Chronic pain

  • The Pain Toolkit

    The Pain Toolkit is for people who live with persistent pain and Healthcare teams who support them.

    Website
    paintoolkit.org

  • Let’s Talk

    Local courses and one-one help for depression, anxiety and insomnia.
    6 week Manage Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Course.

    Phone 
    0800 0732 200

    Website
    talk2gether

  • Living with Pain

    A non-profit self-help CD for people who suffer persistent pain.

    Website
    paincd.org.uk

  • Mindfulness

    Meditation exercises to help with stress and pain. Courses available trough Pain Self Management and Let’s Talk.

    Website
    NHS: Mindfulness

  • Fibromyalgia

    If you have fibromyalgia, there are several ways to change your lifestyle to help relieve your symptoms and make your condition easier to live with.

    Website
    www.nhs.uk

  • The British Pain Society

    There are many different causes for persistent pain. The aim of this booklet
    is to highlight the difficulties associated with persistent pain, and  how it can best be treated.

    Download
    Understanding and managing pain (PDF)

  • ESCAPE-pain

    ESCAPE-pain is a rehabilitation programme for people with chronic joint pain of the knees and/or hips, that integrates educational self-management and coping strategies with an exercise regimen individualised for each participant. It helps people understand their condition, teaches them simple things they can help themselves with, and takes them through a progressive exercise programme so they learn how to cope with pain better.
    paincd.org.uk
    Phone
    020 7188 7188 (extension 57032)

    Website
    www.escape-pain.org

    Email
    hello@escape-pain.org

  • Managing Good Days and Bad Days

    It might feel like the pain is in control. There can be traps to fall into; pushing through pain, avoiding activity, or falling into a ‘boom and bust’ cycle.

    Website
    www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/managing-good-days-and-bad-days/