Teaching You Ways to Cope with Chronic Pain
Автор: Lee Health
Загружено: 2018-10-21
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Behind their smiles, it can be difficult to see---but each participant in this class is suffering from chronic pain. “People might say well what’s different about this program? It’s difficult to really explain what is different. I can’t honestly tell you why it works. I can just tell you it works,” said Nickie Connell, a Lee Health Solutions office supervisor.
“You kind of feel like you’re alone and then you come here, and you have all of these other people with all of these other problems, and you realize you’re not alone,” said Monica Vaughn, a chronic pain workshop participant.
Like everyone else in the class, Monica lives every day with chronic pain. “I came to the class to try to figure out how to manage it naturally,” she said.
The six-week class teaches participants ways to manage their chronic pain through breathing techniques, exercises, even nutrition. “What we find from this workshop is 60 percent of participants report an improved quality of life survey after attending the workshop. Also, 40 percent self-report a reduction in their pain, and we do see a reduction in the emergency room visits,” said Sharon Krispinsky, a chronic health program coordinator with Lee Health.
Located in multiple locations throughout Lee County, the complimentary class is open to the public.
There’s current legislation which is asking providers to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions that they are writing whether you have acute or chronic pain. So I really see this program has a real instrumental role in helping participants find alternative methods for managing their pain,” said Krispinsky.
Methods that participants can apply daily to help them improve their quality of life. “By the sixth week, everybody is better. Everybody is doing more. Everybody is feeling better,” said Connell.
Armed with new tools to manage their pain, the participants also leave as friends—each supporting the other through their pain journey.
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