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Pain Points: Online Resources
To ensure you have this important information at your fingertips, we're providing eco-friendly online resources from our Women Connect "Pain Points" chronic pain event.
We appreciate everyone who made time to join us for our expert Q&A, free flu shots, exercise class and more!
A special thanks to our expert panelists:
- Alicia Birky, MPT – Physical Therapist, Methodist Hospital
- Dr. Jery Inbarasu – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Dr. Carolee Jones – Obstetrics and Gynecology
Resources to help you feel your best!
We all experience pain. What happens when it doesn't go away? We pulled together articles from our Methodist experts to help you find some relief.
As always, when it comes to you and your health, speak with your doctor about what’s best for you.
- If you need a primary care provider, visit BestCare.org.
- Learn more about:
- If you need a licensed mental health practitioner, Methodist Community Counseling Program provides accessible and affordable behavioral health care where you live, work and learn. For more information, visit MCCP's website.
Nagging Aches and Pain Got You Down? Here’s What to Do About Them and When to Seek Help
While there’s not always a cure for chronic pain conditions, recognition and proper treatment can significantly improve your quality of life and functionality.
10 Tips to Prevent Pain From Using Phones, Computers and Other Devices
It can seem like you have a phone, tablet, computer or electronic device in your hands almost every minute of the day. The portability of these devices allow for endless positioning options when using them.
Over time, the resulting loss of body awareness and repeated motions can result in poor posture, aches, pains and even injury to the hands and upper extremities.
5 Solutions for Your Teen's Painful Periods
When a young woman starts her cycle, it’s not always easy. Relatively few teenagers have normal, regular periods when they first begin.
One of the most frequent things we see in younger patients is very heavy, painful periods. It all has to do with hormones and getting the brain and body working in sync.
Methodist Offers Energy-Based Healing Touch Program To Reduce Pain and Increase Relaxation
Methodist's Healing Touch program offers a nonpharmacological approach to pain management that Methodist offers.
The gentle, nurturing, compassionate form of energy therapy aims to complement the body’s natural ability to heal.
Self Myofascial Release
This activity is designed to help you explore areas of tension, restore mobility and flexibility, reduce pain. Things that move good, feel good. Click on each image below for instructions on how to complete the exercises.
Harper's Hope | Physical wellness classes for cancer survivors
Did you know you don't have to be a Methodist patient to take advantage of the Harper's Hope Cancer Survivorship Program and the physical wellness classes it offers? The classes are open to all of our community's cancer survivors.
There is a small fee to participate in the physical wellness classes. Payment can be made in person or online. Financial assistance is available through Methodist Hospital Foundation. No one is turned away due to an inability to pay.
Click here for more information.
Recipes from our Pain Points event
Click on each image below for recipes featured at our event. You can also download them here.
Impactful Giving | Help patient overcome hurdles to healing!
Our Chronic Pain event supported the Methodist Equipment Loan Program, a recycle and reuse program that provides free home medical equipment to patients in need.
It's not too late to donate! Your gifts – of any size – will impact lives one walker, wheelchair and crutch at a time.
As a special thank-you, everyone who donates $30 or more will receive a Methodist Sling bag!
Have a friend or family member who would be interested in Women Connect?
Please forward this link so they can learn more: MethodistHospitalFoundation.org/WomenConnect