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IPM Wellness Classes help expand your pain management skills and are held monthly. These collaborative and informative classes discuss all factors that contribute to chronic pain, recovery, wellness and quality of life.
For more information or to sign up for a class, contact us through the form below or reach out to our Wellness Team directly. wellness@ipmdoctors.com / 925-482-8151
Classes are 30 to 60 minutes each and administered in a virtual small group setting with an IPM healthcare provider.
You can easily join on your computer or phone and we provide instructions to help you connect.
A healthy diet is one of the best ways we can contribute to our health. Inflammation is a problem for those with chronic pain and can contribute to many disease states. You will learn what inflammation is and how it affects your body. After finishing this class you will know the why and how of adopting this useful diet to manage your chronic pain.
This class gives you real world strategies that you can immediately employ to manage and prevent pain flares. This class is interactive and includes a guided meditation to manage your stress levels, which is KEY to managing your pain and preventing flare ups.
Acceptance is a mindset and can help improve your overall quality of life, including chronic pain management. Learn how to incorporate more acceptance into your life and identify what barriers may be preventing you from doing so. This class will include meditations and an educational video. Hope to see you there!
This month’s wellness class is focused on sleep education. We will explain how to improve your sleep by working with your mind, lifestyle choices and environment. We look at how what you do during the day can impact your sleep at night and send you home with plenty of information to help reset your sleep cycle. We will give you some great stretching routines to prepare for bed. You will feel empowered to take charge of your sleep and improve your functionality. Good sleep is good medicine!
Understanding the process of pain can be a validating and important part of your recovery. New research has changed the way we think about and treat pain. The class will include methods you can use to help yourself move towards better functionality, feel hope and empowerment towards your condition.
Are you waking up during the night and unable to get back to sleep? Join us for September’s Wellness Class and we will teach you effective strategies to harness the power of your mind and body to help achieve better rest.
In order to increase your level of activity while managing chronic pain it is important to balance tasks and avoid total inactivity. Learn to moderate your daily activities using the power of pacing, setting goals and avoid unnecessary pain flare ups.
Chronic pain and our emotions are so intertwined, it can be hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. In this class, you will learn how to identify your triggers, manage emotions and make conscious decisions about how to react.
Stress is a normal part of life and serves a useful purpose. Learn how to identify the causes of your stress and empower yourself to respond in healthy ways.
Although only you feel the pain itself, chronic pain is a family issue and affects everyone in family and life.
Learn how your body, mind and nervous system benefits from properly relaxing or meditating.
Turn the tables on pain: If pain affects all aspects of your life, learn to use all aspects of your life to affect your pain.
Learn about the connection between trauma and pain. Discover tools to help identify and alleviate both.
Please fill out the form below and someone from our Wellness Team will reach out to your shortly.
We know that pain interferes with every aspect of your life, that’s why we’ve put our years of experience and success into discovering the root of your pain and the most appropriate treatment for each individual case.
We are honored to work with you towards your new, restored, lifestyle.