Dr. Kevin Ivins

Pain & Human Performance Clinician

MScMed (Pain Management), University of Sydney
BSc, MChiro | ICSSD | IOC Registered Practitioner

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/ Dr Kevin Ivins is a senior clinician with over 25 years of experience in the assessment and management of complex pain and performance-related conditions. He completed a Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) at the University of Sydney, building on a long-standing clinical and research focus in neuroscience, persistent pain, and autonomic dysfunction.

/ Dr Ivins has held academic and clinical education roles at Macquarie University, including clinical supervision and examiner responsibilities. He is also qualified in spinal and extremities radiography, venepuncture, acupuncture and Australian Standards-aligned drug and alcohol testing, supporting an evidence-informed and safety-focused clinical approach.

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/  Dr Ivins contributes to medical education through his involvement as a clinical educator in the University of Sydney’s SLICE Program, supporting second-year medical students in community-based learning within the Faculty of Medicine and Health.

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/ In private practice, Dr Ivins provides conservative, evidence-informed care for both straightforward and complex presentations, with a particular focus on persistent pain states. His approach integrates detailed biomechanical, orthopaedic and neurological examination with contemporary pain science, patient education, and factors known to influence pain chronification such as sleep, stress physiology, and functional capacity.

 

/ A core area of Dr Ivins’ work is the interface between autonomic nervous system regulation and chronic pain. His clinical assessments may include autonomic and cranial nerve-informed evaluation alongside standard musculoskeletal testing, particularly in cases where symptoms are persistent, multisystem, or poorly explained by structural findings.

/ Dr. Ivins is a registered Healthcare Provider with the Australian Government My Health Record Scheme in Community Pharmacy and General Practice.
   

/ Clinical focus includes:

• Persistent spinal pain and complex musculoskeletal pain

• Autonomic dysfunction patterns contributing to symptom persistence

• Headache and cervicogenic presentations

• Performance optimisation and return-to-function strategies

"It is of absolute necessity for any health professional to fully understand the complexity of a presenting patient's condition and therefore realise how their chosen modality of treatment can affect the outcomes of such conditions without causing harm to the patient. The practitioner in my humble opinion requires to subjugate their ego and serve the patient with integrity, compassion and provide realistic outcomes for the chosen treatment protocol."​

- Dr. Kevin Ivins