Pain Management Program

Team-based services for those with chronic pain to reduce and live better with pain. Includes physiotherapy, self-management education, medication management, counselling.

If you are struggling with pain and are unable to engage in life as you have before, the NFHT Pain Management Program might be for you. Our approach explores the interaction between pain and the body, mind and relationships and how they can all contribute to a person’s overall quality of life.

  • Adults 18 years of age or older
  • Experiencing non-cancer related pain
  • With impending surgery or procedures worried about their pain management

  • Through initial assessment to explore patient needs based on their personal pain experiences
  • Follow-up with appropriate providers based on their personalized needs
  • Group exploring mindfulness approaches to pain management
  • Education around pain, why we experience it and how to best manage it

  • Better understand pain and all the factors that contribute to it
  • Learn how to live your life to the fullest even though pain may still be present
  • Opportunity to explore specific goals related to function

  • Physiotherapist Theo Barker
  • Counsellor Ester Odermatt
  • Pharmacist Karen Peters
  • Other health professionals as required

Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or NFHT Clinician referral.

FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT PAIN

These workshops are open to the public. They will be held in the lower level of the Northumberland Mall. You can choose one session or attend them all.

REGISTRATION: for in-person or online email info@nfht.ca with your name, contact info and family doctor’s name, if you have one.

 

Pain 101 presented by our NFHT team will cover:

  • what is pain
  • what increases the risk of pain persisting
  • how to best manage pain

Members of the public are welcome to join this free education seminar in person at our office in the Lower Level Of the Northumberland Mall please call 289-252-2139 or email info@nfht.ca to register.

To join online via a Zoom webinar please click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rC9aiLXXRCCSl1qtERndKg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

NFHT Physiotherapist will present this seminar on how to relieve pain through maovment.

  • learn how physical actvity can be an effective treatment for pain
  • discover what YOUR excercise presciption might be

Members of the public are welcome to join this free education seminar in person at our office in the Lower Level Of the Northumberland Mall please call 289-252-2139 or email info@nfht.ca to register.

To join online via a Zoom webinar please click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rC9aiLXXRCCSl1qtERndKg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

  • Get more control over pain and the storm of symptoms that impact your life
  • During this session we will be showing a video by local pain guru Dr. Mule.
  • you will learn about pain and other symptoms go from being a symptom to a syndrome/diagnosis.
  • learn about addressing all symptoms to get to the best results

NFHT’s Mindfulness teacher Ester Odermatt, MSW, RSW will explain how to use your awareness of your senses to help gain control over pain.

  • learn strategies to calm pain responses
  • increase resilience to pain
  • decrease the sense of being overwhelmed by pain and other associated symptoms

NFHT Physiotherapist Theo Barker will teach you how the body’s mechanics work and how to sit or move better to ease pain.

Our guest speaker will be sharing how Yoga (and other forms of movement) can help restore function and decrease pain.

  • discussion on what causes pain like inflammation for example
  • learn what some of the causes of pain are and how to match the right treatment

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Please arrive to appointments at least 5 minutes before scheduled appointment time to check in. Due to very high demand, we only allot the time needed per appointment.

Please try to give at least 24 hours notice of a cancellation as we always have a waiting list and aim to keep appointment slots filled.

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Understanding Pain in less than 5 minutes, and what to do about it!