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The Hamilton Family Health Team offers several chronic pain groups to help you better manage your health.
Living Better with Pain
Living Better with Pain is a 6-week group for people living with chronic pain.
Have you had pain for more than 6 months and need help dealing with it? This group is led by a Physiotherapist.
You will learn more about:
- How stress and pain affect one another
- How pain can affect the structure of your brain
- How to use physical activity and relaxation strategies to manage pain
- How to set goals to improve your quality of life
Living Better with Pain includes weekly individual sessions with a Physiotherapist.
This group is geared towards people 20 - 64 years of age who are:
- Not able to receive third party insurance coverage for physiotherapy
- Not currently receiving income from Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program
- Not a Workplace Safety Insurance Board claimant
- Not involved in active litigation
- Not in pain due to a motor vehicle accident
REFERRAL REQUIRED.
Talk to your health care provider to see if you are eligible to attend this group. A referral from your health care team is required.
Take Charge!
Take Charge! can help if you have chronic pain or any chronic problems. This is a workshop for people who want to learn to cope better and live well with their ongoing health problems. If you are a family member or caregiver for someone with a chronic condition, you are also welcome to come.
Take Charge! can help you:
- learn ways to take control of your chronic problems
- meet people who are going through similar problems
The workshop is six weeks long. Each session is two and a half hours and is led by trained and certified leaders. There are 8-12 people at each group.
Online registration is not available at this time - please call Take Charge! to register for programs in Hamilton. Tel: 905-521-2100 ext. 77127 or 1-855-333-2376