Pain Management Program Information The Functional Restoration Program provides evidence-based interventions to injured workers who are experiencing disabling pain that impacts significantly on their daily life, resulting in a disruption of their functioning in their occupational, family, leisure, social, and self-care roles. Program Highlights: Interdisciplinary assessment is completed to identify motivation and readiness to participate in a multi-week treatment program Each treatment is composed of nine health care professionals who are experts in pain management. Our evidence-based treatment incorporates a cognitive behavioural approach Treatment is day-long and is a combination of group and individual sessions, which take place in our facility, and also at the workers’ work sites. Our program is goal focused and workers are expected and assisted to meet their individual and work related goals. Our communication with you is consistent through reports and telephone calls. Guide for Assessing if a Person is at Risk for Chronic Pain Disability Within 4 months of a workplace injury your worker reports or demonstrates: High pain intensity and multiple pain sites Functional disability and pain behaviors. Emotional variables (depression, anger, anxiety, etc.) Job dissatisfaction or the perception of a difficult job. Not having modified work available. Having a physically demanding job. Having previous occurrences and prolonged duration of pain disability (i.e. previous claims). *Predictive strength correlated with number of identified risk factors in scientific literature. Please identify the risk factors early (within 4 months if possible). By identifying and targeting these high-risk workers at an earlier stage, you can allocate treatment resources to those most likely to benefit before the development of the psychosocial and long-term disability that are characteristic of chronic pain disorder. Exclusion Criteria to the Functional Restoration Program: Ongoing unresolved medical issues or awaiting further investigations, Significant psychological issues, Substance abuse. Treatment in the Functional Restoration Program is provided through a multi-social, cognitive behavioral, functional restoration program that provides an opportunity for injured workers to learn scientifically proven pain coping techniques in a supportive, goal-oriented atmosphere. The program strives to provide objective and well-balanced advice to assist the worker, and the employer. Pain problems, barriers to recovery, and providing recommendations on functional abilities and facilitating successful vocational outcomes.