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Accessing Pain Specialists

Your IBD health care provider may refer you to a chronic pain clinic. A pain specialist can assess your pain and create a treatment plan that includes education, counselling, exercise, lifestyle and self-management tools, and medications. Click on a province below to learn about pain services in your region:

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Types of Pain
Sources of Pain in IBD
The Perception of Pain
Physical Risk Factors of Pain
Psychological Risk Factors of Pain
Lifestyle and Social Risk Factors of Pain
The Impact of Pain
Pain Management
Coping with Pain
Talking to Health Care Providers
Accessing Pain Specialists
Pain in Older Adults
Pain in Children and Youth
Pain and IBD Research
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