Living Well With Chronic Pain
Tue, Nov 16
|Evidence Based Workshop
AAA-Five County invites area older adults to take charge of their chronic pain with this FREE six-week workshop for those living with chronic pain. Classes will be held virtually via Zoom, every Tuesday for six weeks beginning November 16th at 2PM.
Time & Location
Nov 16, 2021, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM MST
Evidence Based Workshop
About the event
AREA AGENCY ON AGING-FIVE COUNTY INVITES YOU TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR CHRONIC PAIN
FREE six-week workshop for those living with chronic pain.
The Area Agency on Aging invites community members of all ages to attend the upcoming Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop. This free workshop series will provide education and help participants, and their support person, deal with the ongoing issues associated with chronic pain.
Workshop participants will learn about strategies to overcome problems such as frustration, fatigue, isolation, and poor sleep; exercises for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, endurance and pacing activity with rest; appropriate use of medications and evaluating new treatments; communication skills; and the importance of good nutrition in pain management.
“The teaching process makes this program effective,” said Kristina Raner of the Area Agency on Aging, “Classes are highly participatory. Mutual support and success builds participants’ confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain…