Key Focus: Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritic Knee Pain
Value-added Services: Covers a variety of musculoskeletal problems, including neck pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, wrist & hand pain, hip pain, and ankle & foot pain.
The Southern District Wellness Centre is dedicated to providing comprehensive management services for lower back pain and degenerative knee pain.
Our dedicated medical team will tailor personalized care plans to help alleviate pain, improve mobility, and enhance quality of life.
Eligibility
- Members of Southern District Health Centre;
- Patients suffering from specific pain problems; and
- Have never received pain management copayment service at any District Health Centre (DHC) / DHC Express.
Other Services
| Services | Details | No. of healthcare service sessions | Related Healthcare Services |
| Low back pain, Degenerative knee pain | Assessed by DHC's Health Care Professional Can be referred to different Centre's Network M&H Practitioners for Individual Medical Services |
8 sessions at most | Physiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy*/ Dietetics*/ Chinese Medicine Service* |
| Must be completed within 10 weeks of the service registration date. | |||
| Other Musculoskeletal problems (including Mechanical neck pain, Shoulder pain, Elbow pain, Wrist or hand pain, Hip pain, Ankle and foot pain) | Assessed by DHC's Health Care Professional | － | Physiotherapy |
Service Scope and Co-payment
Nurse Clinic
| Service | Service details | Co-payment per session* |
| Nurse Clinic | The nurse clinic provides initial assessment of pain-related issues for members in need, basic self-management advice and counseling, and arranges for members to participate in relevant pain management patient empowerment programs. | $80 |
Allied Health Service
| Service | Service details | Co-payment per session | |
| Standard Services* | Value-added Services# | ||
| Occupational Therapy | Occupational therapists provide consultations based on patient needs, such as assessment of daily living abilities or personalized functional therapy activities, advice on assistive devices and home environment improvements to reduce fall risks and enhance self-management and daily living capabilities. | $150 | – |
| Chinese Medicine | Chinese medicine practitioners provide treatments according to patient needs, such as acupuncture or acupressure therapy. | – | |
| Physiotherapy | Physiotherapists provide clinical consultations and appropriate interventions based on patient needs, such as pain relief, electrotherapy, manual therapy, etc. | $380 | $850 |
| Dietetic Service | Dietitians provide nutritional advice based on patient needs, including personalized meal plans or targeted dietary guidance. | $380 | – |
*Elderly Health Care Vouchers (including rewards under the Pilot Reward Scheme) are only applicable to standard services; they are not applicable to value-added services.
* # Medical fee waivers do not apply to this scheme.
*Occupational therapy and dietetic counselling services require a referral from a doctor. Chinese medicine services may require a referral from a doctor depending on the individual’s situation.
*Service users can receive individual allied health and Chinese medicine services under a co-payment model. Eligible individuals will receive partial subsidies from the Government and pay a designated co-payment amount to access the services.
*Service users are entitled to a maximum of 8 sessions of subsidized services (including occupational therapy, Chinese medicine, physiotherapy, or dietetics), which must be completed within 10 weeks from the date of service registration.
