5 tips on managing pain for Spina Bifida treatment

5 Tips on managing pain for Spina Bifida Treatment

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5 Special considerations

• Spina Bifida can occur with a multitude of symptoms due to a variety of physical factors

• Pain may arise in people with Spina Bifida for several reasons

• Treatments that may be effective for some may not work for others

• Multimodal treatments seem to hold the most promise

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What we know

• Pain is a common experience for many people with Spina Bifida and hydrocephalus.

• Headache, musculoskeletal, and neuropathic pain are just a few of these pain problems.

• Considerable promise in the use of a biopsychosocial approach to understanding and managing chronic pain

• Practical everyday strategies that are effective!


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Pain 101

• Educational model

• Practical

• Skill building

• Progression from skill to skill

• Practice, practice, practice…

• Self-management


Pain 101 - Process

•Validation•Education•Gate Control Theory•(Session 1)

Skill Building

(Sessions 2 - 8)

Your plan

(Session 9)

•Maintaining habits •Life with pain(Session 10)


Pain 101 –Sessions

1) Pain Education

2) Reducing tension

3) Mindfulness meditation

4) Pacing / Goal setting

5) Depression and negative thinking

6) Sleep

7) Coping with stress and anxiety

8) Communication and pain behaviour

9) Managing setbacks

10)Chronic pain and your life


Outcomes

• Preliminary data

• Increased function

• Increased work/school attendance

• Improved sleep

• Increased social activities

• Decreased anxiety and depression

• Reduced painEducational Resource for Spina

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Questions???

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5 tips on managing pain for Spina Bifida treatment