My name is Rosemary Gospel (Rosie).
For the last few years I have been working online with people around Australia or overseas who have Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) of any body part. I continue to make this my main focus area, with appointments scheduled for these four mornings a week. In 2025, I opened a physical clinic on the Sunshine Coast (Bli Bli) to offer hand therapy in the afternoons. I now also provide a limited number of OT home visits on the Sunshine Coast for Palliative Care, with a focus on using virtual reality for pain management and implementing small home modifications to maintain safety and independence.
I have been an occupational therapist since 2000 and have been treating CRPS since 2006. A lot of my formal training for treating CRPS has been through the Neuro-orthopaedic Institute and Dr Zulia Frost.
I hold the Accredited Hand Therapist specialisation as awarded by the Australian Hand Therapy Association, and have over 19 years of experience working in public and private hand therapy settings in Australia and the UK. In 2025, I opened a clinic on the Sunshine Coast (Bli Bli) where I work as a hand therapist treating any injuries or conditions of the hand or arm.
Provider Numbers
Provider number for online CRPS – 450281CW
Provider number for in-clinic Hand Therapy and CRPS (Bli Bli on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland) – 450281E
Professional Development
I am always striving for best practice in my work. I keep a close eye on what is new and exciting in the health arena – particularly when it comes to treatments for CRPS, upper limb conditions, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and hypermobility. Over the years, whenever I have found a treatment or technique that effectively treats a hand therapy condition or CRPS, I’ve dedicated myself to mastering it.
To date, I have attended 26 conferences on pain and hand therapy and at least 29 professionally relevant courses.
Last year, I presented a poster presentation with a colleague on the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in Occupational Therapy at the national Occupational Therapy conference.
Healing my own chronic pain
For the last few years I have been in remission/healed from 2 chronic pain conditions. The first I had for just over 20 years, and another chronic health condition (with a big pain component) that I had for around 13 years. Neither was CRPS, but both had similarities, and I believe this has given me a greater awareness and a deeper understanding than I could ever have gained from books and lectures alone. Some of the treatments that were the most effective for me personally are the therapies I now offer online.
My commitment to those with CRPS
To achieve the best outcome, you will need to take full responsibility for healing your body and turning off the signs and symptoms of CRPS. My commitment to you is that I will work hard to get you to a place where you have a good understanding of what is likely driving CRPS for you personally. From there, I can help you find the right support and a road map towards healing – much faster than you can achieve on your own.
If you are seeking professional support and therapies to heal from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, I am happy to offer you a free and confidential fifteen-minute phone consultation to answer any questions you might have.
If you are a health professional and would like me to present to your team on topics such as the autonomic nervous system, pain science, use of technology for treating persistent pain, graded motor imagery, virtual reality for pain, CRPS prevention, sensory approaches for pain or another proposed topic relating to CRPS, please feel free to reach out.
Feel free to reach out and contact me at: info@compassionatehands.com.au or phone reception on (07) 5234 8195 AEST, 8 am – 6 pm (Monday – Friday)
Current Memberships
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and member of special interest groups in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Children & Neuropathic Pain
Occupational Therapy Australia
Australasian Integrative Medicine Association
Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA)
Australian Pain Society
Rezzimax Certified Ambassador
