Additional Resources for Pain
Nationally, there are multiple resources to help understand and manage pain. We've listed some of these below:
NHS Resources:
NHS - Making decisions to help you live well with chronic primary pain - This document is designed by the NHS to help understand choices and options for managing your pain.
NHS - Ways to manage chronic pain - The NHS page on ways to manage chronic pain.
NHS - Fitness Studio exercise videos - NHS created videos about exercise, the section on Pilates and Yoga contains exercises for beginners and people with pain.
Other Resources:
Flippin Pain - Flippin’ Pain is a public health campaign with a clear goal: To change the way we think about, talk about and treat persistent pain
Pain Concern - Pain Concern work to improve the lives of people living with pain and those who care for them.
Action On Pain - Providing support and advice for people affected by chronic pain.
Chronic pain | Health Information | Brain & Spine Foundation - One of the many booklets available through the Brain & Spine Foundation about health conditions.
Strengthening exercises | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - This page contains videos from Physiotherapists about ways to begin gentle strengthening exercises.
Chronic Pain Relief | How to Manage Your Pain - Information on pain and management.
Condition Specific Resources:
Back or Neck Pain? - BackCare - This page contains information and resources relating to Back Pain.
Fibromyalgia Action UK - This is a link to the Fibromyalgia Action UK information booklets on Fibromyalgia.
Let's Move with Leon | Versus Arthritis - This page has videos on exercise designed for people with 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:
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