Working together to understand pain and treat it safely
Knowledge and resources for people with persistent pain in Benton, Lincoln, and Linn counties. Learn more »
Infographic: The Opioid Epidemic
Share this infographic to help your friends and neighbors understand the opioid epidemic and learn how to address their pain safely.
AACT Beyond Pain
In this video, program creator and facilitator Lianne Dyche talks about AACT Beyond Pain, a program using modern pain science, evidence-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help participants understand what pain is and develop tools to change their experience of it.
Upcoming Classes & Events
Upcoming Classes & Events
Resiliency Yoga Class
April 24, 2019
4:00PM
Live Well Studio
Live Well Studio is offering a beginner friendly class called “Resiliency Yoga” and is designed for people working with persistent pain in their lives.
Weekly class
Drug Take Back Event
April 27, 2019
10:00AM
Bi-Mart
If used improperly, many medications can be dangerous. Keep them away from children and teens and out of our water system. Bring them to this FREE event for safe disposal!
Take-back
Pain Solutions: First Steps workshop, Lebanon
May 1, 2019
1:00PM
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Pain Solutions: First Steps is a free six-week workshop created for people who have persistent pain. It is led by a psychologist and a physical therapist. Learn that your pain can change and gain tools to reduce the impact of pain in your daily life.
Multi-week course
Women's Pain Is Different From Men's—the Drugs Could Be Too
March 29, 2019
Source: Wired
A study in the journal Brain reveals differences in the sensory nerves that enter the spinal cords of men and women with neuropathic pain, which is persistent shooting or burning pain. The first such study in humans, it provides the most compelling evidence yet that we need different drugs for men and women.
State hits pause button on chronic pain proposal
March 15, 2019
Source: The Bend Bulletin
Oregon health officials have delayed consideration of a controversial change under the Oregon Health Plan that could have forced many patients with chronic pain off opioids.
Why It Hurts to Lose Sleep
January 28, 2019
Source: The New York Times
Sleep deprivation can make your physical aches more painful. A new study begins to explain how that happens.
About PainWise
PainWise is a public resource created by a joint task force with healthcare partners throughout the Oregon counties of Benton, Lincoln, and Linn. We bring knowledge and resources to help patients, healthcare providers, and communities understand pain so they can treat it safely and effectively.