05/13/2020
FREE workshop series: The Living Well with Chronic Pain Workshop provides information and skills to those living with chronic pain, helping them better manage their condition and achieve their best health and wellness.
This is a 6 week online class, once a week on Tuesday afternoons (May 19th - June 23rd) from 1:30pm to 4:00pm.
Register here: https://livingwellseontario.ca/event/105175199854/
This workshop will be offered via Zoom Meeting. You will need to download the software, but it is free and you do not need an account. You can choose to share your video image or not. A Zoom Meeting orientation session will be held on Friday, May 15 at 11:30am (session is obligatory if you are not familiar with Zoom, and highly recommended even if you are). If you are not able to make the time, an alternate one-on-one orientation session can be scheduled.
This FREE workshop is for adults of all ages experiencing a wide range of chronic pain conditions such as musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia, repetitive strain injury, chronic regional pain syndrome, post stroke or central pain, neuropathic pain, among others. These workshops are also open to family members and caregivers. Participants meet in groups of 5 to 16 individuals for 2.5 hours, once a week for 6 weeks, and will also receive a free copy of the book Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain and the audio CD Relaxation for Mind and Body. The workshops are led by two trained leaders who are usually volunteers with chronic pain themselves.
Participants report improvement in their lifestyle and general health, as well as improved symptom management and better communication with their doctors. They also spend less time in the hospital compared to those who have not taken the workshop.
This workshop is an evidence-based self-management program originally developed at Stanford University and currently supported by the Self-Management Resource Centre.
online Living Well with Chronic Pain Workshop starting up on Tuesday! Register soon as spots are limited.