Guided movement and relaxation videos for pain
People in pain need accessible and safe options to manage pain during this period of physical distancing. In response to this growing need, Pain BC is offering free Gentle Movement @ Home recordings that provide guided movement and relaxation for people living with pain from the comfort of their homes.
Gentle Movement @ Home is based on the principles using in Pain Canada’s Moving Through Pain program, a training course for providers that was developed with clinicians including physiotherapist Neil Pearson, one of Canada’s leading experts on movement and chronic pain. Sessions are led by physiotherapists and other therapeutic movement professionals and are designed to help people with persistent pain learn to feel safe to move again. Topics include breath awareness and regulation, body tension regulation, and movement and relaxation techniques in both seated and standing positions. Each video is approximately 50-65 minutes in duration.
Gentle Movement @ Home was initially delivered live through Zoom video conferencing system and an archive of 37 session recordings are now free to access on Pain BC's YouTube channel.
Neil Pearson
Neil Pearson is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC, and a leader in the field of physiotherapy and yoga therapy pain management. Neil is the Founding Chair of the Canadian Physiotherapy Pain Science Division, a 2011 recipient of the PABC's Excellence in Clinical Practice Contribution award, and the 2012 recipient of the Canadian Pain Society's Excellence in Interprofessional Pain Education Award. He offers his pain management, education and yoga therapy services throughout BC, Canada and internationally through workshops, continuing education, pain management training programs and retreats.
Will Bateman
William Bateman is the team lead, clinical educator and physiotherapist for the VCH Primary Care Chronic Pain Service, which offers non-pharmacological pain management strategies for people in pain who also experience marginalization, along with Pain BC’s Making Sense of Pain and Gentle Movement and Relaxation class series. Prior to joining VCH, Will ran a small clinic in Squamish focusing on chronic pain management and rock climbing injuries. He developed and managed the Ground Up Performance Team, bringing together health care providers and climbing coaches to provide sport-specific services. He has also presented on injury prevention and management for climbers throughout the US and Canada. Will mentors for the CPA Pain Science Division Mentorship Program and is a clinical educator for the UBC Department of Physical Therapy.
