Treating Chronic Pain involves Mind, Movement and Medicine.
Below are some links to help you, in partnership with your doctor/nurse practitioner, take charge of your chronic pain:
[Video] Introduction to Good Brain Bad Brain Chronic Pain by Michael Coupland
[Video] Understanding Pain in less than 5 minutes, and what to do about it!
Everything You Need to Know About Chronic Pain
[YouTube] What is Chronic Pain and how is it different from regular pain?
[YouTube Channel] Let’s Talk about Pain with Dr. Furlan
Self Management Resources in Ontario
[YouTube] How Mindfulness Can Help with Chronic Pain with Jon Kabat-Zinn
[YouTube] Pacing: Your Superpower Against Chronic Pain
[Video] Tame the Beast, patient resource website from Lorimer Moseley
British Columbia Chronic Pain Self-Management Program
NeuroNovo Centre for Mindful Solutions (formerly ‘for Mindfulness- Based Chronic Pain Management’)
Webinar – Intro to Mindfulness for Chronic Pain (5 part series)
Fibroguide: University of Michigan
Goal Setting – Vision & Planning
Online Self-Management Program Ontario
Patient Reference Guide – Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain
MyPain.ca – Patient Education Initiative
Goal Setting – SMART definition
McMaster University: Messages for patients taking opioids
Patient Reference Guide – Opioid Use Disorder (Including Opioid Addiction)
[Video] Understanding Low Back Pain by Dr. Mike Evans
Imaging Tests for Low Back Pain – When You Need them and When You Don’t
Treating Lower Back Pain: How Much Bed Rest is Too Much?
Imaging Tests for headaches – Choose Wisely Canada
[Video] Workouts for neck and shoulder pain
[Video] Myofascial Pain Syndrome
[Video] Best Advice for People Taking Opioid Medication by Dr. Mike Evans
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada Opioid Stewardship
Is a Benzodiazepine or Z-Drug still needed for sleep?
Opioid Tapering Patient Pamphlet by: Mary Nelson
Is Opioids doing More to you than for you? by: Mary Nelson
Webinar – Yoga for people in pain (5 part series)
From Soup to Tomatoes: A Chair-Based Exercise Program
Gentle Exercises and Relaxation techniques by Cara Kircher