We are here to support you in your pain management journey. We will work with you and your primary care provider to arm you with tools and strategies to help manage your pain and improve your quality of life.
Chronic pain services helps individuals manage pain and improve their health, function and well-being. The chronic pain teams provides assessments, treatments and education for people with chronic pain.
The teams may include doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and other health care professionals that specialize in pain management. Services vary based on facility, area of the province and level of care.
A referral from your primary care provider (doctor or Nurse Practitioner) is required to be seen in one of our clinics.
Some of the strategies they may recommend include:
- Education on self-management and understanding pain
- Medication
- Psychological support
- Exercise and physical therapy
- Nutritional counseling
- Relaxation strategies
- Nerve blocks
- Ergonomic strategies
- Strategies for improving sleep, physical fitness, energy/fatigue, nutrition, and mental health
- Connecting to social and community services
Please check below for the clinic/service level closest to you.
| Zone | Location | Service Level | Address | Contacts/Hours and Days of Operation | Pain Self-Management Program (PSMP) |
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| Central Zone | Halifax | Tertiary Care Clinic | QEII HSC - Dickson Building |
Tel: 902-473-4130 Mon-Fri: 8:00am- 4:00pm |
All areas have access to a Pain Self-Management Program Click on the link below for further details: |
| Windsor | Secondary Care Clinic | Hants Community Hospital |
Tel: 902-792-2271 Tues/Wed/Thurs: |
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| Eastern Zone | Antigonish* | Primary Care Clinic | St. Martha’s Regional Hospital |
Tel: 1-800-270-4776 ext. 3312 Tuesdays: |
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| Sydney | Secondary Care Clinic | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
Tel: 902-567-8183 Mon-Fri: |
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| North Sydney | Infusion Clinic | Northside General Hospital |
Tel: 902-794-8894 |
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| Northern Zone | Truro* | Primary Care Clinic | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
Tel: 1-800-270-4776 ext. 3312 Friday: |
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| Amherst* | Primary Care Clinic | Amherst Mental Health Building |
Tel: 1-800-270-4776 ext. 3312 Friday: |
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| New Glasgow | Primary Care Clinic | New Glasgow Community Health Centre |
Tel: 1-800-270-4776 ext. 3312
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| Western Zone | Yarmouth* | Primary Care Clinic | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
Tel: 902-742-3542 Tues/Wed: |
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| Berwick | Primary Care Clinic | Western Kings Memorial Health Centre | Tel: 902-538-7102 Fax: 902-538-7996 Wednesday: |
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| IWK HA | Halifax | Find more information | IWK Health Centre | Tel: 902-470-8769 Fax: 902-470-7911 |
