Live Well with Pain – Patient Resources
More than a third of the population live with persistent pain. Traditional medical treatments such as pain medicines are now recognised as having only limited value. Instead, a different way of living with persistent pain is growing in influence. It’s called a ‘self management’ approach. More information can be found by following the links below.
- “Tame the Beast” Persistent Pain
- “Understanding pain in less than five minutes, and what to do about it” youtubevideo
- “Brainmanstops his opioids” youtubevideo
- Pain and Me: Tamar Pincus talks about chronic pain, acceptance and commitment – YouTube
- Ten Footsteps programme – Live Well with Pain
- Escape Pain Online – 6 week structured education / exercise programme
- Versus Arthritis resources
- Self-help audio downloads for people with chronic pain
- British Pain Society Patient Publications
- Flippin’ Pain website – Public Health Campaign to change the way people think, talk about and treat persistent pain
- Pain concern – Leaflets for people living with persistent pain and/or on certain categories of pain medicines
- Pain toolkit – Private workshops for people living with persistent pain