About FPMX

Frankston Pain Management has been established for over 20 years. The way we fight pain is constantly advancing as scientific research reveals new and more effective methods of pain management.

Many factors can affect your perception of pain — things such as whether you’re sleeping OK, the stress you’re under, the amount of social support you’re getting, your capacity for exercise, your job, your state of mind — and the things you’ve already tried.

At FPMx clinic, you’ll have a range of professionals working to help you.

1. To provide the highest standards of comprehensive pain management of patients that maximises function, while minimising pain and suffering.
   
2. To promote health and reduce pain related disabilities in patients with chronic pain.
   
3. To provide cost effective and efficient utilisation of chronic pain management services and resources.
   
4. To increase knowledge and understanding of chronic pain through research and education.

Payment is to be made on the day.

We accept all major forms of payment: Cash, EFTPOS, Mastercard and Visa

Insurance

Medicare, Private Health Funds, WorkCover/TAC, DVA. We also see self-funded / privately funded patients.

MBBS, FRCA, FANZCA, GDPM, FFPMANZCA, FIPP

MbChB, FANZCA, FHKCA (Pain Medicine), FHKCA (Anaesthesia), FHKAM

Dr WingSang (Vincent) Chan is a pain medicine specialist with over 20 years of experience. He has held several senior positions internationally including Director of Pain Management Service and consultant Anaesthesiologist and Pain Physician in Hong Kong.

He is highly regarded as a researcher and is the author of original articles in peers review Journals, his commitment to the pain speciality has positioned him as examiner for international Fellowship of Pain Medicine, Fellowship of Anaesthesia and Master of Medicine (Anesthesiology).

Dr Chan is known for his calm nature and personalised approach, he enjoys meditation practice, spiritual development and all forms of physical exercise

MBBS, DNB ANAESTHESIA, FFPMANZCA

Dr Gupta is an Australian trained Specialist Pain Medicine Physician who obtained her Faculty Pain Medicine ANZCA fellowship in 2020 . She has worked at Nepean Hospital in Sydney and Canberra Hospital, ACT, where she gained experienced in both interventional and non-interventional pain management.

Prior to her Pain Medicine training, Dr Gupta completed her specialist anaesthetic training in Delhi, India. She has 10 years of experience as an anaesthetist in the public and private sector managing perioperative pain.

She believes in evidence based, comprehensive multidisciplinary care for chronic pain patients. Dr Gupta uses diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within this multidisciplinary approach.

• Chronic lumbosacral back pain,
  
• Chronic abdominal and pelvic pain,
  
• Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and other peripheral neuropathic pains

MBBS, MD, PDCC, ECFMG, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA

Dr Jigna Hapani is an Australian trained specialist pain medicine physician who obtained her Fellowship Faculty Pain Medicine ANZCA in October 2020. Dr Hapani has worked as a pain fellow at Canberra Hospital, Peter MacCallum Centre and Melbourne Pain Group and as a pain medicine consultant at Metro Pain Group where she gained experience in outpatient, inpatient and interventional pain management.

Prior to her pain medicine training, Dr Hapani completed cardiac anaesthetic training in India and worked as a specialist anaesthetist in India and Oman before coming to Australia in 2008. She has been a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetist since 2011 and was the supervisor of anaesthetic training in Dubbo NSW. She has worked as an anaesthetist in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.

She believes that a whole of person care approach delivers the best outcomes for patients. Dr Hapani uses evidence based diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to guide multidisciplinary assessment and treatment with the aim of maximizing physical and psychological function, while minimizing pain and unhelpful medications.

• Evidence based Practice and Outcomes research
  
• Acute Pain Management
  
• Musculoskeletal pain
  
• Chronic lumbosacral back pain,
  
• Neuropathic pains
  
• Visceral pain

BSc, MBBS, DCH, FRACGP, Clin. Dip. Pall. Med. FFPMANZCA

Dr Emily Rickman is Specialist Pain Medicine Physician who obtained Fellowship in the Faculty of Pain Medicine ANZCA, in July 2023. Dr Rickman trained as a pain fellow through Alfred Health and Austin Health. She has experience across a broad range of pain conditions, including acute, chronic and cancer pain presentations.

Prior to her pain medicine training, Dr Rickman was working as a general practitioner locally, with a focus on geriatric medicine and palliative medicine.

Dr Rickman is passionate about finding ways to simplify and improve living with a chronic pain condition. She has a warm communication style and will support you to optimise your self-management. Her multidisciplinary approach includes physical, psychological, pharmacological and interventional techniques.

MBBS, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA, FIPP, CIPS, FHKCA, Dip Pain Mgt(HKCA), FHKCA(Pain Med), FHKAM

Dr Ng is a fellow in both anaesthesiology and pain medicine. He attained his fellowship qualifications in both Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiology (HKCA) and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA). He further subspecialised in pain medicine, especially pain intervention, and attained his pain medicine fellowship and Fellow in Interventional Pain Practice(FIPP) from the World Institute of Pain in 2015 and 2019 respectively. In 2015, Dr Ng was awarded the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM) Distinguished Young Fellow in Anaesthesiology.

Before migrating to Australia from Hong Kong, Dr Ng worked as the Pain Director, Pain Management Unit, Department of Anaesthesia and Operating Theatre Services, Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong.

Currently he consults at Frankston Pain Management. He see patients at Beleura Private Hospital and Peninsula Private Hospital. He also consults at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong.

Dr Ng’s clinical expertise includes acute pain medicine, various chronic non-cancer pain management, chronic cancer pain and interdisciplinary pain management and interventional pain management. He has a keen interest in interventional treatment especially regenerative medicine including hydrodissection, joint denervation and neuromodulation. He also does anaesthetics.

At Frankston Pain Management, you, the patient, are an integral part of your treatment. We aim to empower you with knowledge and skills. Learn how physical activity, good mental health and positive lifestyle choices can give you the edge over your pain.

Helping you to help yourself is something we strongly believe in. Please see our sections on:

Helping Yourself  
Physical Activity  
Mental Health