AHS starting six-week chronic pain workshops in January

By Gillian Slade on December 14, 2018.

Medicine Hat News

If you are living with a chronic disease Alberta Health Services is offering a free six-week workshop designed to help you take control of their health and improve quality of life.

Better Choices, Better Health is designed to support those with health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, Crohn’s disease, colitis, celiac disease, mental health concerns and others.

The workshops are led by AHS health-care professionals or trained volunteers, many of whom live with a chronic disease. It helps to provide a supportive, welcoming environment and an understanding of the challenges that participants face.

The workshops will teach tools and techniques common to all chronic conditions rather than any one specific disease or condition. Topics include solving problems and setting goals, handling pain and fatigue, managing medication, dealing with emotions, eating a health diet, increasing physical activity and communicating with healthcare providers.

Workshops are held Mondays from 1-3:30 p.m., beginning Jan. 7. They will take place at the River Heights Professional Centre, 100-88Valleyview Dr. SW.

To register please call 403-529-8969 or toll-free 1-866-795-9709.

If you are physically not able to attend a workshop there is the option of doing so online logging in at your convenience for up to two hours per week.