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Pain Management
Courses
The Bath Fibromyalgia Self-Management Programme
Outpatient hospital based interactive exercise and education group programme aimed at helping you self-manage your fibromyalgia. This is based in Bath so please only ask for a referral if you can attend.
IAPT
Living well with chronic pain. A 6 session course over teams, 10am-12pm Friday, next intake 14th January.
Retrain Pain
Science based approach to overcoming chronic pain. 8 short online modules around understanding pain and how to live better with pain
Body Reprogramming
NHS course aimed at people with central sensitivity conditions e.g. fibromyalgia. We don’t offer face to face sessions in our area, but the patient guide below shows how to implement the techniques to help yourself feel better.
Alternative Therapies and Strategies
Acupuncture
Can be very helpful for pain and painful conditions like migraine.
Exercise
Tai Chi is especially helpful in pain as it involves slow and controlled movements. Lots of local classes, just google Salisbury Tai Chi.
Pacing
Lots of info online, but essentially spreading out daily tasks etc and not overdoing it on your good days.
General Resources
Support Groups
Suffering with pain can be lonely, consider joining an online or in person support group, linked to your condition.
Apps
Mindfulness
- Smiling mind
- Headspace
- Medito
General Pain
- Curable
- The Pain Toolkit
Websites
Books
- The Pain Free Mindset: 7 steps to taking control and overcoming chronic pain by Dr Deepak Ravindran.
- Living Well with Pain and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn.
- Overcoming Chronic Pain by Frances Cole.
- How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness by Toni Bernhard.
Podcasts
- Airing Pain by Pain Concern. This covers a wide range of topics including neuropathic pain, diabetic pain, opioids and chronic pain, well worth a listen.