IPPMC Chronic Pain program

Program Goals

• To promote self-management and reduce reliance on healthcare system
  
• Improve psychological and emotional functioning
  
• Increase control over pain
  
• Decrease pain and accompanying suffering
  
• Improve pain control without addicting drugs
  
• Improve physical conditioning and restore physical function
  
• Return patients to work and productivity
  
• Decrease cost of medical care associated with the chronic pain