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Pain BC's Pain Support Line provides free information, support, and a listening ear to people wanting to talk about their own pain or that of a family member or friend. In addition to supporting people living with pain, the Pain Support Line also responds to enquiries from health care professionals and other organizations.
Text LinkPain BC's groups provide online pain education and ongoing peer mentorship and support to people living with persistent pain throughout BC. Pain Support and Wellness Groups offer an opportunity for people living with persistent pain to meet regularly online and build a community of support while learning about pain, pain management and coping strategies. Groups meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month for 2 hours with alternating mid-day and evening sessions.
Text LinkA podcast for youth and young adults with rheumatic diseases. Take a Pain Check Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Natasha Trehan. Natasha hosts podcasts every other Sunday with guests engaging them in conversations about their chronic illness, their relationships, accomplishments, lifestyle, and much more.
Text LinkA blog for youth and young adults with rheumatic diseases. Take a Pain Check is a non-profit organization committed to the mission and vision of supporting youth and young adults with rheumatic diseases through social media, initiatives, advocacy, and raising awareness.
Text LinkDownloadable educational resources on pain and pain self-management education topics for veterans and others with pain.
Text LinkGuidelines, resources, and practical advice to help guide pain researchers’ and/or trainees’ meaningfully engage patient partners in their work.
Text LinkThe Canadian Journal of Pain is an open access journal that publishes research from all disciplines involved in the study of pain, including the clinical and basic sciences, epidemiology, and health policy and health systems. The Canadian Journal of Pain is the Official Journal of the Canadian Pain Society.
Text LinkA downloadable list of pain management apps and online resources for kids curated by Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKiP).
Text LinkA downloadable guide to supporting kids with pain at school for teachers, students, and parents.
Text LinkThe Faces Pain Scale – Revised (FPS-R) is a self-report measure of pain intensity developed for children. The scale shows a close linear relationship with visual analog pain scales across the age range of 4-16 years. It is easy to administer and requires no equipment except for the photocopied faces.
Text LinkRecommendations on wait times for the treatment of pain from the International Association for the Study of Pain's Task Force on Wait-Times.
Text LinkThe Guide to Pain Management in Low-Resource Settings is a resource from the IASP intended to support health care providers in low-resource settings. Practitioners in settings with limited resources will benefit from easy-to-read information about simple and cost-effective approaches that can provide maximum effects in managing pain in their patients.
Text LinkThe Pain Research Forum provides a place for the international pain research community to engage in an open exchange of information and ideas.
Text LinkThe journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain - the open home of global research and emerging pain science.
Text LinkPain Self-Management Education and Support Group
Text LinkPain Canada's free, self-paced online program for health care providers who want to support people living with pain to move with more ease.
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