Pain BC

Thank you to everyone who has helped make our Putting the Pieces Together conference and the National Pain Awareness Week such successful events! #NPAW2025 #PTPT2025 #painawareness #communitysupport #healthcare #chronicpain

It’s #NPAW2025. Did you know that pain, when left unmanaged, can result in diminished quality of life, depression and anxiety? We can reduce pain's impacts by implementing @GovCanHealth’s Action Plan for Pain in Canada. Track its progress here: PainCanada.ca/actionplan

Did you know veterans are 2-3 times more likely to experience chronic pain than the general population? We can improve access to pain care & support for veterans by implementing @GovCanHealth’s Action Plan for Pain in Canada. PainCanada.ca/actionplan #NPAW2025

It’s #NPAW2025. Chronic pain impacts millions of Canadians, including the 1 in 5 people living with arthritis, but treatment is possible. #NPAW2025 #TAPC #PainAwareness #PainAwarenessWeek #CanadianPain #ChronicPain #TAPCPodcast #ChronicIllness #PaintoPower

@PainBC Thank you for sharing this important message! #NPAW2025 #PrioritizePain

Do you have joint #pain? The Talk to Your Doctor About Joint Pain Handout aims to improve the quality of life for people with arthritis, including their physical activity, sleep, mental health, relationships & work life. Download here: jointhealth.org/pdfs/TalkDocto… #NPAW2025

Did you know chronic pain is a common driver of substance use, and that it is experienced by 31-55% of people who use drugs? Treating pain is one way to help prevent overdoses. Track the work being done to improve pain care in Canada here: PainCanada.ca/actionplan #NPAW2025

It's #NPAW2025. Did you know that people with chronic pain are twice as likely to experience depression and anxiety? Pain is often invisible to others. We can reduce pain's impacts by implementing @GovCanHealth's Action Plan for Pain in Canada: buff.ly/Fp51pxF

Gender biases in our health care system often result in girls’ and women’s pain being overlooked and undertreated, but work is being done to change this. This #NPAW2025, track the work being done to create equitable access to pain care here: PainCanada.ca/actionplan

As National Pain Awareness Week (#NPAW2025) wraps up, we’re spotlighting Brooke Biggs, PT @mch_childrens & a wonderful collaborator in our community of practice, reflecting on the 3-Ps focus in ECHO's #PedPain program: “They’re super open and collaborative...they want everyone to be providing evidence based, biopsychosocial approach to practice with chronic pain.” 📱Read🎦Watch⤵️ sickkids.echoontario.ca/in-my-words-pa…

As we wrap #NPAW2025, we’re spotlighting Ontario anesthesiologist Dr. Diana Tamir & her work w/ Toronto General's Transitional Pain Service, which aims to stop chronic pain before it starts Read her Q&A over on our Instagram page: instagram.com/p/DQwlqvljZtt/

Topping off #NPAW2025 with a shout-out to the amazing group of interprofessional providers joining our E3 Paediatric Pain Education event, Nov 20–21 @SickKidsNews! Get inspired by @ChildLifeMorgan's E3 POV on child life specialists & evidence-based care: 👉 sickkids.echoontario.ca/e3-pov-paediat…

As #NPAW2025 comes to a close, stay in the know about @GovCanHealth’s Action Plan for Pain in Canada by listening to the Action on Pain podcast: Real stories. Expert voices. Action for change. tinyurl.com/476jveb7

💡 Sex & gender shape how people experience chronic pain — from access to care to treatment outcomes. Yet these factors are often overlooked. This #NPAW2025, let’s raise awareness so everyone living with pain gets the care they need. 💪 📊 More info: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc…

💡 Le sexe et le genre influencent la façon dont les gens vivent la douleur chronique – de l’accès aux soins aux résultats des traitements. Ces facteurs sont souvent négligés. À la #NPAW2025, sensibilisons et agissons pour que chacun reçoive les soins dont il a besoin.

Nociplastic pain occurs when the brain & spinal cord amplify or misinterpret pain signals — even without injury. 🧠 Research helps us learn how to retrain the nervous system & prevent chronic pain. #NPAW2025 #PrioritizePain #NociplasticPain #PainScience #ChronicPain #PainResearch

Il y a encore des préjugés sexistes dans notre système de santé qui font que les femmes souffrant de douleur chronique sont souvent ignorées ou sous-traitées. Suivez le travail effectué pour créer un accès équitable aux soins en douleur: Actionplan.paincanada.ca/fr #SNSD2025

Did you know chronic pain is a common driver of substance use, and that it is experienced by 31-55% of people who use drugs? Treating pain is one way to help prevent overdoses. Track the work being done to improve pain care in Canada here: PainCanada.ca/actionplan #NPAW2025

Putting the Pieces Together conference, for and by people living with pain. Join us for one or more of today's amazing sessions! ➡️paincanada.ca/events/putting… #NPAW2025 #PTPT2025

Putting the Pieces Together conference, for and by people living with pain. Join us for one or more of today's amazing sessions! ➡️paincanada.ca/events/putting… #NPAW2025 #PTPT2025