Programs

Chronic pain can have a debilitating effect on your life. Western Wisconsin Health Pain Solutions Program
offers comprehensive services to help people manage their pain and return to an active lifestyle. The goal of
the Pain Solutions program is to improve your quality of life by providing a comprehensive, evidence-based
treatment protocol to manage, control, and reduce your symptoms. This program can improve your overall
health, improve pain-coping skills, promote the return to a productive lifestyle at home or at work, and limit
the need for future treatments.

Pain Solutions is intended to treat patients with a variety of symptoms:
• Chronic spine pain
• Chronic joint pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Work-related injuries
• Headaches
• Post-injury pain

Treatment Approach:
The Pain Solutions program will work with each person individually to come up with an effective treatment
program that is specific to you. People in pain frequently struggle with additional problems such as depression,
anxiety, or substance abuse. You may be referred to our behavioral health team to work with a qualified provider to help treat these concerns.

Pain Solutions Offers the following methods of treatment:
• Physical Therapy
• Medical Management
• Nutrition Counseling
• Behavioral Health/Counseling
• Health Coaching Sessions
• Fitness Center and Therapeutic Pool
• Yoga and Meditation

We will help you manage your team of:
• Medical Providers
• Behavioral Health Providers
• Physical Therapists
• Wellness Coach
• Fitness Center Staff
• Personal Trainers
• Dietitians
• Social Workers
• Pharmacists

Becoming a Client
If you are interested in the Pain Solutions program, please contact our Rehabilitation
Services Department at 715.684.1500. A referral from a provider is required to initiate the program.

Twelve Week Healthy Weight Management Class:

Taught by Cheri Rott, MS, RDN, CD and Melissa Johnson, MS, CPT

Overview of HealthSwitch:

• Prior to the 1st night of classes, you will meet with the personal trainer for a personalized assessment, measuring things like height, weight, BMI, flexibility, measurements, anthropometric and review of a basic diet plan. At the end of the 12 weeks, we do re-assessments to see all of the great changes that have taken place in your body and your mind!
• Twelve weeks of nutrition classes Topics covered in nutrition classes include: portion sizes, high fiber foods, goal setting, dining out successfully, menu reviews, good fats and bad fats, whole grains, sugar, calcium and sodium intake, emotional eating and much more.
• The 12 week class includes a 12 week membership to the Western Wisconsin Health Fitness Center.

For more information contact:

Cheri Rott, RD at 715-684-1279.

Mindfulness Training is a four-week meditation program. No matter what challenges you face, practicing mindfulness can help restore your natural state of well-being. Remembering and practicing mindfulness can help you discover a stability of mind and a lasting contentment even in the face of difficulty. Mindfulness, or bare awareness itself, can be a source of lasting contentment.

Topics Covered:

• Mindfulness – What it is and isn’t
• Different types of meditation
• Gentle Yoga routine
• Establishing your practice
• Weekly homework – practicing mindfulness on your own

The next class runs on Tuesdays starting October 30 – November 20 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm

**Week 3 retreat – November 13, 2018 from 1:00 – 3:30 pm**

To register: https://www.wwhealth.org/event/mindfulness-training-3/

For more information contact:

Community Wellness at 715-684-1280

Intro to Resilience is a 5-week program that provides introductory tools related to meditation, nutrition, exercise, and creating support systems to make our minds and bodies more resilient and able to withstand the trials and tribulations we all face in life. This is a self-guided exploration where the instructors provide you with the tools that you will need to put in place in your daily life. The program will utilize “The Chemistry of Joy Workbook” by Dr. Henry Emmons which will be provided to all participants. The cost includes a 5-week membership to the fitness center.

The upcoming session runs on Tuesdays starting August 21 – September 18 from 5:00 – 6:45 pm. 

For more information or to register:

 https://www.wwhealth.org/event/introduction-resilience-training-august-2018/ OR 
Contact Community Wellness at 715-684-1285 or community.wellness@www.wwhealth.org