The multidisciplinary pain management programme

Gaining more control over your life with pain

Coping with everyday pain isn’t easy. The idea that you should ‘accept’ the pain can be quite challenging. Why would you give up the fight against pain, when you want to be rid of it anyway?

Yet many people find that it helps to gradually shift your focus: from simply trying to control the pain, to recognising what you need, and what you’d like to be able to do again, despite the pain.

You don’t have to go on this journey alone. With the Pain Centre’s multidisciplinary team, you can follow a personalised programme over the course of a year. We’ll help you understand how chronic pain affects your body and your day-to-day functioning. Together, we’ll piece together a puzzle that can often provide valuable insights.

The pain management programme consists of a combination of individual support and group sessions.
Depending on your needs, you can work on areas such as:

• understanding pain
• sleep and recovery
• stress and tension
• managing and pacing your energy
• body awareness
• moving with pain
• coping with difficult moments
• ...

Drawing on our knowledge and experience, we offer advice and suggest options. You remain in the driving seat: you decide for yourself which modules to take part in.

Individual sessions

• Medical consultation
• Quarterly follow-up appointments with the pain consultant
• Ergonomics
• Psychological support
• Activity management
• Tailored exercise programme

Group modules

• Yoga – 5 sessions
• Relaxation therapy – 4 sessions
• Natural pool – 4 sessions
• Aqua aerobics – 3 sessions
• Coping with pain – 10 sessions
• Sleep education – 5 sessions
• Pain management – 5 sessions
• Group exercise/re-conditioning – 10 to 18 sessions
  
• Peer support group – 1 session
• Partner session – 1 session
  

How do I register for the information session?

We organise a free information session every month. During this session, we explain how pain develops in our bodies and what the pain management programme actually involves. This allows you to assess whether the programme meets your needs.

After attending the information session, you can register with the pain management nurse, who will schedule the necessary appointments for you.

You can obtain the dates for these information sessions from your referring doctor’s practice.

The best way to register is by emailing pijnkliniek@yperman.net.
Please state your first name, first name, date of birth and referring doctor.

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