Knowledge and resources to manage pain safely
Working together to better understand pain in Benton, Lincoln, and Linn counties. Learn more »
2019 Oregon Pain Summit: Call for Presenters. Get details »
PainWise Infographic: The Opioid Epidemic
Print and share this infographic to help understand the opioid epidemic, and what it means to manage pain safely.
Video: ACT Beyond Pain Program
Program creator and facilitator, Lianne Dyche, provides an overview of ACT Beyond Pain. The program uses modern pain science and evidence-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide students in an understanding of pain, and in developing tools with which to change their respective pain experiences.
Upcoming Classes & Events
Upcoming Classes & Events
PainWise First Steps class, Newport
September 6, 2018
1:15PM
Center for Health Education
This free, six-week course will provide participants with effective tools to help manage chronic pain. Each session will incorporate behavioral health and gentle movement components with instruction by a trained behaviorist and a physical therapist.
Multi-week course
PainWise First Steps class, Albany
September 6, 2018
1:30PM
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
This free, six-week course will provide participants with effective tools to help manage chronic pain. Each session will incorporate behavioral health and gentle movement components with instruction by a trained behaviorist and a physical therapist.
Multi-week course
PainWise First Steps class, Corvallis
October 4, 2018
1:00PM
Samaritan Pastega Cancer Center
This free, six-week course will provide participants with effective tools to help manage chronic pain. Each session will incorporate behavioral health and gentle movement components with instruction by a trained behaviorist and a physical therapist.
Multi-week course
2019 Oregon Pain Summit: Call for Presenters
July 31, 2018
Source: Oregon Physical Therapy Association and PainWise
This is the official call for proposals for presentations for the 2019 Oregon Pain Summit!
All entries must be received by 5:00 pm on October 5, 2018.
Telehealth-delivered behavioral therapy, supportive care beneficial for low back pain
June 28, 2018
Source: Clinical Pain Advisor
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and supportive care psychotherapy, both delivered by nurses over the telephone, may offer comparable benefits for the management of chronic back pain, according to a randomized study published in the Journal of Pain.
About PainWise
PainWise is a public resource created by a joint task force with health care partners located throughout Benton, Lincoln, and Linn counties in Oregon. Our goal is to end the opioid epidemic in our communities through education and resources on pain and pain management.