Additional Resources for Pain
Nationally, there are multiple resources to help understand and manage pain. We've listed some of these below:
NHS Resources:
This document is designed by the NHS to help understand choices and options for managing your pain.
Click here to access the NHS - Making decisions to help you live well with chronic primary pain resource
The NHS page on ways to manage chronic pain.
Click here to access the NHS - Ways to manage chronic pain page
Here are some NHS created videos about exercise, the section on Pilates and Yoga contains exercises for beginners and people with pain.
Click here to see the NHS - Fitness Studio exercise videos
Other Resources:
Flippin’ Pain is a public health campaign with a clear goal: To change the way we think about, talk about and treat persistent pain
Click here to access the Flippin Pain website
Pain Concern work to improve the lives of people living with pain and those who care for them.
Click here to access the Pain Concern website
Providing support and advice for people affected by chronic pain.
Click here to access the Action On Pain webiste
One of the many booklets available through the Brain & Spine Foundation about health conditions.
Click here to access - Chronic pain | Health Information | Brain & Spine Foundation
This page contains videos from Physiotherapists about ways to begin gentle strengthening exercises.
Click here to access - Strengthening exercises | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Information on pain and management.
Click here to acccess - Chronic Pain Relief | How to Manage Your Pain
Condition Specific Resources:
This page contains information and resources relating to Back Pain.
Click here to access - Back or Neck Pain? - BackCare
This is a link to the Fibromyalgia Action UK information booklets on Fibromyalgia.
Click here to access Fibromyalgia Action UK
This page has videos on exercise designed for people with Arthritis.
Click here to access Let's Move with Leon | Versus Arthritis
Further Reading
If you would like to spend time learning about Pain Management and Mindfulness techniques, we have compliled a list of suggested reading materials here, click on the links below to see how you can purchase these books:
Dr Deepak Ravindran The Pain Free Mindset
Monty Lyman The Painful Truth
Nick Potter The Meaning of Pain
Mindfulness a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world
The Mindful Way Workbook
Compassionate Mind Paul Gilbert
Where does it hurt? Tim Atkinson
*Other books are available