Whether you’re an employer wanting to transform workplace pain into performance, a healthcare practitioner wanting to refer a patient for pain management or you need support to manage your own chronic pain – we have a pain solution for you!
Transform workplace pain
Is your business struggling with low productivity due to employee pain and absenteeism?
For too long, workplace pain has been treated with traditional quick fixes and expensive interventions.
It’s time to shift to a smarter, sustainable alternative.
R&R pain solutions offer tailored, research-backed, cost-effective pain management programmes that go beyond pain relief and deliver lasting results.
Reduce employee absenteeism and turnover
Boost productivity and workplace engagement
Enhance employee wellbeing
Create a healthier, resilient workforce
Refer your patient for pain self-management
Practitioner, do you find it frustrating when:
Your patient’s pain persists despite your best efforts?
You see the same chronic pain patient repeatedly with no sign of long-term change?
Fear, avoidance, or low motivation are preventing patient progress?
Our 6-week pain self-management group programme compliments your care by helping your patient to better understand their condition, grow confidence to cope, and develop lifelong skills to manage pain.
Join our pain self-management small group programme
Feeling alone and hopeless in your struggle with chronic pain?
Tired of spending a lot of time and money on short-term relief?
Be empowered to manage your chronic pain and reclaim your life. Join our transformative 6-week small group course!
Helen Roome and Juli-Ann Riley are an established and respected interdisciplinary partnership of healthcare professionals with more than 50 years combined clinical experience and specific expertise in pain management.
Helen Roome graduated with a BSc in Occupational therapy (OT) from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1996. She went on to gain over 20 years of broad clinical experience in OT adult physical and mental health rehabilitation, in acute and chronic settings, in the public and private sectors of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Over the past 10 years, Helen has achieved recognition in the local and international pain community. She completed the PG. Dip. in Interdisciplinary Pain Management at the University of Cape Town with distinction and focussed her OT practice on supporting people living with persistent pain through individual and group therapy.
Helen developed a special interest in Fibromyalgia and established a Fibromyalgia educational support group 8 years ago, which she now co-facilitates with people living with the condition. In 2023, she published the popular book “Your Pain Playbook: effective daily strategies for life beyond pain” to support people in their self-management of their persistent pain. In addition, she has authored or contributed to a number of published articles; engaged extensively in CPD-accredited training of other practitioners from all disciplines; and presented at several national and international congresses on pain-related topics.
Helen is the past-chairperson of the OT Pain Management Group (OTPMG) of SA, a PainSA council member, and holds other leadership roles in the NGO sector.
Apart from her health science background, Helen’s work is also informed by her Practical diploma in Labour Law (UNISA) and her MA (Practical Theology – Tabor college, AUS).
Juli-Ann Riley obtained her BSc in Physiotherapy from the University of Stellenbosch in 1999 and, aside from a year working in the UK, has dedicated her career to private physiotherapy practice. Her primary focus is on musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain. She completed the year-long Advanced Neuromuscular Course through the South African Society of Physiotherapy with distinction, receiving the award for top student, and went on to lecture and examine on this course for ten years.
Juli was one of the first South African practitioners to be trained as an IASP Pain Ambassador and has since lectured widely on pain principles to other healthcare professionals. She has also completed the PGAP program and the Low Back and Neck Stratification program. Her research on lumbar radiculopathy was published in the South African Physiotherapy Journal.
Juli currently leads a multi-site physiotherapy practice near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, employing and mentoring 4 physiotherapists. In addition to her clinical work in musculoskeletal and chronic pain, and co-presenting pain courses with Helen Roome, Juli regularly provides pain assessments and rehabilitation in support of return to work for employees with persistent pain referred through the insurance industry.
As a partnership, Helen and Juli have grown a reputation over recent years for providing:
- Interdisciplinary pain assessments and rehabilitation to insurance claim clients with complex and chronic pain conditions
- CPD-accredited webinars for practitioners and claims assessors/managers
- R&R Pain Rehabilitation Programmes for private and insurance claim clients
- R&R Pain Masterclasses – once-off 2-hour pain education workshops
As an interdisciplinary partnership of experts in the pain care field, we deliver online and in-person programmes, events and resources to suit individual and corporate needs.
We offer a pain rehabilitation programme focussed on self-management for anyone with persistent pain and a resilience-building programme specifically aimed at preventing the development of persistent pain amongst employees. Both programmes can be delivered online or in person.
1. R&R pain rehabilitation programme
This 6–8-week programme is delivered through an interdisciplinary partnership in a small peer group setting, creating unique opportunities for participants. Through support, social persuasion and modelling, individuals can experience mindset shifts, develop mastery of essential skills, and adopt behavioural changes that lead to lasting results.
This group programme is structured around the popular book “Your Pain Playbook” by Helen Roome to teach the key strategies and skills needed for successful pain self-management, including pain science education, physical activity, sleep hygiene, goal setting and more.
2. R&R resilience-building programmes
These bespoke programmes are aimed at preventing the development of chronic pain, whilst enhancing overall wellbeing, quality of life and productivity. They are tailored to the needs of employees at different levels of the organisation, from entry-level workers to CEOs.
R&R resilience-building programmes can be adapted and delivered in a variety of formats and include specific pain-preventative and productivity-optimisation measures, like pain science education, ergonomics, stress management and more.
Since these programmes are tailored to the unique needs of each group of employees, pricing is flexible to ensure the best value and impact for your organisation.
What others say about the R&R pain rehabilitation programme:
“The R&R pain rehabilitation programme, facilitated by this team of compassionate and pain-trained therapists, has been very valuable.
The programme improved our clients’ understanding of the multifaceted nature of persistent pain, empowered them with practical tools for managing their pain themselves, and provided a supportive group setting that made them feel validated and less isolated.
Client feedback has been consistently positive – with many expressing that the programme provided a sense of relief and a renewed ability to approach pain self-management proactively. They reported feeling enabled to set and pursue meaningful goals, leading to a more active engagement in daily activities/valued roles.
The R&R pain rehabilitation programme has proven particularly effective during vocational rehabilitation and challenging work trial periods. It has equipped clients who are motivated to return to work, with the necessary tools to manage their pain and has contributed significantly to their successful work reintegration.”
-Dusty Robertson & Jess Taylor – Occupational therapists & Co-founders of The Workhouse
Past participants:
- info@rnrpainsolutions.co.za
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