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Self Advocacy
Biopsychosocial Model: Understand & Help

We are often at a loss as to how to help the ones we care about. While you many not be able to help with physical pain there are things you can to help the other impacts the pain is causing. The biopsychosocial model is becoming the standard for pain management. Learning what it is and how you can help the psycho (mental health) and social (connections & support) may be your way in to providing a level of relief.

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Neuropathy & Diet
Reduce sugar to lower pain

Topic Timings: About Aimee Anderson Learn More with CNA: #1 Cut Down Sugar #34 Manage Food Sensitivities #5 Cut Out Artificial Sweeteners #21 Healthy Eating for those with Neuropathy

Help with Sleep
Sleep Tips

Image Source: CNA Sleep tips are one of the most common things we are asked for and it’s no wonder why. Sleep is one of the most important things we

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Maintaining Function
#69 Check your Circulation

Circulation Introduction Check your circulation, it’s important! In medicine, circulation refers to the movement of fluid through the body. The circulatory system (which is made up of the heart and

Pain Management
#68 Ketamine

What is Ketamine? Ketamine is a drug that started as an anesthetic used on battlefields and in operating rooms2. In recent years, ketamine has evolved from being used as an

Maintaining Function
OT – Boosting Engagement in Self-Care

Occupational Therapy Gillian Bagg BHSCOT, HBPE owner & operator of Gillian Bagg Occupational Therapy Services explores: Gillian Bagg can be contacted for questions at gillianbagg@shaw.ca Topic Timing Presentation Slides Resources

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Medical Cannabis
Medical Cannabis with Harvest Medicine

Watch Dr. Olga DeSanctis, MD and Faraz Sachedina in exploring the fundamentals of medical cannabis such as plant types, cannabinoids, products, and intake methods. Learn more about how and why

Self Advocacy
#61 Talking About Pain

Make the most of pain scales. Even though they are not perfect, pain scales are still incredibly helpful. They provide the basic level of information that gets the point across and they can be tracked and analyzed to help find common patterns or trends. There is a lot of potential to using the scale when using it well.

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Maintaining Function
Benefits of Yoga Practice

Information provided by Margau Perko, CNA guest speaker in February 2019

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