Patient Resources for Chronic Pain
The resources provided below are designed to offer valuable assistance to patients in effectively managing chronic pain that may result from a wide variety of different medical conditions. Whether the pain is associated with musculoskeletal disorders, neuropathic issues, or other chronic illnesses, these materials aim to provide guidance, tools, and strategies to help individuals improve their quality of life. By exploring these resources, patients can gain a better understanding of their condition, learn pain management techniques, and discover ways to address challenges that accompany chronic pain:
Community Pain Support Programmes
These are ongoing support programmes that run in blocks throughout the year in different locations. Patients can self-refer themselves to these Pain Support Programmes.
- Versus Arthritis - find local groups and support
- Healthy Living Centre Alliance - 'Better Days' pain support programme
Useful Websites and Resources
- Versus Arthritis – general advice on arthritis and related conditions, including management, self-treatment and exercising with arthritis/other conditions.
- Pain Tool Kit – pain self management tools
- Tame The Beast - fantastic explanation on what is chronic pain, and how to change perception/thinking around pain.
Persistent Pain Booklet – how to turn down the volume on persisting pain - Live Well with Pain – self management tools, and good advice on pain medications, including Opioids
- Flippin Pain
- British Pain Society
- Pain UK
Useful Videos
- Brainman – Understanding Pain in Less than 5 Minutes
- Brainman Stops His Opioids
- Movement Matters - a series of videos developed by 'Rethinking Pain' to support patients to move in ways that feel safe.
Medication / Drug Advice
- Information on taking opioids for pain
- Channel 5 News bulletin about ‘ineffective’ opioids
- Information on Amitriptyline for pain
- Information on Duloxetine for pain
- Information on Gabapentin for pain
- Information on Pregabalin for pain
- Information on Anti-inflammatories for pain