Chronic Pain Resources & Educational Links
Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Programs
Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Programs
The American Chronic Pain Association provides information on chronic pain rehabilitation programs.
A TED Talk by Tracy Jackson, MD, of Vanderbilt University, on interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation programs (aka, functional restoration programs).
A British Columbia, Canada based Organization with a mission to improve the lives of people in pain through education, empowerment, and innovation.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) based Pain Management
MyHealth.Alberta.ca Chronic Pain: Using Healthy Thinking
Produced by the Alberta Health Services, of Alberta, Canada, a site that provides basic information on cognitive-behavioral principles for improving your abilities to cope with chronic pain.
Complications of Chronic Pain
From the U.S. National Institute for Mental Health, an informative site on depression, chronic pain, and the relationship between the two. The site also contains information on how to most effectively treat depression.
Mindfulness
Research Roundup: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
Brief summaries of a few research studies on mindfulness, put together by the American Psychological Association.
Neuroscience of Pain
How Does Your Brain Respond to Pain?
A short video on how the brain produces the experience of pain and why different people experience pain differently. A TED Ed Lessons Worth Sharing by Karen D. Davis, PhD, professor of neuroscience at the University of Toronto.
Professor G. Lorimer Moseley – University of South Australia. Poor choice of titles, but the lecture is an empirically accurate review of the role of the brain and nervous system in producing the experience of chronic pain.
Another stupid title, but still worth the watch. Answers the question of why some people are more susceptible to developing chronic pain once an injury or illness occurs. A TEDx Talk: Silje Endersen Reme, PhD.
A brief video review of what happens in the brain when we learn and how it relates to rehabilitation.
Sites for the Self-Management of Pain
Gloucestershire Hospitals: Pain and How It Works
An informative collection of pages on chronic pain and to best treat it from Gloucestershire Hospitals, a National Health Service Foundation Trust, in England. See all the links to the right after clicking on the link above.
Oregon State Resources for the Self-Management of Chronic Pain
A document with information and multiple links on how to self-manage chronic pain, produced by the Oregon Pain Management Commission.
Information on self-managing chronic pain.
A highly acclaimed site that provides educational modules for learning how to self-manage chronic pain.
Tips for Coping
Information and worksheet for self-managing chronic pain from the Veterans Affairs (VA), United States.
The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do for Your Stress
A video by Dr. Mike Evans and the Evans Health Lab.
Understanding Pain: Brainman Chooses
The last of the popular video series on how to self-manage chronic pain, reviewing multiple important, and empirically effective, ways to cope with pain. Again, a must see. Produced by Hunter Integrated Service (HIPS), University of South Australia, the University of Washington, and Hunter Medicare Local.
Understanding Pain: Brainman Stops His Opioids
One of the popular Brainman video series on self-managing pain without opioids. A must see. Produced by Hunter Integrated Service (HIPS), University of South Australia, the University of Washington, and Hunter Medicare Local.
Understanding Pain: What to Do about It in Five Minutes
The first in the popular video series on how to self-manage chronic pain, reviewing evidenced-based approaches to cope with pain. A must see. Produced by Hunter Integrated Pain Service (HIPS).
Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are
Changing your posture can change your mood and self-confidence. Food for thought when attempting to reduce pain behaviors. An inspiring TED talk by Amy Cuddy, PhD, social psychologist at Harvard Business School.
Pain Advocacy Organizations
Arthritis Society
arthritis.ca
604-714-5550
Canadian Pain Coalition
canadianpaincoalition.ca
Canadian Pain Society
canadianpainsociety.ca
Canadian Pain Summit
canadianpainsummit2012.ca
Chronic Pain Association of Canada
Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
CRPS and RSD
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Resources
Help for Headaches
headache-help.org
Pain BC
PainBC.ca
Patient Voices Network
patientvoices.ca
People in Pain Network
pipain.com