Acute and/or chronic pain

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Pain management

The Brussels University Hospital offers a comprehensive range of services, from acute to chronic pain, with specialised teams available at several sites.

1. Pain consultations

Acute and transitional pain — Imedia Centre

These consultations are intended for all patients requiring an algology consultation: medication management, pre-infiltration assessment, post-infiltration follow-up, and other acute situations.

Chronic pain — CMETD (Imedia Centre)

For patients requiring multidisciplinary care. A report from a specialist doctor is mandatory to access these consultations.

  • Location: Imedia Centre
  • Access: not accessible via MyHUB or Rosa
  • Specialist doctor’s report mandatory

Acute and chronic pain — Lothier Polyclinic

The Lothier Polyclinic welcomes patients for acute and chronic pain consultations. A third time slot on Thursdays will be available soon.

2. Interventional Algology — Pain Clinic

Imedia Centre

Two image-guided infiltration sessions are available every day, open throughout the day, and accessible to general practitioners via MyHUB.

  • Days: Monday to Friday — all day
  • 1 ultrasound-guided session + 1 fluoroscopy-guided session
  • Access for GPs: via MyHUB

Lothier Polyclinic

One ultrasound-guided infiltration session on Tuesday morning. A second session on Thursday morning will be added shortly. Accessible to general practitioners via MyHUB.

  • Days: Tuesday morning (+ Thursday morning to come)
  • Technique: ultrasound-guided
  • Access for GPs: via MyHUB

3. Survivorship Programme

Survivorship Pain Consultations

Support for patients experiencing pain following oncological treatment.

Survivorship Acupuncture Consultations

Acupuncture consultations as part of post-cancer follow-up. Gradual rollout across two sites.

  • Site Cairos — from June 2026

4. Paediatric pain

Children and adolescents suffering from chronic pain receive specialised care at the CMETD of the Children’s Hospital (HUDERF).

  • Population: paediatric patients
  • Type: chronic pain
  • Site: CMETD — HUDERF

Appointment

Most of our consultations can be accessed directly via the MyHUB and Rosa platforms. For multidisciplinary chronic pain consultations (CMETD) and requests for the Pain Clinic, a report from your specialist is required beforehand.