Fenella Rouse, executive director of The Mayday Fund, sent this list of pain management videos in response to the questions about and interest in video curriculum materials. This resource list was compiled by Katrina Becker at the Mayday Fund in July, 1998. If you have used any of these as part of a workshop or education/training program, we'd like to hear how you did it and what the response was.

Association for Cure of Children's Health
(301) 654-6549

"To Tame the Hurting Thing" ($100). Aimed at professionals or parents to use with children for relaxation purposes.

"No Fears No Tears" by Dr. Leora Kuttner ($66). Aimed at children.

American Council for Headache Education
(609) 845-0322

On the topic of migraine pain management. Cost for members: $14.95 + $3.50 shipping. Cost for non-members: $19.95 + $3.50 shipping. Aimed at sufferer.

American Chronic Pain Association
(916) 632-0922

"Ten Steps from Patient to Person." Cost for healthcare providers: $100. Cost for patient/sufferer: $25. Aimed at the patient.

Arthritis Foundation
(800) 207-8633

"Pace 1." Cost for members: $15.95. Cost for non-members: $19.50.

"Pace 2." Cost same as above.

"Pep (pool video)." Cost same as above.

"Fit Fibromyalgia Interval Training." Cost for members: $22.50. Cost for non-members: $29.95

"Pathways to Better Living." Cost same as above.

All of these videos are exercise-based and for the sufferer of arthritis pain.

National Chronic Pain Outreach Association
(504) 997-5004

"Living it Daily." $8 (Member Cost), $10 (Non-Member Cost).

"The Day Room." $14.95 (Member Cost), $19.95 (Non-Member Cost).

"500 Tips For Coping" $8.95 (Member Cost) $11.95 (Non-Member Cost).

"All Alone with Chronic Pain." $3.95 (Member Cost), $5 (Non-Member Cost).

"William Hurwitz Tape on Pain." $8 (Member Cost), $10 (Non-Member Cost).

"Chronic Pain Hypnosis." $8 (Member Cost), $10 (Non-Member Cost).

"Progress Relxaxation." $8 (Member Cost), $10 (Non-Member Cost).

Four videos by Richard Hanson, each addressing a different aspect of dealing with pain, from emotion to physical remedies. $30 (Member Cost), $37 (Non-Member Cost).

All videos are for patients/sufferers.

National Headache Foundation
(800) 843-2256

"No More Headaches." Cost for members: $14.95. Cost for non-members: $24.95. Aimed at sufferer.

"Headache Relief and the Role of Exercise in the Treatment of Tension Type Headaches." Cost same as above.

Fanlight Productions
47 Halifax Street,
Boston, MA
(617) 524-0980

"Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis." Cost: $99.

"Understanding Oesteoarthritis." Cost: $99.

"Finding Your Way (Guide to Coping With Pain)." Cost: $99.

Aimed at patients.

Films for the Humanities and Sciences
(800) 257-5126

"Chronic Pain." Everyone experiences some pain at one time or another, but millions suffer from chronic pain—untraceable, incurable, unremitting pain that dominates the lives of those who suffer from it. Only recently have doctors begun to treat chronic pain as a disorder in its own right, and not as a by-product of some other illness or disorder. 26 min.

"Controlling Pain." This program describes the complex process of pain and covers ongoing research to find ways to alleviate pain, including pain-killing chemicals and new electric stimulation techniques. 23 min.

"Dealing with Pain." An examination of exercise, biofeedback, massage therapy, and work rehabilitation for patients with debilitating pain. 19 min.

"Managing Pain." A look at what we are doing about pain: pain centers, research on the nature of pain and its treatment, and such old (and still effective) standbys as massage. 18 min.

"Ordinary Aches and Pains." A look at colds, allergies, and backaches—some of which can be prevented and the pain of all alleviated to some degree. 23 min.

"Pain Control." This program looks at some of the many treatments for the most serious types of pain: from injections, infusions, topical sprays, and inhalants to pills; from acupressure and acupuncture to electromyography and a host of other ways of relieving muscle spasms. 26 min.

"You Won't Feel a Thing." Anesthiesologist prepares a patient for surgery. Why new anesthetic agents require new monitoring devices. 26 min.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington
(206) 667-5000

"Relieving Cancer Pain." Aimed at patients.

IMPACC USA
Web: http://www.impaccusa.com
E-mail: info@impaccusa.com

"Arthritis: Best Use of the Hands Video." Two 20-minute self-help instructional programs for people with arthritis. $49 each.

"Low Back Health and Injury Prevention Video." How to use your low back properly. Comes with an illustrated manual. 24 min. $149.

New Harbinger Publications
(800) 748-6273

"A Video Guide to Trigger Points." Familiarity with trigger point pain patterns is crucial for diagnosis of this condition—and for effective communication between patients and their medical team. In this companion video to "Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Survival Manual," Devin J. Starlanyl, MD, demonstrates the trigger points and their specific pain patterns, provides examples of self-care physical therapy techniques, and explains how to set up a treatment program. 90 minutes. $49.95.

Nimco
(800) 962-6662

"Back & Neck Exercises Series, Vol. 1 & 2." 50 min. each; 1994; $29.95 each.

"Freedom from Back Pain." 55 min; 1995; $29.95.

"Back Pain: Diagnostic Procedures and Treatment of Sciatica." 4-minute live action video; 1994; $29.95.

"No Strain, No Pain: Pregnancy and After Childbirth." 30 min; 1991.

Pain Net Education, Inc
(800) 284-8433

"Comprehensive Pain Medicine/Management Certification Examination Review Course."
13-volume VHS tape and course syllabus, 29 hours of AMA-Pra Category 1 CME credit.

Total Marketing
(800) 469-7977

"Say Goodbye to Back Pain." A 15 to 30-minute series of progressive stretching and strengthening exercises where you quickly learn how to relax muscles, overcome muscle rigidity, and strengthen weak abdominal muscles. $39.95.

Williams & Wilkins Publishing Company
(800) 527-5597

"McCaffery on Pain: Nursing Assessment and Pharmacologic Intervention in Adults (four tapes)." Cost: $595 for set/$199 for individual tapes.

Tape 1: "Nursing Assessment of the Patient with Pain."
Tape 2: "The Three Analgesic Groups: Practical Considerations."
Tape 3: "Use of Opioid Analgesics."
Tape 4: "Undertreatment of Pain."

"McCaffery Contemporary Issues in Pain Management (four tapes + patient education tape)." Cost: $595 for set/$199 for individual tapes.

Tape 1: "Pain in the Elderly."
Tape 2: "Improving the Quality of Pain Management."
Tape 3: "Epidural Analgesia for Chronic Cancer Pain."
Tape 4: "Preventing and Managing Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression."
Tape 5: "Pain Control While You Heal: A Guide to Options for Patients and Their Families."

"Pain in Infants and Children (two tapes)."
Cost: $325 for set/$199 for individual tapes.

Tape 1: "Pain in Infants: Confronting the Challenges."
Tape 2: "Pain in Children: Taming the Hurt."

"Physiology and Pharmacologic Management of Pain (two tapes)."
Cost: $325 for set/$199 individual.

Tape 1: "Physiology of Pain: Unravelling the Mystery."
Tape 2: "Pharmacologic Management of Pain: Tools for Treatment."

Updated: March 8, 1999
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