Pain Management Partners
Winter Quarterly Newsletter                                                          December 2013
Warm winter wishes to all from PMP!
  
Dear Patients and Friends, 
Welcome to our winter quarterly newsletter. In this issue, we focus on coping with stress and the holidays. Our practitioners, staff and partners hope these helpful tips will provide you with useful information to guide you through your journey. Tour our website for updated information on our office hours during inclement weather and a new article on the healing of breathing. Enjoy! Click here:
www.oregonpainmanagement.com. If the photos in this newsletter don't show up, be sure to hover your mouse over the photo and click to view.
  
The Holiday Season:
Planning, Preparation and Pacing
Here are some practical tips for holiday shopping:
  • Take the time at home to plan your shopping trip. Make a list of who gets what, plan where to shop for each gift. Group together items by store. Pace yourself.
  • If possible, shop earlier in the day, either before work in the morning or before noon. Crowds are smaller. Standing in lines and battling crowds can cause pain flare-ups. Again, pace yourself.
  • Plan your trips over several days. Don't try to do too much all in one day. If you need to, visit the furniture department to sit and relax. Don't forget to take your water bottle.

          Provided by Janice, Pain Support Group.

 

Q&A: How to manage your health and stress during the holiday season 
Dr. Morris Q&A
James R. Morris, M.D.

 

 Holiday stress can take an emotional toll and affect your health. Chronic pain, depression, anxiety, insomnia and health problems all worsen under stress. Here are nine tips for managing holiday stress:

 

 

 

1. Breathe! Breath is one of our body's strongest  self-healing mechanisms.

2. Realistic expectations. Enjoy your family and friends first.

3. Stick to a budget.

4. Practice tolerance.

5. Check your own feelings.

6. Pace yourself. It's OK to say "no."

7. Relax. Every 20 minutes take a short break and shift your position.

8. Be healthy. Eat fresh foods, regulate your sleep, exercise, wash your hands.

9. Ask for help. If you are depressed, anxious or upset, get professional help.

 

Follow Dr. Morris's Q&A in The Register-Guard every other month on the second Tuesday with the next one publishing on Feb. 11.

 

What works for you?
Individidualize your health care plan with integrative care options 

There is no "one-size-fits-all" approach for pain management, and what works for one person may not work for another person with the same disease, gender, or age. Integrative care models are individualized from person to person and should be created by a healthcare professional with the patient's feedback.

 

The combination of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and traditional Western medicine    is defined as integrative medicine or integrative care. It combines the concepts of mind, body, spirit and community. It supports the theory of healing, which does not always attempt to cure an illness. Integrative medicine involves not only the relationships between the patient and the healthcare provider(s), but also the relationship the patient has with his/her entire body and mind, which is a holistic approach.

 

Here is a list of Integrative Care Techniques:

  • Acupuncture
  • Ayurveda
  • Biofeedback
  • Chiropractic
  • Homeopathy
  • Hypnosis
  • Massage Therapy
  • Meditation
  • Feldenkrais
  • Tai Chi
  • Yoga
  • Medications (Physician prescribed)
  • Patient Responsibility and Self Care

For details on each of these integrative care techniques, click on the site:  

www.partnersagainstpain.com

 
 
Experienced LMT offers
Massage Therapy in-house 
  
Kate Kelly, a licensed Massage Therapist for more than 22 years (# 2982), is now seeing clients and patients on Thursdays each week in the lower level, next to the Community Room. Kate also has a master's degree in Counseling Psychology, which blends well with the varied bodywork modalities she incorporates into her work. Acupressure, Myofascial release, hospital-based massage, elder support and Feldenkrais are among the areas she has studied. Kate brings a rich depth of experience to her clients, including being a cancer survivor and encourages people to take charge of their own wellness and healing. Call her at 541-345-1985 for an appointment.
  
Dynamic Light Therapy a pain management option  
  
Kiernan Powers, experienced in natural medicine, will offer Dynamic Light Therapy sessions for patients and clients starting in January. Kiernan splits her time practicing between Arcata, Calif., and Eugene. She views natural healing  in three cornerstones: nutrition and digestion, detoxification, and regeneration. Dynamic Light Therapy (regeneration) is now the main focus of her practice in which she has seen positive results in relieving pain due to a wide range of issues. See her website at:  essentiallightenergetics.com.
To make an appointment, call     
541-232-9036.  
  
Ai Chi 
2014 Ai Chi Schedule
  
Ai Chi in the 92-degree saltwater, therapeutic pool at Tamarack Wellness Center is an excellent exercise option
that can help relieve persistent pain. Join us for FREE Ai Chi classes the first four Saturdays of every month from 3-4 p.m. Pain Management Partners, LLC, is an original sponsor of this patient event.
  
 Pain Support Group expanding
  
The Pain Support Group that meets the second Tuesday of every month, from 6-8 p.m. at Willamette Medical Center is adding another meeting time starting in January. Meetings will now be held on the first Tuesday of the month (Jan. 7) from 2-4 p.m. in the Community Room, lower level, and will continue on the second Tuesday of the month (Jan. 14) from 6-8 p.m. in the Pain Management Partners waiting room. The group is open to anyone who lives with persistent pain, caregivers, family members and friends. The meeting location is Willamette Medical Center, 2401 River Road. The Pain Suppport Group contact is Janice VanCamp at [email protected]. Read the Pain Support Group blog at www.lanecountyfmsgroup.blogspot.com.  
  
Jonni Gratton, Program Director
Pain Management Partners, LLC 
2401 River Road, Suite 101
Eugene, OR 97404
541-344-8469

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