Persistent Pain
Persistent pain resources
Introduction
Expectations and Concerns
A short video about common expectations and concerns people have when partaking in a Pain Management programme.
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Section 1: Understanding Pain
Pain Sensitisation
An explanation of changes that happen in your body with persistent pain.
Understanding Pain in less than five minutes
Tame The Beast — It's time to rethink persistent pain
Understanding the Complexity of Pain
Pain and Me: Tamar Pincus talks about chronic pain, acceptance and commitment
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Exercise Component
Stretches Handout
A handout of the stretches that need to be done daily. Just take the stretch to discomfort only.
Stretches Video
Video of how to complete the stretches. We would like these stretches to be done daily. Just take the stretches to discomfort only, not into pain!
Videos of circuit exercise technique
Videos of each exercise to demonstrate the technique but also common adaptations of the exercises.
Exercise recording Chart
A chart where you can tick off what days you have completed the stretching exercises (aiming for everyday)
Alternative Exercise options
Link to alternative cardiovascular Exercise on the NHS website
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Section 2: Pacing & Goal Setting
SMART goals (patient handout)
Documents to help with setting goals and to think about areas you would like to set goals in:
Goal Setting
Documents to help with setting goals and to think about areas you would like to set goals in:
GOAL SETTING info sheet (Patient handout)
Documents to help with setting goals and to think about areas you would like to set goals in:
The importance of pacing in pain management
A selection of other online line resources for pacing and goal setting.
Pacing, How to manage your pain and stay active
A selection of other online line resources for pacing and goal setting.
Chronic pain self-management: pacing and goal setting
A selection of other online line resources for pacing and goal setting.
Pacing and Goal Setting
A selection of other online line resources for pacing and goal setting.
SMART Goals - Quick Overview
A selection of other online line resources for pacing and goal setting.
Goal setting workbook
A selection of other online line resources for pacing and goal setting.
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Section 3: Choices vs Demands & Work
Choices vs Demands Video
A video looking at decisions we make about things we want to do and things we feel we have to do.
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Section 4: Thoughts, Emotions & Behaviours
Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviours Video
A video exploring the links with thoughts, emotions and behaviours with persistent pain
Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviours Handout
Written information to go alongside the thoughts, emotions and behaviours video.
ReConnect2Life interactive programme
ReConnect2Life is an interactive programme to help you look at your pain
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Section 5: Pain Medication and Sleep
Opioids Aware
Links to other online resources relating to pain medication and sleep hygiene.
Good Sleep Habits and Sleep Misconceptions with Dr Guy Meadows
Links to other online resources relating to pain medication and sleep hygiene.
Understanding Pain
Links to other online resources relating to pain medication and sleep hygiene.
Electronic Medicines Compendium
Up to date, approved and regulated prescribing and patient information for licensed medicines. Use the search facility for specific medications and then click on the patient leaflet link.
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Section 6: Managing a Flare Up & Planning for the Future
Long term Management Video
A video about continuing the strategies learnt during this programme.
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Other Resources to Assist you with Managing Persistent Pain
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Persistent Pain Resources in other languages
The Pain Toolkit in Urdu
Royal College of Psychiatrists
This organisation has information in over 20 different languages, covering areas such as depression, anxiety, phobias, cognitive behavioural therapy and sleeping advice.
The Eatwell Plate
a policy tool that defines the Governments recommendations on healthy diets. It makes healthy eating easier to understand by giving a visual representation of the types and proportions of foods needed for a healthy and well balanced diet.
Eating a healthy and well balanced diet in line with the Eatwell plate can help improve your overall health and well-being. It can also help protect against heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, bowel disease and certain cancers.
Steps to deal with stress:
A simple guide to stressing less and enjoying life more (March 2015).This booklet contains some practical ways for you to start dealing with stress right now and to stop it building up in future.
Vitamin D and You
This leaflet explains the benefits of getting enough Vitamin D as part of a healthy diet.
