iCanCope

Today is ! Rare disease impacts 1 in 12 Canadians, 67% being children and adolescents (Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders: https://www.raredisorders.ca/canadas-rare-disease-strategy/). Rare disease can come with pain - which is why the and .cope have been adapting our digital health solutions for youth living with different types of conditions like and .

If you’re looking for pain support, consider trying the Portal. Link to join the study is in bio!

Happy Tuesday! Today’s tip is on stretching. Don’t forget you can stretch anywhere, anytime. It’s perfectly valid to stretch sitting or laying down in your bed. The important thing is you’re moving!

Another new word in the language of pain is Hyperalgesia. Hyperalgesia is an unusually high amount of pain in response to a painful stimulus, for example, feeling extreme pain after a paper cut.