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Making the Invisible Visible: Chronic Pain Manual for Health Care Providers Order the book, Making the Invisible Visible: Chronic Pain Manual for Health Care Providers by Gwenn Herman and Mary French.
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Sweet relief: Alternative medicine gives chronic pain sufferers new hope, by Fiona J. Kirk, The Daily, May 2, 2011
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Pain Connection is a non-profit organization that aims to:

  • Improve the quality of life of those suffering from chronic pain.
  • Decrease their sense of isolation and alienation.
  • Increase control of their condition and treatment.
  • Maintain their independence.
Gwenn Herman, Pain Connection Executive Director, County Executive Ike Leggett and Neil Goldstein, Pain Connection Board President, at Martin Luther King Volunteer Day Fair

 We help you and your family by providing:


  • Monthly support groups for people with chronic pain and their families.
  • A speaker series on treatment modalities.
  • Training of mental health professionals on chronic pain.
  • Supervision of mental health professionals.
  • Information and Referrals.
  • Community Outreach and Education.
  • One-on-one peer support.
  • Group therapy through pain management clinics.
  • A newsletter on chronic pain issues and the experiences of members.
Speaker Series Michael Sitar PhD on BiofeedbackMontgomery County Support Group-“Dealing with the Holidays - Photo by Seraphina Lin, Medill News Service

Pain Connection's Pain Awareness Month Symposium
From Research to Clinical Practice DVDs are now available.
If you missed the symposium you can see presentations by Dr. Gary Kaplan, Osteopath, Pain Specialist, Kaplan Clinic,"Treating Depression and Chronic Pain"and Dr. Alan Pocinki, Internist, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS) Specialist, "Developing an Individualized Treatment Plan for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome".    Order now!

Safety Alert: Urgent Medical Device Correction and Recall
 FDA Recalls Implantable Infusion Pumps and Refill Kits
Feb 21, 2011
FDA issued a class I recall of Medtronic's SynchroMed II and SynchroMed EL implantable infusion pumps and refills kits. Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of the recalled product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Read more...

Gentle Movement Stretching Class

Programs:

Support Group Meetings:

Pain Warriors starting May 3rd!
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Virginia
   06/13/2012

Speaker Series:

Wheaton Speaker Series
   05/21/2012

   Classes:

Filling the Gaps in Pain Care Part II:
An 8 week program designed for people with pain and their families that completed Part I. Starts June 1.

Filling the Gaps in Pain Care:
An 8 week program designed for people with pain and their families to improve their ability to manage chronic pain. Next session to be announced.

Mindfulness:
You will learn and practice ways to relieve anxiety, stress, and pain through awareness and relaxation. Next session to be announced.


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Power Over Pain Action Network
Pain Connection has joined the American Pain Foundation in a collaborative effort to advocate for a national pain policy, appropriate pain care and public awareness in the Power Over Pain Action Network.  Read more...