To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details, as well as relevant investigation results and current medications. Also mention any previous medications for neuropathic pain or spasticity, if relevant.
If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.
(03) 9076 6800
Clinic times
| Day | Campus | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Caulfield Hospital | Afternoon |
Clinic consultants
- A/Prof Peter New: Rehabilitation Medicine
MBS-billed service
On the doctor’s behalf, Bayside Health can bulk bill the cost of the consultation for some services through Medicare. This means there is no out of pocket expense to the patient.
MBS-billed services require a current referral. Provide your patient with a 12 month referral to see the specialist of your choice at the requested clinic.
Referrals must be addressed to a named specialist or the Head of service, listed at the top of this page. Clinic consultants are listed on every clinic page.
Note that from time to time, your patient may be seen by another specialist in the clinic, in order to expedite their treatment.