Academic, Research & Professional Contributions

Dr Nicholas Chua actively contributes to the advancement of pain medicine through research, education, professional leadership, and collaboration with healthcare organisations.

Invited Talks & Scientific Presentations

EEMENA Pain Camp | Head & Neck Pain Module
Keynote Faculty Topic: Precision Medicine in Chronic Cervicogenic Cephalgia: Phenotyping Pain Mechanisms to Guide Interventional Therapy

About EEMENA Pain Camp | LinkedIn Post

📍 Live Online
Date: 5 September 2027

Neuromodulation Society of Singapore (NSS) Inaugural Scientific Meeting 2026
Faculty / Speaker

📍 Singapore
Date: 18 July 2026

International Congress of Interventional Pain Therapy 2026
Organised by ARAI- Romanian Association of Interventional Analgesiology

Fluoroscopic and Ultrasound Course Instructor
International Faculty Speaker, Moderator

📍 Bucharest, Romania
Date: 17- 18 & 19-20 June 2026

Pain Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
Organised by Pain Association Singapore × Academy of Medicine Singapore

Speaker
Topic:Treatment for Migraine

📍 Changi General Hospital, Singapore
Date: 18 April 2026

Professional Leadership & Society Appointments

Siriraj Pain Clinic, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Visiting Professor

World Institute of Pain (WIP)

Director of Education, Asia

Pain Association of Singapore

Immediate Past President, Pain Association of Singapore

Academy of Medicine Singapore

Secretary, Chapter of Pain Medicine, Academy of Medicine Singapore

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Former Head, Acute Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesiology

Editorial Positions

Associate Editor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Spine & Neurosurgery

Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Anesthesiology

Peer Reviewer

– The Lancet
– Neurosurgery
– Neuromodulation
– British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA)
– Pain Practice
– Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Publications

1. Forearm Pain After Coronary Angiography via the Distal Radial Artery; AsiaIntervention (2023)
1. This case report describes complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) after a wrist artery procedure, with persistent forearm pain, sensitivity and weakness. [Related page]
2. Percutaneous Disc Decompression for Lumbar Radicular Pain: A Review Article; Pain Practice (2016)
1. This review compares minimally invasive disc procedures for nerve-related leg pain, finding limited evidence that varied between techniques. [Related page]
3. The Neck: A Pain Generator for the Head; Pain Management (2012)
1. This editorial explains how structures and nerve pathways in the neck may contribute to headaches. [Related page]
4. Understanding Cervicogenic Headache; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (2012)
1. This editorial explains how shared nerve pathways may account for pain spreading from the neck into the head. [Related page]
5. The Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Cervical Nucleoplasty in Patients with a Contained Herniated Disc; Pain Practice (2013; first published online in 2012)
1. This study reviews longer-term outcomes after a procedure to reduce disc material in the neck, highlighting the importance of patient selection. [Related page]
6. Multi-modal Quantitative Sensory Testing in Patients with Unilateral Chronic Neck Pain: An Exploratory Study; Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain (2012)
1. This exploratory study examines how people with persistent neck pain respond to pressure, temperature and other sensory tests. [Related page]
7. Whiplash Patients with Cervicogenic Headache After Lateral Atlanto-Axial Joint Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (2012)
1. This study explores changes in pain, sleep and daily functioning after pulsed radiofrequency treatment for headaches associated with whiplash. [Related page]
8. Postoperative pain control for total knee arthroplasty: continuous femoral nerve block versus intravenous patient controlled analgesia; Anesth Pain Med (2012)
1. This study compares nerve blocks with patient-controlled intravenous pain medication after knee replacement, reporting better early pain control in the nerve-block group. [Related page]
9. Differences in Sensory Processing Between Chronic Cervical Zygapophysial Joint Pain Patients With and Without Cervicogenic Headache; Cephalalgia (2011)
1. This small study explores differences in pain sensitivity between people with chronic neck joint pain who have headaches and those who do not. [Related page]
10. Quantitative Sensory Testing May Predict Response to Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment in Cluster Headaches; A Case Series; Pain Practice (2011)
1. This three-patient report explores whether pain-sensitivity testing might help explain different responses to pulsed radiofrequency treatment for cluster headaches. [Related page]
11. Long-Term Pain Relief in Patients with Cervicogenic Headaches after Pulsed Radiofrequency Application into the Lateral Atlantoaxial (C1-2) Joint; Pain Practice (2010)
1. This study follows 86 patients after pulsed radiofrequency treatment at an upper-neck joint, reporting sustained headache relief in some patients [Related page]
12. Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment in Interventional Pain Management: Mechanisms and Potential Indications—A Review; Acta Neurochirurgica (2011)
1. This review examines how pulsed radiofrequency may work and compares the evidence available at the time for different chronic pain conditions [Related page]
13. Intrathecal Analgesia for Cancer Pain: Externalised Intrathecal Catheters; Singapore Medical Journal (2010)
1. This letter discusses using an external catheter to deliver medication around the spinal cord for difficult-to-control cancer pain. [Related page]

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