Chronic Pain Services

Because pain affects the whole person (body, mind and spirit), Pain Self-Management Programs are designed to help people with long-term pain learn more effective skills to manage their pain and help improve their lives in all of these areas.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Body awareness
• Body mechanics
• Communication
• Goal setting
• Mindfulness movement and exercise
• Pacing
• Pain and memory
• Pain and sleep
• Relaxation training
• Self-talk
• Understanding pain

This program can help anyone who is ready to learn non-medicinal ways of managing long-term pain. You will take an active part in learning strategies to improve your quality of life. You will develop a new plan for living more successfully with long-term pain.

What will the PSMP help me learn?

The PSMP will help you:

• Develop skills to manage your pain
• Develop skills to decrease stress and body tension
• Develop a healthier lifestyle
• Increase your ability to perform daily tasks
• Become more confident in your ability to manage pain on your own

You are ready if:

• You want to improve your quality of life.
• You are tired of depending only on medication for pain control.
• You are willing to explore new possibilities in pain management.
• You are willing to challenge old attitudes and beliefs.
• You are aware that thoughts, emotions and behaviour can impact your pain.
• You are eager to learn more about yourself and to do things differently.
• You are open to learning more about current pain science and the active role you can play in desensitizing your nervous system.