ESCANABA — A free chronic pain management workshop will be offered on Thursday, May at the MTEC center, room 2018. The chronic pain management workshop is a six-week workshop designed to provide the skills and tools needed to help people living with chronic pain or loved ones caring for someone with chronic pain to learn the skills they need to manage their symptoms.

Two trained leaders conduct the workshop. Subjects covered include lack of energy, sleep problems, depression, fatigue, pain, staying active, medication and more.

The six-week class will meet on Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at the MTEC center, located off N 30th Street. Class sizes are limited and pre-registration is required. There is no cost to attend.

Please call the YMCA to register at 906-789-0005. This program is administered by the YMCA, with support from BCBS and UPCAP.