Chronic Disease
Management
Physiotherapy Services in Burlington
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Adults in Ontario with chronic disease risk factors and related costs
18% are CURRENT SMOKERS
$7.0 billion
21% exceed CANADA'S LOW-RISK DRINKING GUIDELINES
$4.5 billion
72% have INADEQUATE VEGETABLES AND FRUIT CONSUMPTION
$1.8 billion
5.6% for unhealthy eating
42% are PHYSICALLY INACTIVE
$2.6 billion
Chronic Disease Management Program
Bone Health
Management Program
Chronic Pain Coping Skills Program
Diabetes
Chronic Care Program
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What are Chronic Diseases?
Chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death and disability in the Canada. Many preventable chronic diseases are caused by a short list of risk behaviors: including physical inactivity, smoking, poor nutrition, and excessive alcohol use. Physiotherapy is an important aspect of chronic disease management aimed at treating current symptoms and preventing future health problems. Canadians are living longer and spending more years in good health. In 2021, life expectancy at birth was 81.6 years overall with males living an average of 79.3 years and females living an average of 84.0 years. However, 45.1% of Canadians lived with at least one major chronic disease in 2021. Some of the most common chronic conditions in Canada in 2021 were overweight (35.5%), obesity(29.2%), arthritis (19.5%) and high blood pressure (17.7%).
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What is Chronic Care Management?
Chronic Care Management is a low-cost program that helps adults with chronic diseases learn how to manage and improve their health. Topics covered include pain management, healthy eating, exercise and physical activity, medication use, mental health, and communicating with healthcare professionals.
Fifteen hours of content are covered during weekly sessions held over a six-week period with disease-specific content for CHRONIC PAIN, ARTHRITIS, OSTEOPOROSIS AND DIABETES. Throughout the program, participants are guided to focus on building skills to manage their conditions.
Health benefits
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The Arthritis Self-Management Program leads to sustained (2-year) benefit.
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Arthritis Self-Management can be effective for those 80 and older.
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The Arthritis Self-Management Program can be effective when delivered via the Internet.
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Improved self-reported health.
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Improved health status in 6 indicators: fatigue, shortness of breath, depression, pain, stress, and sleep problems.
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Improved health-related quality of life, unhealthy physical days, and unhealthy mental days.
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Improved communication with healthcare professionals, medication compliance, and health literacy.
Cost Savings
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$714 per person savings in emergency room visits and hospital utilization.
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$364 per person net savings after considering program costs of $350 per participant.
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What Chronic Care Management Programs do you offer?
Chronic Disease Management Program (Arthritis)
Techniques to deal with symptoms of chronic conditions including fatigue, pain, sleeplessness, shortness of breath, stress, and emotional problems such as depression, anger, fear, and frustration. Topics covered includes
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Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength and endurance
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Falls prevention
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Healthy eating
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Better breathing techniques
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Appropriate use of medication
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Working more effectively with health care providers
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Communicating with friends and family
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Communicating with oneself
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Communicating with the health care system
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Action-planning, problem-solving, decision-making
Bone Health Management Program
Techniques to deal with symptoms of osteoporosis such as pain, fractures, falls, muscle weakness, anxiety, fear of movement, . Topics covered include
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Appropriate exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
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Broken bones.
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After the fracture.
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Factors affecting bone health.
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Steps to keeping bones healthy
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Bone mineral density test.
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Fracture risk assessment.
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Medication management.
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Healthy eating.
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Action-planning, problem-solving, decision-making
Chronic Pain Coping Skills Program
Techniques to deal with symptoms of chronic pain conditions, such as fatigue, sleeplessness, stress, and emotional problems such as low mood, fear of movement, and frustration, with emphasis on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques for managing pain. Topics covered includes:
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Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength and endurance
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Balancing activity with rest
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Tools for overcoming worst-case thinking
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How our minds affect pain and how we can use our minds to lessen pain
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Negative emotions
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Healthy eating
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Appropriate use of medication
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Working more effectively with health care providers
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Communicating with friends and family
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Communicating with the health care system
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Communicating with oneself
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Action-planning, problem-solving, decision-making
Diabetes Chronic Disease Management
Techniques to deal with the symptoms of diabetes, such as fatigue, pain, hyper- and hypoglycemia, stress, and emotional problems such as depression, anger, fear, and frustration. Topics covered includes:
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Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength and endurance
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How to use glucose monitoring in order to make day to day decisions and to manage sick days
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Healthy eating
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Appropriate use of medication
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Working more effectively with health care providers
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Recommended tests for prevention or delay of complications
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Proper foot care
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Action-planning, problem-solving, decision-making
$250
Chronic Pain Coping
Skills Program
$250
Diabetes Chronic
Care Management
Program
Chronic Disease Management Fees
$250
Chronic Care
Management
Program
$250
Bone Health
Management
Program
Each Program is 6-week Chronic Disease Self Management Program that includes a 30min virtual physiotherapist-led consultation once a week over 6 weeks and four 30-min in-clinic treatment sessions focused on strength training, flexibility training, aerobic training and balance training over 4 weeks.