Who: Orange County Pain Management Support Group
What: Medical Hypnosis and pain management
When: June 1, 2010. 7 pm to 8 pm
How: RSVP at www.meetup.com/california-chronic-pain/.
Where: Group meetings held across the street from HOAG Hospital. Details available upon RSVP
Why: Learn about approaches to treat intractable pain

Guest Speaker: Phil La Puma. Mr. La Puma is a Certified Hypnotherapist, a Hypnosis Instructor and an International Hypnosis Federation member. He is Vice President of the Orange County Chapter of the International Hypnosis Federation,. He certifies alternative and complimentary care professionals for integrative medicine. Mr. La Puma specializes in Medical Hypnosis for Pain Management, Stress Relief, Pre and Post Surgery Hypnosis for Rapid Healing, and use of Hypnosis in Cancer Treatment, He received his engineering degree from Stanford University, and his MBA from the University of Southern California. He is the Founder and Director of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Society better known as TOSS.

Scott Stoney, MD
Board Certified Pain Management Physician
Group Organizer


Dr. Scott Stoney is on the board of directors for the NATIONAL FIBROMYALGIA ASSOCIATION

http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServ...lAdvisoryBoard

I just want to say that a support Group for chronic pain can be so very helpful as it will cover much more than pain management and strategies. Just being able to listen to others talk about how their families react to them, or how they deal with the depression that comes along with long-term pain. What a blessing to be in the same room with others like us (not just TOSers)!

I hope anyone in the Orange County area will attend!

Anne