Chronic Pain Rehabilitation at Las Vegas Recovery Center

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D I S C O V E R R E C O V E R Y

CH RONI C PAI N REHA BI LITATI ON


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Helping Clients Take

the First Step in a New Direction


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LAS VEGAS RECOVERY CENTER

MiSS iON STATEME NT

Las Vegas Recovery Centers Chronic Pain Rehabilitation

Program is dedicated to working with individuals who

have chronic pain and co-occurring dependence on opioids

and other reward-inducing drugs. We are committed to

providing comprehensive individualized care utilizing

an interdisciplinary team approach. Our goal is tosimultaneously treat the drug dependence, the pain

disorder, and the results o each to replace a sel-image o

disability with one o wellness. We work in a compassionate

and caring environment to restore health and unction, as

well as reedom rom dependence on habit-orming

medication.

Accredited by The Joint Commission

C H R O N I C P A I N R E H A B I L I T A T I O N

Our goal is to replace a self-image of

disability with one of wellness.


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WhAT iS ChRONiC PAiN?

Chronic pain, by denition, is a complex disorder (like addiction)

with biological, psychological, and spiritual components. It is

pain that has outlived its useulness. Unlike acute pain, which

immediately signals the nervous system that something is wrong

or needs attention and is relieved once the cause o pain has

been addressed, chronic pain persists or more than six monthsand usually stems rom a source or condition that may not have

an obvious cause, making treatment conusing and rustrating.

With over eighty-six million people in the United States suering

rom chronic pain today, it is easy to see how this is becoming

a major health concern to many within the medical community.

And with over seventy billion dollars spent on treating this pain,

it is not hard to understand why the general public considers

chronic pain a threat to living a ull and vigorous lie.

L A S V E G A S R E C O V E R Y C E N T E R

ChRONiC PAiN

Chronic pain usually stems froma source or condition that may not have

an obvious cause, making treatment

confusing and frustrating.


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Part o the challenge many people with

chronic pain ace is nding balanced

treatment that encourages healing and

restores unction without resulting in

dependence on medications. Initially,

pain-suppressing medicines oer pain

relie and clients enjoy a brie reprieve

rom suering, but oten it is the use othese painkillers that becomes the problem. Soonand usually

quite subtlychronic pain clients are trapped within the hopeless

cycle o chaos caused by drug dependence. The pain has

enguled their lie, and the search or relie has created an

addiction to drugs.

ChRONiC PAiN SYNdROME: WhAT AbOuT ThE dRuG

dEPENdENCE?

Historically, pain disorders and addictive disorders have been

treated separately. Pain centers may do a good job treating

chronic pain clients, but oten ail to address addiction. Traditional

addiction programs can be eective in treating addictive disease,

but usually do not understand the subtleties o nor provide

appropriate treatment or clients with chronic pain and/or

chronic pain syndrome. Experience has shown that both

approaches are necessary to provide successul treatment in

clients with chronic pain and addictive disease. At LVRC, three

key areas will be attended to concurrently in order to achieve an

outcome that results in recovery. These ocused areas o

treatment are the dependence on drugs, chronic pain, and the

complex interactions between the two conditions. LVRC

specializes in treating the physical and psychosocial problems

associated with both addiction and chronic pain.


Addiction Pain

Addiction-

Pain

Double

Trouble


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ChRONiC PAiN: COMPLEx ANd CONfuSiNG

Chronic pain treatment philosophies dier vastly among

treatment practitioners. Many addiction counselors believe

the solution lies in complete abstinence rom medications,

while a number o mental health providers see the solution

in psychotherapy, and pain management providers eel that

medications are the correct answer. No wonder chronic pain

clients are aced with the challenge o nding appropriatetreatment and long-term recovery, not only rom pain but also

rom their dependence on medications used to treat the pain.

At Las Vegas Recovery Center, our skilled physicians, addiction

counselors, and mental health practitioners employ the latest

methodologies or treating clients with chronic pain. Ater an

extended time o experiencing chronic pain, clients oten start

to conuse physical pain with emotional pain. They ear they

will suer i not medicated. We do not dismiss clients pain;

rather, we educate them to the many aspects o the causes o

their pain, helping them to understand the myriad physical and

emotional interactions that contribute to making the pain worseand how they can address these interactions.

fAMiLiES huRT TOO

We do not try to convince

clients entering Las Vegas

Recovery Centers pain programthat they are addicts; however,

ongoing use o opiates or

other pain-suppressing

medications oten sets the

stage or dependency and can lead to a dangerous pattern o

addictive use. As a result, many clients may develop symptoms

associated with addiction. These symptoms can sometimes be

subtle, as the web o sel-destruction entangles not only the

person suering rom chronic pain, but amily and loved ones as

well. Our team will work to educate our clients and their

amilies so that everyone can arrive at the same goals: asuccessul treatment outcome and improved quality o lie.

Family members can begin their own recovery journey by

attending our intensive our-day amily educational program

acilitated by the best proessionals in the eld o addiction.

Weekly amily support meetings are also oered. We know that

having a amily member enter treatment is extremely stressul,

but we are here to assist you.

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TAkiNG ThE fiRST STE P

The Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program at Las Vegas

Recovery Center oers clients the opportunity to participate

in a collaborative eort o discovery and recovery to nd balance

in a lie that includes, but not consumed by chronic pain.

Individuals eighteen years and older, with an addiction or drug

dependence resulting rom or together with chronic pain, willnd compassionate and fexible treatment options that incorporate

research-based, best treatment practices and principles.

Treatment at LVRCs Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program starts

with a call to our admissions department. Ater potential clients

are given basic acts about the process o chronic pain and drug

dependence, they will be asked specic questions about their

pain and drug use as the nal step in the screening process. The

treatment team, including our Medical Director, will review all

inormation and ensure the appropriateness o all admissions. I

necessary, the intake sta will reer the prospective client to an

appropriate provider/acility i LVRCs program does not meetthe needs o the client.

At LVRC, we assume all pain is real.

We focus on solutions.

TREATMENT OPTiONS



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ThE ChRONi C PAiN

REhAbiLiTATiON

PROGRAM

Our program is expressly

designed or those whose lives

are so compromised by pain

that they have been unable to

manage without medication.

It begins with a comprehensive

multidisciplinary assessment as part o a medically supervised

withdrawal (detoxication), when indicated, and stabilization.

Upon completion o detoxication, an individualized treatment

plan is developed or a structured residential treatment

program. To complete the program, the minimum length o

stay is our weeks ater medically managed withdrawal.

WhAT TO ExPECT

All clients receive a complete physical and unctional assessment

by the Director o Physical Medicine to address the chronic painand begin the process o improving the clients general condition.

Our holistic approach oten can help reduce the pain

clients experience by improving their fexibility,

strength, and endurance.

In addition to chiropractic care, clients will

receive acupuncture treatments, Reiki

sessions, physical therapy, and massage

therapy. Exercise groups will include yoga

and Chi Kung.

During the second week o the

program, clients will receive a

second unctional assessment

by a physical therapist who

will develop a


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treatment plan with weekly updates and ten individual physical

therapy sessions in a ully equipped o-site physical therapy

acility to help restore unction and decrease chronic pain.

Clients will receive a thorough evaluation by a licensed physical

therapist beore begi nn i n g th e P T

process and a inal reevaluation and

recommendations or ollow up care will

be done.Clients will also attend lectures and group

therapy with LVRCs other clients in the

rehabilitation program. LVRC has

developed a our-week curriculum that treats the emotional

aspects o chronic pain and introduces the client to balanced

recovery. Clients will learn and develop skills to better manage

stress and anxiety, ear, and depression, thereby reducing pain

and suering. These skills are acquired through individual and

group counseling as well as educational lectures and

assignments.

The curriculum is based on the bookPain Recovery: How to Find

Balance and Reduce Suffering from Chronic Pain, written by

members and consultants

o our sta. This

comprehensive workbook

reviews the dynamics ochronic pain, drug

dependence, and the

interactions between the

two conditions. Through a

series o exercises, clients

are able to determine where they have been and create a healthypath to where they want to go or a balanced positive uture.


LVRC has developed a four-weekcurriculum that treats the emotional

aspects of chronic pain.


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STAYiNG ThE COu RSE

Finally, one o the most crucial components necessary to ensurea successul treatment outcome is the development o a recovery

plan that includes stringent relapse prevention measures. Leaving

the insulated treatment environment with a well-developed

discharge plan gives clients an opportunity to apply what they

have learned in treatment to the challenges they will ace in

everyday lie. By using the Pain Recoveryworkbook, clients willcomplete exercises to examine those triggers that could

potentially lead to the return to using addictive medication

inappropriately. It is vital that clients continue with the program

learned in treatment so that they can prevent pain rom

returning to an unmanageable level.

The primary goal o LVRCs Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program is

to empower clients to take back their lives. Our multidisciplinary

program and team approach give clients the strength not only

to explore the many acets o recovery, but also to discover long-

term abstinence through eective problem-solving and taking

minimal medication when absolutely necessary. We oer clients

hope as they learn how to reduce pain and suering using

alternative, holistic methods o addressing their pain. All o our

program options lead to the same destination: learning to live

and enjoy lie ree rom the connes o addiction or drug

dependence and create a balanced lie physically, emotionally,

mentally, and spiritually. By doing so, our clients are able to

unction in relationships, giving and receiving and creating

positive actions.

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ONGOiNG PAiN RECOVERY


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3371 North Bualo Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89129

800.790.0091 24/7 [email protected]

www.lasvegasrecovery.com

2009 Central Recovery Treatment. Subjects represented are models. CRT, LVRC,CRLV, CRH, and Recovery Properties are trademarks of Central Recovery Treatment.

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