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 Whether you have arthritis in your joints, an aching back, shoulders, feet, or a combat-related injury, more than half of all Veterans are dealing with chronic pain of one type or another.
Trying to live your life by just dealing with chronic pain rather than taking action to manage it can steal the joy from your life and can cause further harm to your physical and mental health.
Lasting or chronic pain
Should the pain keep returning or never really go away, you can find effective treatment options by speaking to your provider about how you can reduce your chronic pain. If you are also having trouble sleeping, feeling irritable, stressed, or feel your situation is hopeless, your provider can connect you to all the appropriate resources available here at Coatesville VA.
Available Treatment options
Physical therapy - is commonly used to help reduce pain, but a lesser known subset of physical therapy is manual therapy. Manual therapy can be provided by osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, and physical therapists. The most common application
of manual therapy techniques is to improve pain and function and includes high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) thrusts, soft tissue mobilization, muscle energy, strain-counter strain, myofascial release, and craniosacral therapy.
Complementary approaches to managing pain - Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) services are part of our Whole Health program and can be effective in reducing chronic pain. Complementary services can contribute to improving pain symptoms through your diet, dietary supplements, sleep habits, mind-body interventions, and
exercise. You can access CIH services through a referral from your provider
Women Veteran Access to Gynecology Care
Women Veterans can now schedule
appointments directly for VA gynecology care without a referral from a primary care provider.
For self-referral please call 610-383-0239.
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Join us at the VFW Post 287 in Coatesville to explore how to support a Veteran in crisis and see the statistics that show firearm safety is making a difference. This course provides education on secure storage for gun owners and available legal options for safe storage. It also provides free certification for service members, Veterans, first responders and their families.
Instructors for this course include: NRA Firearms Instructor, Hold My Gun Program, and the Coatesville VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
Please RSVP to Shardae Wescott by calling 484-744-3269.
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