The feeling of clothes touching his skin, or even his feet touching the ground can bring him severe pain. (Tina Lovgreen/CBC)Pre-COVID, the Interventional and Complex Pain Clinic at St. Paul's Hospital had capacity for seven or eight subcutaneous lidocaine treatments per day. Maria Hudspith, executive director of Pain B.C., a charitable organization that aims to enhance the lives of those living with chronic pain, says access to all kinds of pain management treatments have been disrupted since the start of the pandemic. Hudspith said they're working with provincial governments and health authorities to provide a provincial strategy for addressing chronic pain, adding that there are limited services available at the moment. As for Ellis, he worries treatments will be even more staggered as the fall approaches.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2020 09:56 UTC