Pain Program

Women’s College Hospital Pain Program

Women’s College Hospital pain program is proud to be the host of the Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute (TAPMI). TAPMI is created by the five major pain centres in downtown Toronto coming together to share care, so that across the five sites, patients have access to an interdisciplinary team of chiropractors, doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, psychologists, and social workers.

Women’s College Hospital offers the following as part of TAPMI:

Self-management is one of the most important treatments in your chronic pain journey. Studies have shown that when people actively manage their pain on a daily basis, they get the best results.

Self-management options include:

• Pain Education Classes
• Pain U Self-Management Group Program
• Physiotherapy and Exercise Group Program
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group (ACT)
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Group (MBSR)
• Pharmacy Consultation

Interventional therapy: Certain types of pain may be relieved with interventional therapies. These therapies use techniques such as injections, nerve blocks, and nerve freezing to treat the source of the pain. This treatment does not work for everyone and they work best when they are used along with other types of treatment, including counselling and physical therapy. A 30% reduction in pain from interventional therapy is considered successful. 

Interventional Pain Management options at Women’s College Hospital include ultrasound or fluoroscopic guided nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation.

Interdisciplinary Pelvic Pain Clinic – Due to high volumes, the TAPMI Pelvic Pain Clinic has temporarily paused accepting new referrals until July 1, 2023, in order to ensure patients receive timely access to quality care.

Young Adult Pain Clinic