Resource directory

Patient

This guide was produced by the Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et en itinérance (ESCODI), whose content is based on the Guide de l'accompa¬gnement des personnes ayant un TUO. The latter was drafted on the basis of scientific data and clinical guidelines, and is the result of discussions with a committee of expert Quebec practitioners who supported its production.

Patient

This evaluation and follow-up booklet was created by the Pain Management Advisory Service of the CSSS Pierre-Boucher to help patients evaluate their pain and report pain-related difficulties to the healthcare professionals they encounter.

Patient

This document describes the different pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments that can be proposed for people suffering from fibromyalgia

Caregiver, Patient

Michel Lorrain, a Quebecois physician and massage therapist, offers various advice and therapeutic approaches in this book to improve your daily life with chronic pain. ""It is as a physician, someone experiencing chronic pain, and a researcher that he shares his personal experiences."" Price: $20.00 + shipping fees

Caregiver, Patient

This information guide, created by the Quebec Fibromyalgia Society, will help you better understand this condition, assist you in managing your health, and consequently, improve your quality of life.

Caregiver, Patient

This video is intended to inform people with IPDC, family members or health care professionals about the various treatment options.

Patient

This brochure is for people who want to reduce or stop using opioids.

Patient

This video explains the symptoms, makes it possible to better understand the complex workings of this pathology, to facilitate and accelerate its diagnosis, and to improve the understanding of the families around a pain difficult to explain and to share for the child.

Patient

In this video, you will learn that medications are only one part of an effective treatment plan for pain management. All medications should be reviewed regularly to ensure that they are beneficial to your function and quality of life. Other non-pharmacological approaches have a positive long-term effect and can be done concurrently with medication approaches.

Patient

In this video, Dr. Andrea Furlan explains what non-specific low back pain is, the difference between acute and chronic low back pain, and how to prevent episodes of low back pain. She will also discuss the different therapies through exercise, manual therapy, medications, relaxation, lifestyle modifications and nutrition.

Patient

In this video, Dr. Andrea Furlan explains what chronic pain is and its prevalence. She also discusses the different types of pain, the causes and possible treatments in the context of chronic pain.

Patient

In this video, Dr. Andrea Furlan explains the importance of vitamin B12 and how to diagnose a deficiency (e.g., different types of anemia). She also discusses blood tests and plasma standards, as well as possible treatments (e.g., diet, supplements, injections).

Patient

Dr. Furlan explains why magnesium may be an important component in the treatment of chronic pain. She talks about natural sources of magnesium in foods and discusses the different types of magnesium supplements.

Patient

This document is for adults with chronic non-cancer pain who want to try medical cannabis.

Patient

Chronic pain is a chronic disease, for which medications are an integral part of the treatment and are often necessary to control the pain. Possible pharmacological treatments and key recommendations associated with them are discussed in this brochure.