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                                    | Organization: | Musculoskeletal Central Intake and Assessment Centre (MSK CIAC) - Low Back Pain Program | 
                                
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                                    | Toll-Free: | 1-888-868-5568 | 
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
	
                                
                                    | Fax: | 1-888-556-0966 
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                                                | c/o Central Intake Office Hamilton Health Sciences - Juravinski Hospital
 688 Concession St
 Hamilton, ON
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                                    | Location: | 17 assessment centres located throughout the HNHB region * patients will be booked for assessment at location closest to their home | 
                                
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                                    | Accessibility: |   Wheelchair Accessible
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                                    | Hours: | By appointment | 
                                
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                                    | Executives: | Louise MacRae - Director of Foundational Services 905-521-2100 ext 46830 * macrael@hhsc.ca
 Jeanine Risk - Clinical Manager
 905-521-2100 ext 44656 * riskj@hhsc.ca
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                                    | Service Description: | Assessment of patients with low back pain and/or low back related leg pain * services include personal self-management plan to help patients manage their low back pain * patients are assessed by a chiropractor 
 
 
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                                    | Fees: | Covered by OHIP | 
                                
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                                    | Application: | Referral required from a primary care provider or nurse practitioner who are enrolled in the program 
 For Health Services Providers - Fax referral to Central Intake Office
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                                    | Eligibility / Target Population: | Adults 18 years and older who have unmanageable low back pain and/or related symptoms that have lasted for at least 6 weeks but not longer than 12 months, and those whose pain and/or related symptoms occur some of the time, with less than 12 months between occurrences | 
                            
                            
                            
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                                    | Languages: | English | 
                                
                                
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                                    | Area Served: | Burlington, Haldimand, Hamilton, Norfolk, Niagara Region, and Brant | 
                                
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                                    | Last Updated: | 5/14/2025 | 
                                
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                                    | Service Profile Web Address: | eng/displayService.aspx?id=192749 | 
                                
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