TOPC Pain Management Program

In 1996 the Mental Health Clinic and Substance Abuse Treatment Program Staffs collaborated in the development of an outpatient Pain Management Program. The Program is six weeks in length. A patient is admitted to the program after being referred by a VA provider and evaluated by program staff.

The Program includes group therapy, education on chronic pain and pain management, instruction in relaxation training, stretching exercises and mind-body techniques for the management of pain.

Issues addressed in the program include:

• Chronic Pain Management
• Acute vs. Chronic Pain
• Pain Pathways
• The role of Exercise in Coping with Chronic Pain
• Medications and Pain
• Healthy Eating and Pain
• Happiness, Humor and the Management of Chronic Pain
• Family Relations, Intimacy and Sex in Chronic Pain
• Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain
• Stress Management and Chronic Pain
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Pain Management

If you are a chronic pain sufferer and are interested in participating in the program, talk to your VA provider about obtaining a referral to the Pain Management Program.

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