“I was continually impressed with the applicable knowledge, teamwork, personalization, and willingness of the staff at Northwest Return to Work. The work was challenging to do, the people were easy to get along with and to get help from. Thank you all!”

Pain Management

Chronic pain treatment services

Our Structured Intensive Multidisciplinary Pain Program (SIMP) utilizes outpatient treatment that is integrated, comprehensive, and evidence-based to help workers with non-malignant chronic pain return to work.

The goal of the program is to teach the client how to cultivate self-awareness, strategies to improve psychological well-being, and assist them in learning appropriate and effective self-management techniques.

Our chronic pain treatment program uses an interdisciplinary approach that includes physical activity and psycho-social interventions to provide coping strategies for persistent pain.

Treatment with a Comprehensive Team

We offer comprehensive interdisciplinary care with a team of physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and vocational rehabilitation specialists.

Program Duration

The duration of this program is 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, with a one hour lunch break each day over a 4 week period.

Our Program might be right for you if:

You struggle with symptoms of chronic pain that fall into one or more of the following categories:

Long Lasting Pain

Doesn’t go away
Has lasted longer than 3 months
Hasn’t responded to other treatments

Interruptive Pain

Prevents normal duties
Prevents return to work
Inhibits your daily life

Behavior-altering Pain

With a lot of stress
Anxiety or depression
Doesn’t make you feel like yourself

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Individualized Treatment

Our treatment program is individualized depending on the needs of the clients and focuses on teaching clients:

Techniques to increase body awareness; these techniques combine breathing and mindfulness to calm their minds and improve the mind-body connection
Techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, isolation, and poor sleep
Appropriate exercises to maintain and improve strength, flexibility, and endurance
Appropriate use of medications
Effective communication with family, employers, health professionals, and friends
Nutrition, and other techniques and information based on the unique needs of the client.

Other services provided include:

1:1 vocational counseling assist in establishing a return to work plan and assist in utilizing resources to transition smoothly back to work.
visceral manipulation or myofascial release
dry needling
naturopathic medicine