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Transform Adversity Into Hope And Healing
Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead,
Author, Trainer, Consultant, Coach
specializing in preventing relapse related to chronic pain, mental health and
substance use disorders.
Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead,
Author, Trainer, Consultant, Coach
specializing in preventing relapse related to chronic pain, mental health and
substance use disorders.
Be willing to to reach out to offer a helping hand!
AND
Take the opportunity to reach out to receive a a helping hand!
In honor of September being #NationalPainAwarenessMonth, More Than Lupus was excited to have Dr. Stephen Grinstead presenting a chronic pain virtual symposium that included:
- What are the components of pain?
- What is the difference between pain and suffering?
- Exploring effective pain management and improving self-care!
Kelli Roseta, Creator At More Than Lupus
This is my presentation from the First Annual International Chronic Pain Virtual Summit on June 18, 2020. This presentation - A Body Mind Spirit Approach For Relieving Chronic Pain Suffering had over 5,300 participants attending this hour long course.
Now you too can see a video of this presentation By Clicking On The Photo!
Chronic pain is an incapacitating medical condition that includes many treatment challenges. Many healthcare providers struggle with adequately support patients living with chronic pain and coexisting conditions such as substance use disorders and other mental health conditions. You will see how these coexisting disorders including trauma disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, sleep disorders, and other psychosocial and psychological problems can be obstacles to positive treatment outcomes.
Historically, when individuals struggling with chronic pain and comorbid addictive disorders enrolled in focused chronic pain management programs, they often failed due to under-managed or un-managed symptoms of substance use disorders or mental health disorders. Additionally, chronic pain patients who go through a typical addiction treatment program may be seen as “drug seeking/med seeking” and their pain is may not be adequately managed, further contributing to treatment failures. This presentation focuses on the factors and underlying problems and obstacles that contribute to the complexity in appropriately treating individuals with chronic pain with coexisting disorders.
When working with people suffering with chronic pain it is crucial to be aware of the biological, psychological, cultural and family, and Spiritual dynamics that could sabotage effective treatment. This presentation addresses these types of obstacles and covers recommended interventions needed for positive treatment outcomes. This presentation talks about the implementation of a research supported, multidisciplinary, and integrated pain management approach that will increase positive treatment outcomes, and will also cover the components that are necessary to treat the synergistic symptoms of pain and coexisting disorders including Biological, Psychological, Social/Cultural, and Spiritual. This course also explores the various ways patients with chronic pain and coexisting disorders get stuck and give up. It outlines the importance of developing a treatment plan that instills balance.
Thank You Adversity highlights Dr. Grinstead’s personal and professional chronic pain journey. It includes his research and writing, as well as his experience teaching healthcare providers how to work more effectively with chronic pain patients using his evidence-based Addiction-Free Pain Management® (APM™) Manualized Treatment System. This work has helped him to fulfill his life’s mission of Teaching People How To Help People and culminated in this book. Dr. Grinstead’s hope is that you use it well and share it with others who can benefit from its message of hope and healing.
For all the focus on reversing overdoses and expanding treatment options for addiction, there remains a gap and confusion on what to do about chronic pain. In Thank You Adversity for Yet Another Test, Dr. Stephen Grinstead has stepped ably into that void. While there are other voices calling for integrative approaches today, he brings distinct clarity, concrete tools, and empathy to the conversation. He has converted his lived experience into a systematic and integrative approach from which everyone can benefit. I am grateful for the blessing of Dr. Grinstead’s voice and his work.
Mr. Harry Nelson, author of The United States of Opioids: A Prescription for Liberating a Nation in Pain.
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