The date of the next class has not been set at this time. If you want to be put on our waiting list for an future workshop, 
please call (650) 498-5566.
There has been an explosion of basic neuroscience research that has changed how chronic pain is conceptualized. We have come to understand that severe unremitting pain can actually alter the nervous system, rewiring it in a way that can create and maintain pain long after a painful stimulus is experienced. This new knowledge challenges some basic assumptions about pain. Come join us in learning new strategies for dealing with chronic pain.
Join Dr. Diana Adams and several expert guest speakers in her eight-week class directed at helping you:
- Understand the new developments in our knowledge about chronic pain
- Assess how pain affects your life
- Learn about the relationship between pain and depression
- See the variety of pain management treatment options available
- Gain insight into the role of medications
- Develop mind-body relaxation techniques
- Prepare your personal pain management goals and strategy
- Interact with the medical system
- Experience the value of group discussion and sharing
There is something that you can do about pain! Learn how to feel better!
| Time/dates: |
TBA 8 weeks |
| Location: |
Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine
1101 Welch Road, #A6 |
| Tuition: |
$250, payable by first class session |
| Registration: |
Please call (650) 498-5566 |
Instructor: Diana Adams, Ed.D., a psychologist and pain management specialist,
is an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences at Stanford University. She has over 20 years experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Adams is also a member of the Board of Directors of the American Chronic Pain Association.
Dr. Adams recommends the following sites for exploration of new insights and approaches to the treatment of pain:
American Pain Foundation (check out their Chronic Pain Visual Arts Project and their Q and A articles)
The National Insitutute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (go to the "DISORDERS" tab at the top of the page and you will be led to an alphabetical list that includes the topic of "chronic pain."
Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine home page.