Our Services

As well as running his own Christchurch based clinic, Dr. Mark McLaughlin has been a Clinical Lecturer and Consultant to the DHB funded community Musculoskeletal Clinic and worked in Nelson in a chronic pain clinic - STAR clinic.

If you have an issue musculoskeletal related concern, then we can provide expert advice and the right treatment plan for you. For a list of the common musculoskeletal issues we treat at our Christchurch clinic, please see our Problems We Treat page.

The New Zealand College of Musculoskeletal Medicine has recognized MUSCMED as a teaching practice. Trainee Musculoskeletal Registrars have commenced training under the supervision of Dr Mark McLaughlin. Patients referred to Muscmed maybe asked if they would be happy to be assessed by a Registrar; the Registrar is required to discuss all cases with Dr McLaughlin as part of their assessment and care plan. By training more Musculoskeletal Physicians, it is anticipated that there will be improved access to Musculoskeletal services.

Dr. Mark McLaughlin can offer advice, relief and assistance for Musculoskeletal pain conditions including:

Neck
Thoracic
Lower Back
Shoulders (shoulder tendonosis)
Elbows (tennis elbow / golfers elbow)
Wrists (RSI)
Hands
Finger/Thumb Joints
Hips
Knees
Achilles tendonosis
Ankles
Feet

MUSCMED offers the following services:

Diagnostic Imaging
X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans
Acute Epidural Service
Ultrasound Guided Injection

MUSCMED also has an integrative approach with those who work at the Moorhouse Medical Complex:

Radiology
Hand Therapy
Physiotherapy

Dr. Mark McLaughlin works closely with other health professionals and is happy to receive referrals from:

Specialist Colleagues
General Practitioners
Osteopaths
Chiropractors
Physiotherapists
Podiatrists
Nurse Practitioners

Note: ACC consultations are fully funded by ACC.

ACC Services

IMPORTANT UPDATE

ACC has recently changed the way they want to manage patients with pain. They have accepted there were unnecessary delays in treating patients in pain and now allow early treatment with interventions.

Those patients who have severe back and leg pain, not responding to conservative care can be reviewed in our clinic urgently as there are daily spaces available for acute patients. Many of these patients will benefit from Epidural Steroid Injections, as a continuum of their conservative care.