The current public health emergency has created a challenging situation for most people, but it is especially difficult for people who already live with complex health conditions like chronic pain.

On this month’s episode of the Pain Waves podcast, we listen to the lived experiences of five people with chronic pain from across Canada as they share how COVID-19 is impacting their ability to manage pain, well-being and other aspects of daily life.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Pain BC's support groups: https://www.painbc.ca/supportgroups
- Pain BC's COVID resources for people in pain: https://www.painbc.ca/blog/responding-needs-people-pain-during-covid-19
- Additional COVID resources for people in pain: https://www.painbc.ca/covid

Arthritis resources:
- Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance: http://arthritispatient.ca/
- Arthritis Society: https://arthritis.ca/
- Creaky Joints resource website: https://creakyjoints.org/
- Chronic Eileen blog: https://www.chroniceileen.com/

Other pain resources:
- People in Pain Network (PiPN): https://www.pipain.com/
- Canadian Pain Task Force: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/canadian-pain-task-force.html
- Chronic Pain Network: https://cpn.mcmaster.ca/
- ChildKind Pain Management initiative: https://childkindinternational.org/
- Yoga with Adriene: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene

Guest social media accounts:
- Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance: https://twitter.com/CAPA_Arthritis
- Eileen: https://twitter.com/chroniceileen
- Emeralda: https://twitter.com/EmeraldaBurke
- Virginia: https://twitter.com/Virginia_McI