✦ Does pain stop you from doing the things you enjoy?
✦ Do you struggle to understand your pain?
✦ Do you want your pain to stop controlling you?
If any of these questions are true then this toolkit is for you!
THE PAIN TOOLKIT – a print version of this excellent guide to self- management by Pete Moore
TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S TOOLKIT
Online Pain Toolkit website https://www.paintoolkit.org/ - available in many languages - from Africaans to Zulu!
How much are your medications helping?
Opioids Aware - really good info from the Faculty of Pain Medicine
THE NEW SOUTH WALES PAIN INFORMATION WEBSITE
great info for patients & professionals
MY BACK PAIN - A great site explaining about back pain and what to do about it.
PAIN HEALTH - How physio, movement and cognitive functional therapy can help you get pain under control
The Zone of Tolerance - when you've got chronic pain it can really cramp your style - have a look at this video to have a think about how you might be able to stretch the edges of what you can do - Watch here
Online pain management programmes
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The Pain Course from the e-centre Clinic in Australia - enrol in their research.
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Pain Trainer – free access to this online programme from Duke University.
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Curable from the USA has free content and a paid section with good advice.
You can also be referred by a pain specialist to the Scottish National Residential PMP, which is running it's course online at the moment
Body reprogramming - provides an understanding of your condition and how best to manage it to improve health.
From Prof Hyland - Plymouth Pain Service
Scottish Guidelines on the management of Chronic Pain - Full Guideline and Patient Guide
Quality Prescribing for Chronic Pain
Guidelines from the Scottish Government
everyone is welcome to access this information