Therapy & Allied Health for Chronic Pain
The allied health and therapy the NDIS funds for Chronic Pain, how Capacity Building pays for it, and how to find the right therapists.
Therapy and allied health help many people with Chronic Pain build skills, stay independent and take part in daily life. This guide covers which therapies tend to help, how the NDIS funds them, and how to find the right therapists.
Understanding Chronic Pain and therapy
Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting or recurring for more than 3 months — beyond the expected time for tissue healing. It is now recognised as a disease in its own right (ICD-11 classification), rather than simply a…
Which therapies help with Chronic Pain
The allied health supports a plan for Chronic Pain commonly includes are:
How the NDIS funds therapy
Most therapy sits in your Capacity Building budget, under Improved Daily Living. A few things to know:
Making your therapy budget go further
A few ways to stretch therapy funding for Chronic Pain: