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Manage

Build your self-management skills with interactive tools and resources.

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Connect

Get support and connect with others who understand what it is like to live with pain.

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Explore

Browse free articles, fact sheets, videos, podcast episodes, webinars and more.

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Don’t know where to start?

Our Pain Support Line can help. Click to learn more.

 

Manage my pain

Self-management is an important tool to improve well-being. Our guided self-management programs and resources walk you through the ins and outs of managing pain.

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LivePlanBe+

An interactive self-management learning tool that supports you in making small changes that can add up to big improvements in your well-being.

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Gentle Movement @ Home

A series of 50- to 65-minute guided movement and relaxation videos to help you manage pain at home.

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MyCarePath

A free online self-management resource for teens ages 12-17, created in collaboration with BC Children's Hospital and the UBC Department of Pediatrics.

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Managing Pain Before and After Surgery

A free self-paced program designed to help people undergoing surgery better manage pain and decrease complications.

Empowered Relief®

Empowered Relief® is a two-hour online program that teaches essential pain-management skills, delivered by Pain Canada’s Empowered Relief®-certified clinicians. Best of all, it’s free to attend!

Find out more and register

 

Find support

You don’t have to be alone with pain. Our one-on-one and group support programs can help you build resilience and a supportive community.

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Coaching for Health

A free one-on-one telephone coaching program designed to help people living with pain learn self-management skills, regain function and improve well-being.

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Making Sense of Pain

A free nine-week online group self-management program designed for people with pain who face barriers to accessing care.

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Pain Support and Wellness Groups

A free online group that brings people living with pain together regularly to build a community of support while learning about pain management and coping strategies.

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Pain Support Line

Free information, support, resource-connection and a listening ear to help empower people living with pain and their loved ones to find support and advocate for themselves.

Need help now?

Contact the Crisis Centre of BC for Immediate access to 24/7 phone lines and online services.

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Explore resources

Everyone experiences pain differently—your pain is real and uniquely yours. Understanding it can help you cope.

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LivePlanBe Library

Browse our collection of evidence-based articles, videos and webinars on pain, how to manage it, and other related topics.

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Information sheets

Our multi-lingual fact sheets cover topics like accessing income supports, choosing the right health care provider, and other commonly asked questions.

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Pain Waves podcast

Listen to leading chronic pain experts and people living with pain discuss the latest pain management research, tools, stories, and trends.

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Find Help directory

Find health care providers with experience in pain management and pain-related health care services throughout BC.