Dr Aitcheson is a dual-qualified Rehabilitation and Pain Physician. Prior to studying medicine he worked as a Physiotherapist, focusing on chronic pain and musculoskeletal injuries. His areas of interest include chronic widespread pain, chronic fatigue/post-viral syndromes, social influences on pain, spinal cord injuries, and the progressive rehabilitation of people with chronic pain conditions. Dr Aitcheson is the Director of the public pain service for the South of Brisbane.

Qualifications

1995 Bachelor of Arts (Languages and Linguistics), University of Otago

2005 Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of Otago

2013 Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, University of Queensland

2021 Fellow of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians

2022 Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Current Positions

Director, Metro South Pain Rehabilitation Centre, QLD

Rehabilitation and Pain Physician, Wesley Pain and Spine Centre, QLD

Rehabilitation Physician, Wesley Hospital, Rehabilitation Ward

Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland School of Medicine

Member, Research Engagement Council of the Hopkins Centre for Research in Rehabilitation and Resilience

Previous Positions

Rehabilitation and Pain Physician Metro South Pain Rehabilitation Centre

Rehabilitation Registrar Queensland Spinal Cord Injury Service, Spinal Outreach Team

Rehabilitation Registrar Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital

Areas of Clinical Expertise

• Nociplastic pain (pain system hypersensitivity)
• Chronic widespread pain 
• Chronic fatigue/post-viral syndromes
• Social influences on pain, spinal cord injuries