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octobre 30, 2024

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10h00

11h00

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Vieillissement en santé, Événement virtuel

Pain Hurts - But What Can I Do About It? - with Dr. Finestone

Do you experience muscle pain? Joint pain? Back pain? Emotional Pain? Need help knowing which is which? Join this webinar with Dr. Hillel Finestone and gain an understanding of the different factors that influence your pain

Dr. Finestone will discuss different types of pain, and teach you how to better discuss your pain with your doctors. Dr. Finestone will also discuss the Pain Explanation Treatment Diagram, to understand how many factors like sleep, exercise, diet and emotions can affect your recovery.

More on our presenter:

Dr. Hillel Finestone is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or physiatrist. He graduated from McGill Medical School and received Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialty training at the Universities of Ottawa and Michigan. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa and Director of Stroke Rehabilitation Research at the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital, Bruyere Continuing Care.

Dr. Finestone treats patients experiencing musculoskeletal and chronic pain. He also treats stroke out-patients in the multi-disciplinary stroke rehabilitation program of the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Finestone’s book, The Pain Detective, Every Ache Tells a Story, (published by Praeger ABC-Clio, 2009, Santa Barbara, CA) describes the roles that psychological and social factors may play in healing and recovery from a painful injury.

 

The content will be presented in English, however bilingual participation is encouraged. La présentation se fera en anglais, mais la participation dans les deux langues officielles est encouragée.

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Note: you must be an Association member or guest of a member and registered in order to participate in this seminar. To become a member, please call 613-745-2559. Your registration confirmation with instructions on how to participate via Zoom will arrive by e-mail.

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If you have any difficulties registering electronically, please email the Ottawa Branch at [email protected] or call 613-737-2199.

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