An estimated 20-30 percent of Canadians suffer from
some type of chronic pain as a result of physical injury,
disease or due to lifestyle choices. Chronic pain comes
in different forms, and levels of severity, but it always
has an impact on sufferers' quality of life. This high
volume of patients requiring treatment profoundly tasks
the Canadian healthcare system - and this is precisely
why CPM Centres for Pain Management plays a role in
alleviating the pressure.
An Innovative Approach to Chronic Pain Management
Although chronic pain is a complex medical problem,
its negative impact on one's quality of life is manageable
- even while efforts are underway to identify the source
or root cause of the pain. There are a variety of things
a sufferer can do to minimize the impact of their chronic
discomfort in their daily life - even if the underlying
cause is untreatable or remains unknown. CPM offers
solutions to help such people function as a normally
as possible.
CPM provides comprehensive assessments, treatments
and a pain Self-Management Program to help patients
achieve the following results:
- Elimination of chronic pain - along with the source
if possible
- Decrease in level or severity of chronic pain to
ease suffering and to maximize functionality.
- Improvement in overall quality of life pain "self
- management"
The CPM Centres for Pain Management Approach
Every patient is unique but all share the same goals
as state above. In this respect, CPM takes a comprehensive,
logical and proven approach in establishing appropriate
and custom treatment programs for each new patient.
Four Steps to Success:
- Thorough assessment and diagnosis of the cause and
nature of the patient's chronic pain.
- Custom design of "multimodal" treatment
plan based on past experience adn unique patient situation
- Specific and optimized treatments to reduce or even
eliminate chronic pain
- Identification of physical and psychological method
to improve / restore functionality.
What Types of Chronic Pain?
CPM treats physician - referred patients of virtually
any source of non - cancer chronic pain, including the
following:
- Arthritis and musculoskeletal pain
- Back Pain
- Motor vehicle or work related injuries
- Chronic headaches
- Sports injuries
- Shoulder and arm pain
- Head and neck pain
- Whiplash related injuries
- Post surgical pain syndromes
- Myofascial pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Neuropathic pain
- Cervicogenic headache
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Community Based Centres for Pain Management
CPM is unique, not only because they are conveniently
located right within patient communities, but because
they also provide end to end service in a single location
or through linkages to other local healthcare facilities.
This comprehensive care begins with the assessment /
diagnosis phase and carries on through to the implementation
and monitoring of treatment programs.
All CPM healthcare professionals are highly trained
specialists in their own areas of expertise and are
dedicated to providing patients with the best quality
medical care possible. The CPM team prides itself on
reducing or even eliminating chronic pain with a combination
of proven techniques, treatments and patient self managmemnet
programs.
Talk to your doctor about CPM Centres for Pain
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